HOPE - Day 17

I sleep-in.

Till 8:30. But apparently that’s kinda a thing.

I am annoyed I’m not preparing to leave.

But I’m committed to staying off my foot all day in hopes it relieves the pain when standing on it.

I use my morning researching you tube to look for tips, advice, stretches and spend so many hours trying to do DIY physio on myself.

Yolanda checks on me and brings me a coffee up.

She also tells me of a physio she knows who will ring to see if he can help.

She tells me to go at 4.

I hobble with my pole 200metres. He sees me within 15mins. Spanish, and we translate via app.

10 mins he’s made it better. Not fixed it but better. The problem was in ankle and between my big toe and the rest. He charges me no money for this.

There’s such a cluster of kindness happening it’s quite overwhelming. It really is like everyone is just really behind you succeeding.

On the way out I quite literally stumble by one of the towns hot springs fountains. I thought what’s the hell, may as well as dipped my legs in and after in cold. That really did seem to help.

And I talked briefly to a woman from the states also enjoying the springs. We chatted my injury for a while and then I took off, going via the shop to get prepackaged food for dinner - not taking chances now.

On my return Yolanda tells me it’s possible to rent e-bikes from her friend. It requires an app. This app is not very good nor user friendly, but I am determined this is my plan b.

I go back out, get a small bag to put my essentials in and arrange for my bags to be forwarded on.

And head for an early night. Hopefully tomorrow we roll…Read more