I finally managed to update our site to a new format. I am hoping this new blog format will be easier to maintain and I will update more frequently. Now for the updates….
We have been in Boulder all summer. We never got to Yellowstone or anywhere else, due to an unexepected foot injury. For my birthday we went for a mountain bike ride. I wanted to do the Centennial Cone Trail in Golden, CO. This trail is a 12 mile loop with some good single track. It is a great aerobic workout, but not very technical. About 7 miles in, on a fairly easy downhill section, I took a header over the handlebars. I started to get up to redo the section, when I realized my foot hurt. I tried to stand on it, but it was very painful. Since we were 5 miles from the end of the trail, I had to ride out. By the last half-mile, I was in tears. I wasn’t sure what the problem was, but I couldn’t walk at all. Since we have a very high deductible insurance, I didn’t want to go to the ER. I called the orthopedic doctor that we have used before and they got me in the next day. I still couldn’t walk. The doc took x-rays and said nothing was broken, but that I had a Lis-Franc Sprain that would take 4-6 weeks to heal. We were very surprised that it would take that long, but he said that wasn’t unusual for this sprain. I got a walking boot with instructions to be non-weight bearing and keep the foot up to prevent swelling. I ended up on the couch in the RV for a month, crutches the entire time. I couldn’t put weight on until the 5th week and it wasn’t until the 6th week that I got to transition to hiking boots. Now, two months later, I still can’t walk barefoot and I am still only wearing hiking boots. This was the most painful injury I have ever had.
The good news is that it has healed enough for us to go diving. Ever since we were in the Keys in Feb, we have been wanting to dive. We went gambling when we got back to CO and won about $1800. We decided instead of gambling again, we would put it towards a dive trip. We are headed to the Caribbean in the morning. We are spending a week in Curacao and two weeks in Bonaire. Even full-timers need a vacation. Yes, we realize how spoiled we are, but this will only be the second time since we left that Dan isn’t available for work at all. We have moved over to a friend’s farm and are camping in his field. His daughter is going to watch the cat and the trailer will be in a safe place.
I’ll post again in about 3 weeks with all the details and photos from our trip.
