hello from Montalto in Tuscany
My wife and I are now in a small B&B near Sienna (or as it is written here Siena) enjoying, beautiful scenery, Medieval buildings, good food good wine and over a dozen talented amateur musicians playing chamber music quartets, quintets and possibly trios. The main buildings are old, some foundations may be 1000 years old. On days off from music we've visited old villages including Cortona near where Peter Mayle, author of several books about living in Tuscany reportedly lives. Cortona is HILLY with many lanes having a cross slope, and my little three wheel TravelScoot didn't feel safe at all times.
Besides Cortona the paths and one lane dirt roads at the B&B are possibly older than the foundations and not designed for those of us who often use canes or scooters, so the scooter sits in the car and I've been using a pair of forearm canes to get around.
I am very happy that what I've been thinking for years is arthritis in my right hip (the leg that works a lot better than my left) is a lot less noticeable than it was in sunny California where I get about two hours a week of indoor recumbent exer-cycling.
Walking isn't easy for me, fortunately at 66 I still have some upper body strength so have been able to go up and down tough routes, though after a 11 hour day trip including a long staircase down, under, and up to get from one train track to the bus, I was exhausted. After a rest day I'm mostly recovered.
Now it is time to head to a pot luck dinner before the sun sets.
Besides Cortona the paths and one lane dirt roads at the B&B are possibly older than the foundations and not designed for those of us who often use canes or scooters, so the scooter sits in the car and I've been using a pair of forearm canes to get around.
I am very happy that what I've been thinking for years is arthritis in my right hip (the leg that works a lot better than my left) is a lot less noticeable than it was in sunny California where I get about two hours a week of indoor recumbent exer-cycling.
Walking isn't easy for me, fortunately at 66 I still have some upper body strength so have been able to go up and down tough routes, though after a 11 hour day trip including a long staircase down, under, and up to get from one train track to the bus, I was exhausted. After a rest day I'm mostly recovered.
Now it is time to head to a pot luck dinner before the sun sets.
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