I just heard from Michelita...the internet connection is not so good and is very frustrating. She's off to see Dr. E.C. so hopefully she will have a good report and know when she's able to head home!

We've got all our fingers crossed for a good report and freedom to fly!

Michele, we are sorry to hear about your incident. Good thing you had insurance. It is a PITA, but it sure could have been a lot worse. Hope you get a good report from the Bueno Doctoro today, so that on Friday you can get on the Aeroplano!

Michelle, I'm sending good thought your way. Have a safe trip home.

Nancy

South American internet blessings & greetings to all! Muchos gracias! You all are so SPECIAL! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for ALL of your emails. I am savoring each one. Believe me, without LCT, this would be a lot harder! I told Don that renting this laptop (though S.A. has its internet hiccups) was the best cure next to the Doctoro Eye Can-dy!

Speaking of Dr. E.C., we fumbled our way back to "Doctoro Herracio's" office at the German Hospital....(why is there a German theme on this "poop" trip??!). However, Dro. Herrrrrrracio is soooooo latin..... He put his hand to his chin, tilted his head & with a sexy smile said, "Senora, of course you may have a glass of vino!!!!" Poor Don had to pick me up off of the floor & stuff me back into the chair after that episode....deep breath...

Don had the camera & managed to "forget" to take a photo since it was, ahem, rather awkward....(give me the bloomin' camera, **** it!) Poof, he was gone; but, alas, I can return to HIM whenever I want. Ladies, we will just have to settle for the photos of Juan Pablo, the butler, and schedule our appointments for Doctoro Horrrrrracio...... Mercy....and another $53 pesos for the thrill!

Bottom line: we are flying home tomorrow night, late. Should arrive Miami in the a.m. Friday then on to LA by Friday night if swelling doesn't start up again. Don surprised me today with a necklace, ring, and earrings from a designer who we had discovered prior to my infirmary. Gorgeous pieces of copper, silver, and alpaca & bronz. So unusual!!!(I will set off every metal detector between here and LAX if I wear them!!) I was so shocked that he bought them for me as this trip (more accurately, the fear of many insurance battles)has him off his game. I am one lucky girl & shall never forget the better moments of this experience.

Aren't those posts from the Poopers the funniest?? Bueno bueno for them!!

'till we meet again, I shall remain,
Michelita in Buenos Aires

So good to hear from you and that you are cleared to come home! Wishing you uneventful flights; will be thinking of you!

Safe travels Michele - your posts have been so positive as you were dealt a lousy hand but sure played it well - :3smile: :3smile:

Oh Michelita blessings to you and your hubby on a safe journey back home to the U.S.! :)

Michele,
Yes, yes, safe travels!!!!!

Have a safe and uneventful flight home and here's to your foot being completely on the mend.

From personal family experience, your best bet would be to see a Dr. trained in wound care when you get home. Once my mother found a good one she started healing quickly.

Hola Michelita!

What a lovely gift from Don!

Great to hear that you are well enough to return home! Safe travels to you both!

You handled a very unfortunate situation and great disappointment with humor, style and grace! Having had the privilege of meeting you twice, it comes as no surprise!

That next exciting travel adventure (minus medical mishaps) is right around the corner for you and Don!

Michelita, even though I haven't been posting much lately, I have been keeping up with your plight. You have such a great attitude!

It's always tough to follow a Denise post. So I say: "Si! What SHE said!" :)

I wish you a safe trip to home-sweet-home, and a full recovery. Then...on to the next fantastic vacation!

I'm so happy you'll be winging your way home soon! You have dealt with this so graciously but I'm sure home sounds pretty darn good right now! Safe travels home - and safe travels always!

Michelita...safe journey home! We'll be almost as happy as you when we get your first email from California. Hang in there, you're doing great.

Margarita ;)

Michelita...safe travels home.

Robertino

Haven't checked here for a few days, so very late on extending my wish for recovery and safe trip home, Michelita.( love the name translation,)Hopefully you are home or nearly there.
Glad that Dr. Eye Candy ( AKA Dr. McArgentiny?)at least could relieve the pain, til you can reach home. I always admire you for your upbeat attitude

Glad to hear that you're on the mend. Michele, tell Don that he's a very sweet husband (even if he didn't take a picture of Dr. Eyecandy)!

Michelita, hope you are on your way home, soon. Don was such a sweetheart to buy you "commemorative" jewelry. But, you deserve it with your gracious attitude. You sure made the best of this situation. Safe travels!

Juan Pablo, the butler....sigh!


Juan Pablo refreshing the ice pack on my foot


My "commemorative" jewelry from Don:
Silver & copper necklace & earrings
Silver with topaz stone ring

I'm home!! So good to sleep & sleep & sleep in my own bed. Thank you, Karen, for your help in posting these photos!

Juan Pablo was the handsome young butler who brought me ice (in the champagne ice buckets) every few hours for the pack on my foot. He was so helpful & caring. He's quite proud of his job. It would have been so hard on Don without his help. Great hotel, if anyone ever visits Buenos Aires. The Park Tower Hotel is so much more comfortable than The Four Seasons. Six of us stayed there, including us: Anne, Gary, Peggy, & Gerry. The entire hotel staff knew us by the time we left (8 days!) & were so caring the entire time.

The flights (2) home were long long long and a PITA with the throbbing, swelling foot problema. I finally put the compression sox on & it really helped. I just couldn't tolerate the throbbing from the swelling. We are home and I'm very much on the mend (& very relieved to be home in the good ol' USA).

