Lazy toe

The weekend was great - a trip to London to see Lara et famille including an excellent excursion to MetalMorphosis in Selfridges to get Lara's ears pierced. It's a Danish thing not to get them done, which is why she never has, but whatever the reason for capitulating now, she's very pleased with the end result. It was great to catch up and we managed to get in some coffee/shopping/chatting together as well as letting me have a lovely time playing with Jody, who has more energy than several toddlers combined, and Miles who is placid by comparison and very, very snuggly. Just gorgeous.

I finished off the day with a quick stop at Itchy Feet where I purchased several items for the trip. On Sunday G and I decided to try out various pieces of kit and our feet with a 10 mile hike. We set off from home and walked through some woods, across a major road and a motorway and eventually found our way to the edge of the Chilterns and headed for a much needed pint and a sit down. The day was so sunny and calm we didn’t really notice the cold or the mileage. And the kit performed superbly.

Am slightly worried by what I can only term my 'lazy toe'. It was quite sore after the hike and I wouldn't have liked to walk a similar distance on it the next day - doesn't bode well for the trekking parts of our trip. It just flops on its side as I walk so gets squashed and sore from pressure being put on the outer edge rather than the toe pad. I have a ridge of skin along the underside of the toe from the repeated compression over the years. I really don't know what I can do to correct it, or prevent the soreness. Maybe a miniature splint... or some gaffer tape.