proviso

My toe is healing up nicely. I haven't put up any update photos, but it's been almost two weeks since I returned from the failed walk, and things are looking great. I didn't even have to visit the doc for antibiotics. I basically just clean and dress the toe, and every couple of days, I give it a nice soak in an Epsom-salt solution, and that seems to be doing the trick. My foot had been slightly swollen when I first got back, but the swelling is almost all gone now, so things are definitely on the mend.

But will I be healed enough to try that walk again later this month? I don't know. Maybe. I'll keep checking my toe, which is no longer bleeding, but which is still seeping/weeping fluid. If I were to go on a long walk right now, I'd end up reopening the various little wounds. So I need to see what state I'm in two weeks from now. If I judge that my toe isn't sufficiently healed, I'll try this walk in the fall. In the meantime, I'll start walking again but will keep the treks short and limited in scope, e.g., my 9.5K route up to the river and back and the occasional longer walk (25-35K) on weekends.

So—provided that my toe is healed enough, I'll walk later this month. Otherwise... autumn.

And I still need to figure out a re-plotted route with different stopping points.