In the Buenos Aires airport Admiral's Club, we met an American couple who had just gotten off of a Silversea ship (itinerary was Santiago to Buenos Aires). She was in her mid-fifties & in a wheel chair. They told us that the ship was hit by a rogue wave while in the Straits of Magellan. She (and others) were tossed out of their chairs while having dinner. She was thrown over another chair and broke some ribs. We shared "war stories" & enjoyed a good laugh. Turns out they also have been on the Hanseatic on a trip up to the Arctic Circle & told us many funny stories of fighting the Germans, just like our Poopers! Small world.

One last story: Several hours before we left for the airport in Buenos Aires, Don just had to visit his favorite leather shop one more time! He could not get a cab to take him since he was told by the hotel that there were riot control police surrounding that area where Uruguay's Embassy was located. Don decided to walk over there. He found himself in the middle of B.A. riot police, shields & all the gear, lined up right in front of the little shop where he wanted to go. The demonstration was due to a paper mill being built in Uruguay which will severely affect the quality of water downstream around B.A. He "ran" into the shop, then got stuck for an hour. I could not believe he would do such a thing! Finally, the shop owners got him out of the store & on his way safely back to the hotel. Mercy. We made tracks to the airport after he returned to the hotel with that story!@!!

Thanks for all the kind words from everyone. You ALL are so very generous. Editing to add: It really would have been much more depressing without you all on LCT. Can't thank you enough. We are now bracing ourselves for the insurance battles, our project for 2007. Now, back to those terrific Pooper posts!!

((((Michelita))), so glad you're home!!

Michele, now that's how to recooperate!! My butler when I am sick is usually wearing flannel pants and a sweatshirt and asking what's for dinner, I would much rather have your butler!

What are those yummy looking things on the tiered tray?

Welcome Home Michelle and Don.

What an adventure you had! Glad you are on the mend. But as they say "There's no place like home!"

Oh, I'm so thrilled you made it home! Now hopefully your foot will start getting well FAST!

Beautiful jewelry, too!

Everything Karen said!!!!! She and I have same type of butler - sooo happy you are home safe and sound Michele - gorgeous jewelry, Don -

lol, I am now having to get up & drag my foot to the kitchen....no butler anymore, not even one cute one like yours in flannel pants & sweatshirt wanting dinner!! WAA WAA!! As for the yummy stuff in the photo: Each day, Juan Pablo would bring us truffles, cashews, walnuts, raisons, and cherries. Will I survive this return to reality????!@#$ :(

And I forgot to yell at Don for venturing into a battle zone! They might of had to drag another couch into your hotel room, lol!

SOMEBODY would have had to bail Don out! (Thank God I had Juan Pablo's email address!! ...don't tell Don!@!!!) I kept thinking, "It's so EASY to get into a mess in a foreign country!!" I may never travel again...... :D

See you in Copenhagen :app: :app: :app:

I am in awe of Don's shopping abilities, especially the jewelry (Wow - it is stunning). Thank goodness he made it out of the riot and back to the hotel. Otherwise, Micele, you would have had to hang around with Juan Pablo :app: .

Glad you are safely home even if you have to get your own ice and there aren't any truffles on the coffee table.

Karen, I think we have the same butler!

Si, Joanna! Next stop: Fjords!
Donna, somehow I think we all have the same butler at home....! Don's shopping was a major "guilt trip"....he was having WAY too much fun out and about on his own!!!! And to think I would have had to go to the B.A. JAIL and get MORE germs!!##@$#! YUK!@$$#@!!

Welcome home, sweet Michelita! So good hearing from you! Hope you're doing far better!

Juan Pablo is a looker! Tenderly placing that icebag on your ankle and enthusiastically bringing you truffles and such. Did he peel any grapes?

Quite the story about Don's shopping trip! You guys love living on the edge, don't ya!

Beautiful jewelry! Don has exquisite taste!

Take care! :hug:

Hola Michele,

Welcome home! What an adventure( if I may call it that!). You have a very sweet husband. Lovely jewelry!!

Take care, rest, and heal quickly!

Welcome home Michele and Don :app: May I borrow that necklace on FJORDS? ;)

There's no place like home.....there's no place like home

There is definitely "no place like home".....
Denise, we lived 'on the edge' just a wee bit too much that last day in B.A......!

Suzie, YOU have the best jewelry of all! I am honored you want to even look at my stuff!!

Don appreciates all of your kind comments, sincerely.

Welcome home, Michelita!!! I love those photos - honestly, it's just what I had pictured when you described this whole ordeal. No pics of Dr. Eyecandy though? :D

Welcome home and get well soon!!

Michelle, I love your attitude. As sweet as Doug is, I can't imagine him doing a jewelry run. Do you rent Don out? He has great taste. I'm so glad you're home safe and sound and on the mend.

No Andi, Maybe not a jewelry run, but I do seem to remember some special attention you were getting in Anchorage when you were being rolled down the street for a shopping expedition after our trip to Talkeetna! Of course , not too much to buy in Downtown Anchorage, is there?

Michelita,

So glad you are home safe. I really worried about your foot on the long flight.

Don's shopping trip does not suprise me at all as I remember him standing in line at the gas station in Botswana to buy us all snacks! He is such a sweetie!

Remember to take it easy for a bit yet to make sure your foot heals properly. And... good luck with the insurance battles too!

Oooh, Michelina, Your jewelry is stunning and one of a kind. A very nice get well cheer up gift. You played the invalid heroine perfectly. You look weak, wan, helpless & in pain on the couch but your hair looks great and your big eyes look so adorable. Nice touch!