Update

Well, I'm not exactly running around. Three and a half weeks have gone but my ankle is still swollen. I'm down to one physio session a week and a lot of exercises in the gym. I can walk fine and even managed a reasonable walk on the beach last weekend.

My football team have made the 'finals' having come second in the league in a dramatic finale to the 'ordinary season' (we have a strange US style finals system here). It meant that we narrowly missed promotion to the semi-professional league next year. There's no way I'll be back playing in the next three weeks though, which is a bit dissapointing.

Here's most of the 1st team (including me) in our team photo last weekend:

Back on my feet

It took 2 physio sessions to get me off my crutches, and now, nearly two weeks since the sprain and 4 sessions I'm not limping too badly and the swelling is almost gone. Still a bit painful, but a lot better.
Here's what I looked like.. a bit blurry:

I've been able to drive for a while now so have been out and about to the beach a couple of times, etc. Swimming in the sea is great to get the weight off the foot!

Ella and I are planning an exciting trip for Christmas - we're going to drive to Perth and back (min. 9,000 km round-trip) in the Triumph. It's going to be a big planning exercise to do it right, most of which I expect I'll cover on my other blog www.greeksinoz.blogspot.com

Not much happening

I'm afraid I haven't much to say at the moment ...
We're both fairly busy getting on with life. Ella's snowed under with lots of Uni. work, and so we haven't done much in the way of trips. However, we have begun to plan a big Christmas trip. The idea is to drive across the continent to Perth, and then back. All up it's about 9,000 km , so it's a good thing that we'll have a long time to do it. We'll take the Triumph!

Last Saturday night I sprained my ankle quite badly and by Wednesday the swelling hadn't changed a bit, and I was still unable to put any weight on my left foot. I hobbled on my crutches to the Physio around the corner, and he worked magic on me. I received my first experience of a "pressure pump" - basically an inflatable sock that intermittently squeezes the ankle - followed by exercises, an excruciating ice bath (20 mins in a bucket of ice and water) and some elaborate strapping, and by the end of the two hour session I was able to stand on both feet again. I went back today and did the same, albeit with more impressive exercises and two ice baths, and now I don't need crutches at all! Hurrah for well-informed physios.

It's left me tired and with an insatiable thirst for good beer!