Following Steve Lloyd's successful surgery on Friday, Doctor Fury, head of the St John's Health and Science Centre Coronary Care Unit, said the best place for him to recover was back home with his family.
Unfortunately that didn't quite square with Air Canada's strict "no fly" policy for anyone within two weeks of surgery. Alan discussed the situation with Doctor Fury, who said that although he was happy that Steve was safe to travel, he was unable to provide the written permission required by the airline.
The only thing left to do was to smuggle Steve out of Canada, and not tell the airline what had happened. Alan and Steve returned to the UK on Monday morning, and are now spending time at home with their families.
Alan Priddy will be announcing his plans for Spirit of Cardiff in the next couple of days.
Clive Tully
Copyright Clive Tully 2002
.