Its all going a bit downhill at the moment!!! Yesterday Dr Fred got up and
could hardly walk, with very little warning other then a funny sensation the
night before- his knee has decided to rebel, cease working in an efficient
manner and swell up to the size of a medium melon. Its grim! We spent the day feeling sorry for
ourselves, Dr Fred extremely gloomy and not even a bear sighting to cheer us
up.
We did see a moose or maybe an Elk
but we were on a busy road and couldn’t stop so it was a fleeting glimpse and
not enough to raise our spirits.
Trouble is knees might go bad overnight but they certainly
don’t mend that quickly! So Saturday is
another doom and gloom day Dr Fred’s knee worse if anything - its very swollen
still and ice has helped but its also quite painful. At least he can still drive and while he’s
feeling like an old crock he has at least got me to cheer him up! We went into
town and had coffee and cake by way of a treat and I quizzed more people about
bear spotting skills to no avail.. its just luck and also its getting late in
the year, they are all heading back up the mountains to get ready for winter –
they’ve pretty much eaten everything they can find down here so I think we will
be very lucky if we see one.
After town we drove up to Pyramid Lake but it was really busy
– surprise surprise - you really have to
get off the beaten track here for it not to be busy.
We parked up and I decided to go for a swim
in the lake – it was cold – freezing actually and full of weed so I didn’t
really like it much but I got wet and washed some of the almost ingrained dust
off and also managed to wet my hair and scalp, so I almost felt clean!!! The
combination of daily wet wipes, sun cream and insect repellent must be playing
havoc with my skin – to say nothing of the sun and dust!!!! We had a quiet day reading in the sun which
is quite nice.
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| road to campsite |
The camping is working out ok for me, except they are very
basic sites – pretty much all that is available! Very scenic and lots of wildlife – chipmunks
to entertain and mozzies to keep you on your toes (continually slathered in
insect repellent smells soooo good!) but no hot water and nowhere to wash self
or even dishes!
Its worth the roughing
it for the locations and while I’ve got used to the floor and have slept quite
well, now for Fred its just a nightmare as it relies heavily on knees for
getting in and out and I guess if you are feeling pain its not so nice to sleep
on the floor- we will have to monitor the situation.
THEN THINGS SERIOUSLY GET BETTER.... SEE NEXT POST!
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