It’s ALWAYS Brendan
Brendan’s right foot is injured. It’s probably a stress fracture, but X-rays aren’t conclusive and we won’t know anything definite until an MRI is done in a few days.
We are likely off the wall for at least four weeks, possibly longer. Obviously it’s very disappointing for us. We’ve spent a lot of time and effort on this trip, and we were enjoying ourselves and making good progress. But so it goes.
As things currently stand, we plan to resume our walk as soon as we can. When that is we don’t know and probably won’t for quite a while, as our return date will depend on Brendan’s response to rehabilitation as well as the severity of his injury, whatever that turns out to be. Of course, we’ll keep you informed on the site.
There is a tiny silver lining in this dark cloud. We’ve been chronically behind in posting, and right now we’ve got about a four-week backlog of posts. Finally we have all the time we need to clear out that backlog.
So in one way at least, things will be pretty normal around here. We’ll write about things that actually happened weeks ago as though they happened yesterday and fantasize about that day when we’re finally caught up and can post about things as they take place. With luck, when that day comes we’ll be back on the wall.
ooooooooooo, bean !!!
Bad luck, Brendan. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that your injury is quick to heal. Enjoy the rest, and keep on blogging. All the best, Ailsa
See you for dinner tomorrow night in Beijing!
Brendan!!! You don’t have much luck with your feet! I hope that the problem turns out to not be too serious….good luck with the MRI!
All our best to you and Em –
Michaela, Brett & Amy
PS – I hope you had a great birthday the other day! Did you get our SMS???
Hi guys,
Brendan I hope you heal up soon
Can’t wait to see you both back on the wall. Emma I hope he is being a good patient
x Clair
Geez Emma, ya gotta try and get that man of yours to look after his feet better! Keep us updated with what’s happening via the blog though…
Yikes! You always were such a heel. This injury is quite a feet. I guess this will slow down your mARCHing. Good luck on the road toe recovery.
Oh no! Why is it that whenever I check the blog, Brendan has a problem? Is it me? I hope not! Best wishes for a rapid recovery, Brendan, and I hope Emma doesn’t get too bored waiting around.
Hi Guys,
Brendan, we hope your foot heals quickly. Personally, I think that blue shirt is unlucky. You seem to be wearing it whenever tragedy strikes…
Hope you two enjoy your time off.
We look forward to hearing about the rest of your adventures and Emma, your photographs are stunning.
Annie
Annie,
The blue shirt is not unlucky, it’s clean. Whenever tragedy strikes I take off my stinky hiking clothes and put on my nice town clothes.
But thanks for the thoughts.
By the way, I take the odd shot or two as well, y’know. b
Get well Brendon’s foot! Looking forward to reading the catch up blogging.
All the best, Natalie.
Hi Brendan and Emma,
I have been checking on your web site every now and then. Sorry about your foot, I’m more concerned about Bailey having to be without her Mom and Dad longer now…poor baby! Happy Late birthday…your on the wall and I was up in the air on a Hot Air Balloon Ride. Enjoy your rest and time to relax.
Guys!!!! Are you back on the road yet? Errr … I mean feet?
Which part of the country are you in now? If you get too
bored while you’re healing, how about making up a little map
that gives an indication of WHERE you are and WHICH WAY you
are heading {nothing fancy or “to scale”…just an outline
with an X and an arrow…updated occasionally, of course}??
I’m too lazy to get out the Atlas and look!! I’m going to
trust YOUR LUCKY STARS that you weren’t in the area where
the typhoon hit!! Heal up fast and ENJOY !! Sandy
Hot air balloon!? Melanie, you’ve got a lot more courage than we have. Don’t worry about Bailey, she’s been having a great time with us while we’re visiting home.
Dr. Tim, no we’re not back on the road but we are back on our feet. Check out the latest update on the blog. And Sandy and Barry, getting a map up on the site has been a huge pain. Read the section on our route at the top of the home page and we’ll keep trying to get a map up there for you.
Best,
Emma and Brendan