This weekend I went back to a few old haunts of mine in a quest to prove to myself that I CAN do this and that I AM making progress. What happened next was quite frankly, astounding! AVAILABLE IN VIDEO FORMAT HERE https://youtu.be/q3UtrFFfiM4

Sometimes poetry says it better than trying to string sentences together. Today is one of those days.

Here’s my summary of the last few days events and how my week has closed out. I don’t always want to make my whole life all about the lost leg, it’s tough some times to keep perspective on everything else. AVAILABLE AS A VIDEO BLOG HERE: https://youtu.be/3aNCDUZGa6g Podcast mentioned (AIR NZ presentation) can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Qzi5GFBisHDLy4saqxjfu?si=-rSi-nA3QzuwUg27yCGqlw&dl_branch=1

This morning I attended a breakfast meeting presented by the chairman of Air NZ: I was interested to hear her m take on how Air NZ navigated the initial impacts of the Covid pandemic on international aviation and what their plans are for the future of our national airline.

I have now been walking around on hydraulics for a week, have tested the bike leg out a few times and recently discovered I could do something that someone with two feet couldn’t do! AVAILABLE AS A VIDEO BLOG HERE https://youtu.be/Cj2HBDH41aM

It has now been 8 years since I landed on NZ shores, with just a suitcase, a bike, and big hopes for the future. Here are my stand out moments in the last 12 months, and the 7 years before that....

THIS PODCAST IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A WRITTEN BLOG HERE: http://ryding2nz.com/2021/04/24/8-years-annual-musings/

The bike leg really is a process of trial and error experimentation. So here’s what we are trying and how the first ride on it went. (This podcast is available in video format here: https://youtu.be/_RLAGEaDWnA )

With this leg came a significant ankle upgrade. I was so excited to try this! I already had heaps of questions about it so I have included all of these in today’s episode. On top of all that excitement we have also started work on a cycling leg! AVAILABLE IN VIDEO FORMAT HERE: https://youtu.be/q2bB-4k8wU0

As you may (or may not) know, I’m a member of a global triathlon team called the cupcake cartel. Although the team encompasses everyone from elite to your average guy / gal.. the team chat is always done tongue in cheek with cupcakes involved somehow, either physically, metaphorically or symbolically!

The team decided to do a fund raiser for the flood victims in New South Wales. Here’s how it works. THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE IN VIDEO FORMAT HERE https://youtu.be/1KF7hMQvLTM Follow the cupcake cartel on Instagram here http://instagram.com/the.cupcake.cartel/

Today’s video covers Thursday through Sunday. I have decided to make them less frequently than daily (every 2-3 days)to ensure better quality content. In today’s Vlog I cover what we’re up to in physio at the moment, the new wheelchair and how I feel about it, plus.. I am still working on the 10 second left leg balance challenge my physio gave me. Can I do it yet? VIDEO version available here https://youtu.be/AGQSv9pNXO0