• Day 19 Estella, still

    October 19, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    This saying always makes me smile:

    ‘Take my advice, I’m not using it!’

    On the Camino when others are injured or struggling I’d always advise erring on the side of caution - ‘slow down, rest a few days’ - at least I’ve done that - ‘maybe it’s not meant to be this time, don’t risk doing serious damage, thé Camino isn’t going anywhere.’ Easy to give this sensible advice, but not always so easy to take.

    This morning, I bought some new ‘walking sticks’ to help take the weight off my dodgy knee. This afternoon an excellent session with physio Pablo clarified a few things. Followed by a visit to the medical centre for some prescription strength anti inflammatories.

    Decision time looming. Will see what tomorrow brings. 😎
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