And He's Off

One of the ideas for coming to Austria was for Mark to be able to do some ski-ing. Regrettably I cant at the moment, being only four months post op, it wouldn't be the wisest thing to embark on, much as I would have loved to have gone with him and done it. Maybe next time, the physio certainly thinks it is achievable.

I pre-booked his ski and boot rental, so all we had to do was go to the shop yesterday once we arrived in Innsbruck. The shop dropped the gear at our hotel yesterday afternoon and he has set off for Axemer Lizum for the day.




As you can see from the photo, Mark wasn't exactly wide awake (not good at mornings, bless him) though it was about 7.15 gmt and he hadn't had the benefit of a coffee at that point. He did look a lot brighter after two coffees and once he got out in the fresh air, though the word "fresh", could also be replaced with "f-ing cold"!

Mum and I are going to head to Wattens today and visit the Swarovski Crystal place "KrystalWelten" and catch up with Mark later.

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Location:Innsbruck

The Second Leg

24/02/11 15:30 Having successfully navigated our way back to Faro and then run the gauntlet of Germans and their suitcases at the check in for our flight to Munich (they are as bad with suitcases as they are with beach towels!) we are now having a quick drink (quick by necessity due to the dreadful organisation and slow attendants at the check in desk) before heading to our gate.

25/02/11 12.33 we survived the flight to Palma de Mallorca and then our connecting flight onto Munich where we stayed overnight at the Novotel hotel, which allegedly was "within walking distance" of the airport. Unless you are into 3 mile hikes complete with suitcases, the Novotel should have been done by Trading Standards for misrepresentation of the truth, and we got a cab. The wifi was also not free as indicated on the website, which was a tad irritating.



It was very late by the time we arrived, so we had a quick drink in the bar before heading to bed. Our rooms were comfortable (the Germans certainly know how to do bathrooms!) and we slept well enough. A shower and breakfast were followed by checking out and getting a cab to Munich station (free wifi!) in order to catch our train to Innsbruck, which is what we are sitting on at the moment, currently about to depart from Kufstein.




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Definition of Chillaxing...

....is lazing on the balcony of our room at the hotel enjoying the view



My own bit of eye candy, bless him!

It is somewhat bizarre to be laying on the balcony in my swimsuit (silly spanner didn't bring any shorts etc, didn't expect it to be this warm!) albeit short lived, as we are departing here tomorrow for Munich, which I think, it is safe to say, is going to be slightly colder than here!

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On The Move Again

It's been nearly four months since I had my knee reconstructed. So far so good. I'm mobile, got virtually full flexion in the knee, I'm walking without crutches and no limp, and the demands of the physio are increasing. My physio is pleased with my progress. I still have a way to go before I'm fully fit, but I'm getting there.

We are flying out to Portugal for a few days and then onto Munich Thursday, travelling to Innsbruck by train on Friday. Short flights are not worth spending a lot of money so by that very limitation, the quantity of leg room is vastly reduced, if not almost non existent.

If you are under 5ft and don't have any issues (like joints seizing if immobilised for periods of time) then Easyjet is fine. When you are 6ft3 like Mark or have a recently reconstructed knee (like me) then spending a couple of hours pinned in one place with little capacity for moving around doesn't provide much comfort, and definitely doesn't bode well for getting much sleep.

A commodity which was highly desirable this morning, having been woken up at 3.30am (yep, 3.30!) as we needed to be at the airport for 4.45am. The gremlin is repressed at the moment, but an afternoon snooze may be necessary in order to ensure she does not escape the tenuous confines which have been weakened by lack of sleep!


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