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I've never lived inland, and believe I might wither if I couldn't sniff salt air. However, New England has great mountains as well as beaches, so I'm fortunate to only be a relatively short trip from some beautiful peaks and lakes. It's roughly 3 hours from here to the biggest mountains and I don't feel up to that yet, but I'll get there sometime before the snow flies. Or after; hah!

Sistersinhim, moderation is the watchword, but man, it does get tedious sometimes, eh? I'd love to put my hiking boots on and trek up a wilderness trail, but....not yet; pffft! Maybe in the fall? Time will tell.
 
Last fall was the first time I went to the mountains after my surgery. I took it very easy. I took my ice maker and my ice machine with me and was blessed to get a handicapped spot with electric! As soon as I got back from any kind of walking, I iced. I also took my Tramadol and Oxy, but I only needed Tramadol. I was blessed to be able to walk over two miles the first day. It wasn't all at one time, it was total. Then I went a little further the next day. It was fine.

As long as we use common sense and listen closely to our knees, we can resume some normalcy within 3 to 4 months. But, the key is to be smart!
 
you bonesmarties have me thinking about how much i crave a beach and nature. we rent a place each summer, a 5 minute walk through the forest to beautiful sandbanks beach on lake ontario, (in prince edward county) just as beautiful as a caribbean beach but no motorized water vehicles allowed, so it's quiet and clean. we're hoping to go in the fall this year, taking the dog. the water is always cold but you get used to it and feels refreshing.:wink:
 
sounds delightful liam 2015! We have a tiny teardrop camper and I expect I will need much more flexion than I have now to accordion my body into it -- but you did give me an idea sistersinhim -- I can take my ice on the road if we camp with electricity! This morning I felt good, seemed to not have swelling and the throne slides were looking good so I got out the measuring tool and it said 97 - that might be a new record for me . . . I felt as though I have been consistently above 90 recently but have avoided checking. Progress (if ever so small) makes me a happy camper.:happydance:
 
@liam2015 That water is a automatic icing!

@kmak81230 What is your camper. I have a 16' Scamp. I go inside, shut the door and it's just like being at home! Nice and quiet and safe! I also have a Jayco popup that I was going to get ready to sell before I had my accident. Now, I guess I'll have to wait until I'm healed from that.
 
my camper is called "Little Guy" - looked at Scamps and Casita's and found the little guy more in my price range for now -- and I can pull it with a Ford Ranger - it's very light. But I expect it will stay covered up for a few more months. Hope you continue to heal well sistersinhim so you can get in more camping and get rid of the popup.
 
I can pull my Scamp with a 4 cyl. Tacoma. It's also very light weight. My BFF and I were planning on going to our state park on 5-24 through 5-27, but my accident was on 5-21. That changed our plans really quickly. Now, I pray my injury is healed enough to be able to go in September. My new knee is more than ready! I'm not so sure about the old knee, though, but I want to find out! Getting out into nature is so reviving for me!
 
Liam2015, it's wonderful to find a lake that is free of motor noise! We have several here in New England, but on a much smaller scale than Lake Ontario. Delightful, nevertheless! Motor boats aren't really an issue on salt water as far as noise , but we also enjoy sailing, canoeing and kayaking. Basically, if it floats, we like it.:-)

My only camping experiences have been few, but that's because we don't own an RV or a camper, nor do any of our friends. Many of them are avid tent-campers, but we didn't really enjoy tenting very much or lean-to situations, though it was always fun with a good group of friends. Many years ago, we used to trailer a small boat around and found that a bit nerve wracking in all our traffic and one-way, winding, narrow streets, so I don't know how well we'd do hauling a camper of any sort, lol. When we had a much larger boat, that was our summer cottage, at the dock or just anchored somewhere offshore. For me, nothing compares to the feeling of falling asleep to the gentle rocking of the sea. We both really miss boating, but we know I wouldn't be able to get in and out of one this summer; pffft!

So, due to all of this vacation talk, I think I will book two small vacations; one at the shore, with a pool and ocean view and another further along in time in the mountains. Leaf-peeping is big deal here in the fall, so that's probably when we'll hit the mountains. The mountains are also a much longer drive than Cape Cod, so that will give me more recovery time to handle a longer ride comfortably.
 
isn't it wonderful to be dreaming of vacations. a few weeks ago i didn't even want to think about travelling very far. we used to do interior camping in algonquin park and in quetico park which is north of lake superior, portaging, etc. hubby wants to introduce 6 y.o. granddaughter to camping. i think i want something a little easier now ~ "glamping" maybe?
 
I was just commenting to my hubby that I was going to miss camping this year, love going to Algonquin park and just sitting on the benches along the trails. My family calls it my happy place! As a compromise glamping sounds like a great idea this year, I don't know why I didn't think of it before, guess I was too fixated on what I couldn't do instead of what I can do!
 
@kmal81230 I'm catching up on posts and wondering where you grew up? I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago right along Lake Michigan, and now I live outside of Detroit. Try to spend a weekend or more every summer along the lake, on the Michigan side [emoji4]


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JennyLynne - I grew up in Grand Haven - across the lake from Milwaukee, just north of Holland. Lism2015 - I've been to the Quetico - crossed over from The Boundary Waters - one of our fave places to canoe. I still like tent camping but have to admit the luxury of a camper - even a tiny one - is nice. One of my retirement dreams is to hike/backpack along the Colorado Trail - need new knees for that.
We are taking granddaughter to SanFransisco in a few weeks - had I been more realistic about recovery and found BoneSmart sooner I would've waited another month. I'm a little nervous about it and am trying to think about how I will manage recovery and not spoil trip. I will wear ted socks on the plane and will spend more time at hotel icing/elevating as I need to - I've been given green light by family to beg off parts of days as I need to. I will have my cane of course. Slept in until 7:30 this morning - wow!
 
For all of you talking about getting back into the water...be very, very careful. It is so easy to over do, or to misstep because you can't see where you are putting your feet. You don't want to twist that new knee. I went to the pool at my 8th week and only was in for about 5 minutes. I suffered for days and it was a month before I went back and started at that 5 minutes again. This time there was no problem. I very slowly worked up my times.
 
Thanks for the words of caution sistersinhim. I do find that when I am having a couple of good days in a row it is hard to rein myself in - thinking about what else I can add to my routine. I have not ventured to a pool yet -- mostly because I don't like the cold water. But if I do get the urge I will take it very slow.
 
Love where you grew up! This is the first summer in years that we aren't spending some time over on the west side.


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All of my family still lives in that area and I won't get there this summer either.:sad:
 
Liam, *glamping* sounds more like my cuppa tea! I like bed linen, lol.

Wow, kmak, San Francisco sounds like a great trip, especially if you are prepared with your ice! Take advantage of all the cable cars on the hills and be sure to squeeze in a day or two of just plain rest. Your grandaughter will have wonderful memories of this special time together.:flwrysmile:
 
Thanks for the tips Pheebs. . . Our granddaughter is 14 and lives on farm in rural Iowa -- we gave her several choices of Road Scholar trips (used to be Elderhostel) and she picked SF -- she is very excited for this adventure. Cable cars for me -- the downhill walking I am not ready for. Gotta get to the Ghiradelli chocolate factory and have some seafood at the Wharf.
 
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