making the best of it

Still not able to do anything 'active' but have been managing to keep the frustration at bay....just! Wednesday evening P and I went down to St Bees Head, where he bouldered and I chilled out. I was a bit worried I'd not actually make it down the path, as my balance is a bit off and then not being able to fully use both arms on the ropes could potentially make it a bit dodgy. But by taking it easy, I got down OK, and so had to get back up OK!! Was a rather hot but beautiful evening, lots of fishing boats out from Whitehaven, and what looked like lots of fish too!

Last night I went up Whin Rigg from the house, via my usual run route. It was another very hot and humid evening and part of the climb was sheltered from any breeze which meant the midges and cleggs were out! I made it a fast walk and tried to jog a couple of times but it was too painful. I think I'd be OK on flat tarmac but not on rough hilly ground. So despite feeling so much better for a sweaty bit of exercise, I'm still really worried that Wasdale is not going to be on for me. Still 8days to go....

We're off in the new van this weekend mainly just for the hell of it, now we have it. We need to buy quite a bit of stuff for it, and as I'm not in much shape for climbing or riding, we'll combine it with a couple of walks on the hills, regardless of the weather. Looking forward to another night in the van!!