Just to keep you updated on the healing process, I had to "remove" my big toe nail on Tuesday night. The picture below shows my toe after the procedure. It was basically swollen with poisonous stuff so I cut it down both sides with some nail scissors then pulled it off. It feels a lot better now, but I'm pretty sure I won't be 100% healed by next Friday. I have cut out a cardboard replacement for my toenail, which reminds me that we now have 3 cardboard replacements coming along next week. Jim is unfortunately committed to staying in Spain so he won't be able to make it, I have made a cardboard replacement for him, which will be sitting next to cardboard Mike in the bus. Cardboard Mike is coming even though real Mike is also coming because for some reason some people just prefer the cardboard one.So, the only thing left to do now is carb load on the stella artois all week and pack plenty of bandages. It's time to Man up and walk, remembering that the pain is just the weakness leaving your body!

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