The Joys of Summer

This weekend it arrived. Claire needed to pick it up at the Dreirad Zentrum but it was a nice day for it. My maiden voyage on my Dreirad was a mixed bag. I felt free and Independent, sure, but there were some technical difficulties. I had thought that it was sufficient to switch my left peddle for a more secure alternative. Alas, my right foot was struggling with its own peddle. We cut our planned cycle short, mainly because it had been ill-thought-through to wear my Vibram 5-fingers with my left peddle replacement; my toes had, unbeknownst to me, wormed their way out though the straps, in a truly uncomfortable way. Meanwhile, my exposed left, inside ankle was continually getting prodded by an irritating, superfluous part of the replacement peddle.



We regrouped, It was giving a hotter day on Sunday anyway.

Sunday didn't disappoint, with thirty degrees, as promised. So we planned to follow through with our planned cycle from the previous day. Claire took advantage of the Verkaufsoffener Sonntag, which meant that, unusually, shops were allowed to remain open on Sunday. This allowed Claire to get pedal straps for my right pedal. I also decided to take a break from my vibrams for the first time in ages. We were all set, I just needed sun cream for my head. The day was a roaring success, it felt like total freedom taxiing myself along the very scenic Bille (river); summer had truly started. It occurred to me that the most enjoyable things can be experienced for free and, perhaps, this accident has taught me to enjoy my free time more. An opportunity to really enjoy a break from the clutter that life can bring. Relatively clean living is the only way for me, from now on.



This past weekend was easily the most training I had done this year so far. Cycling my tricycle, while intermittently parking up and attempting to walk with my cane, provided plenty of input for my brain's plasticity to get to work on restoring my abilities, obviously without Claire none of this would be possible. Claire is the best physiotherapist I've ever had, she owes it to neurorehabilitation to explore a career, in that direction.




Here's a balance exercise we've recently introduced:


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