I ruptured two ligaments in my ankle and created a small fracture on November 22nd, 2021. It was weeks later when had surgery on my ankle December 15. Since then, it’s been a bit of a battle. I couldn’t walk for the first month at all and was on crutches. My camera was tucked away …
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I like to think that growing old is a little bit of nature but a lot of choices. I’m talking mindset, physical state, and just a general approach to life. Obviously, we will all get older in age, and eventually, it will all be over. However, between now and then, much of how it goes …
Over the last six years of endless travels, there have been several times I haven’t been home or visited my parents for a year or more at a time. However, I spent two months at home over Christmas, and then just a month after heading to Oahu, they were on their way out here as …
It feels like an eternity but in reality, it’s been a little over two months that I’ve been unable to hike due to my ankle injury and surgery. However, this week I made my return to the trails. It wasn’t a huge hike or anything epic but just going on a hike was a moment …
After almost two months out of action, it’s great to be back in motion and experience even the smallest of adrenaline rushes again. I bit the bullet and went and bought a bike, even if I only use it for three weeks it will keep me sane and get my ankle on the road to …
I’m back to a place that seems to always find its way back into my life. I left Oahu in 2016 after living on the island for two years and graduating from university. I didn’t have a huge desire to return after so long exploring here but I’ve made my way back in 2018, 2021, …
I’ve traveled almost nonstop throughout the pandemic. Been on flights, public transport, in restaurants and hotels. I’ve been to Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. I’ve been in lockdowns, quarantines, and inside fortress Australia. However, I’ve somehow managed to avoid contracting Covid. That streak of good luck finally came to an end. It’s always been funny …
I think a lot of people had a mellow New Year’s Eve celebration thanks to old mate Omicron and ours was no different. Add a pandemic with an ankle recovery and you don’t exactly get the celebration of a lifetime but I’ve never been one for the huge party anyway. We ended up having new …
This has been a trying few weeks but that’s life right? It’s not always hiking trails, mountain huts, and fun adventures. Seriously though, hats off to anyone who has done a serious stint on crutches. Two weeks in a moon boot and then two weeks on crutches was a struggle. Every time you move, it’s …
Any time you get an injury it always opens your eyes to the daily struggles involved with not having the use of certain limbs or being able to complete movements. We all know being in a wheelchair would be incredibly difficult but it’s not until you have to have a shower sitting down or try …
It wasn’t how the year was supposed to end but here we are. When I saw the first doctor in NSW and had the X-ray, he said he was 99% sure the injury was just a bad sprain. Fast forward a couple of weeks and a few MRI and CT scans later. The ankle specialist …
The pandemic has made some places in the world off-limits for quite some time. Even as an Australian citizen, it was tough to get back home for a visit with friends and family. The restrictions for the best part of the pandemic had been that I would need to spend two weeks in a hotel …