Hooray, I finally get outside. We go birdwatching around the legendary taro fields of Kin.
Unfortunately I catch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephantiasis. I guess I got it from strange parasites in the wetlands.
Nagasaki sensei sends me to hospital to see a blood circulation specialist. I explain that I have Elephantiasis but he seems skeptical. I have a big full body blood pressure test and an ultrasound lower leg vein check.
This morning I return to the hospital to learn the outcome of testing. The specialist tells me that there is nothing wrong with me and I should stop whining. This is the kind of doctoring I like. It reminds me of school.
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met Elephantiasis that wasn’t there!
It wasn’t there again today,
I wish, I wish it’d go away!
Very bad news! My friend Nagasaki sensei is leaving Okinawa. He has been an excellent doctor who is always available, gently humorous and very knowledgeable. He has underpinned my happiness as I move into dotage. He is moving to Miyako Jima for his dotage. Thank you Nagasaki sensei.
Worse places to go!
The Quiet Ripple Defines The Pond 
Hey, Neil!
Great to see you on the move again, endagering those birds with your elephantine feet and limbs. Must be a problem with those feet – must hurt a bit squeezing them into under-sized shoes. At least you don’t have poor Joseph Merrick’s affliction.
Good for Doctor Nagasaki, looks an interesting place to retire to. Just need to watch out for the occasional Chinese military vessel if he goes out on the water.
The water. A place I hope you get back to in your vessel. Love that fan of notes. Good to see you so jolly over handing over large amounts of dosh.
Keep getting better whilst we wait to see what damage the Orange Loon is about to do to the world.
PS – April 1st was the 102nd birthday of Mary Calder.