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knees up Dr Fred

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.

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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