A sunny winters day

Its been quite a warm winter this year.
And today didn't disappoint either. 28C and not a breath of wind.
It was an afternoon made for fishing, with an incoming tide late in the afternoon.
The last time i went fishing off of Central Beach, i only made it half way to the river mouth. Its a fairly long walk of about 300m from the car park to the seaside across the sand, and then around another 1km to the river mouth along the beach. If you keep going, you double back on yourself on the river side of the beach, and thats another good 1-1.5km stretch again, back to the car park.
Last time had been about 3 months ago.
I'd made it over the sand and about another 150m down the beach and my leg had said no further unless i preferred to hop home!
I'd made it back to the car afterwards, but it really took it out of me.
Today was perfect for a fish from the river mouth and i decided i would make the mission, both for the enjoyment sake, and also to see where i was at with my strength and stamina.
I think its these little missions you make that are the away-from-the-daily-routine kind of exercise sessions that really enable you to see how far you've come.
I made it across the sand and all the way to the mouth. I fished there for an hour and then walked around the point to the river side of the beach. I fished there for another couple of hours, and made my way back as the sun was setting, all the way to the carpark.
I stopped twice, as much to soak up the last of the sun and to appreciate the beautiful river reflecting like glass in front of me, as to take a break.
I was very impressed with the trip. No fish were caught, but it was a great day out and i was very happy with how quickly my leg is getting stronger now that i am using it every day.
I am set to join the gym in the next week or so, and then i will take things up another notch.
Apart from the difference in length, i feel that i will make a close to full recovery in the coming months and years.
I will wait and see how my back and my knee hold up over time, but i am doing a lot of core strength work, which is very important in a strong body.
Just thought i'd share my little good news story.
Dont ever look back and regret. Look around you and appreciate. Look ahead of you and be excited.
Your future is yours to create.
Peace

"Walking" the winding road of life...

I cant believe another 3 months has flown by so quickly!
It seems like just yesterday i was writing my last entry!
Well, the last 3 months has seen me move from every now and again relying on 1 crutch, to being totally crutch free!
I have visited the hospital for 1 final (hopefully) time, and they have basically said to me that i just need to exercise myself back to full fitness now. There is not much more that they can do for me.
They were very happy with my progress and have recommended that i get my shoes built up to help my back.
In the last 3 months i have had pretty bad DOMS in my left quad from overuse, but, unfortunately, this cannot be helped, as i need to lead a pretty energetic daily routine what with work and the rest.
I have not found any further problems related to my lower back, and have been in no pain at all, so this is only a good thing.
I have had my left shoes built up at the local shoe repair guy, which has added about 5cm in height to them.
This, i'm sure, has helped a lot.
I have not been able to get into the gym again as yet, but it is on the cards for the near future.
My daily life is not really affected at the moment, and long may this continue.
My knee has not given me a seconds pain either. The only pain that i have had is my quad, but i expect this to be intermittent as my muscle slowly gets stronger.
As of now, i can feel the muscle is stronger, but still no definition above the knee, as with my good leg. But this will come with time and exercise.
Overall, i am very happy with my progress, and take each and every day as a blessing, especially looking back over this whole ordeal.
I dont think that breaking a leg and damaging ligaments can ever be a good thing, but certainly it is even more difficult when you need to be active, like for work reasons, etc.
I have been to the driving range to hit some golf balls recently, as i am a keen golfer, and am optimistic i will be back on the golf course before the end of the year!
There's always something to be thankful for, and always something to smile about...sometimes you just have to look a little harder to find it...
Peace
Simon
:)