I went walking this morning and ran into some of my golf buddies! I’d planned to see if I could walk 9 holes with them but felt pretty good after 9 so I wound up walking all 18.

My longest walk before today was about 1 1/2 miles. Today was a little longer at 5-6 miles.......Even though it was start and stop I guess that’s progress????

You are doing great! I would try golf but I’m afraid I would get addicted and I don’t need anymore hobbies My cycling and fishing addiction cost enough already. A few years ago I spent a few days on the Outer Banks OBX and went to the famous lighthouse and the beach of course. I really like North Carolina very beautiful country and the people are very nice.

We’ve traveled in every state in the US plus several other countries. There are several places I’m sure I’d enjoy living but NC has a lot to offer, especially with my hobbies.

Golf is a hard and frustrating activity, especially for newbies. I’ve been playing 55 years and gotten “proficient”. Lately I enjoyed the time spent with my buddies.

BTW, I walked another 5-6 miles with them Monday but got really tired the last several holes. But I felt great and even stronger this morning. So maybe “if it doesn’t kill you it makes you better “**********

We’ve traveled in every state in the US plus several other countries. There are several places I’m sure I’d enjoy living but NC has a lot to offer, especially with my hobbies.

Golf is a hard and frustrating activity, especially for newbies. I’ve been playing 55 years and gotten “proficient”. Lately I enjoyed the time spent with my buddies.

BTW, I walked another 5-6 miles with them Monday but got really tired the last several holes. But I felt great and even stronger this morning. So maybe “if it doesn’t kill you it makes you better “**********

Yes if doesn’t kill you it will make you stronger.

I walked this morning in what’s now tropical storm Florence wet and breezy conditions. So far we haven’t gotten nearly the rain they forecasted for our area.

Seasonal sand art!


This fella loves the sand and surf!


We took a family trip to a NC beach last week that had been rescheduled from August. I messed up the first trip as it was supposed to be the week after my bike crash. Fortunately the rental company was gracious enough to allow us to reschedule. Did a lot more walking. The longest walk was 8 miles.

The weather was perfect, especially for mid October.

Another milestone…sort of.

My my surgeon wants me to wait until December to play golf. He’s okay with chipping and putting right now though. However I did some really easy test swings with a shorter club (gap wedge) and my hip felt pretty good. There was some tightness in the joint area but no pain.

So, I took a wedge and putter with me while walking with my golf buddies. I hit shots into the green from about 110 yards and then putted out. I hit the wedge solid and pretty much online which was very surprising after not swinging for 9 weeks. I made 3-2s over 9 holes which was very surprising.

I thought my wife would be happy for me but boy was I surprised. I got a pretty good scolding. I guess I’ll hold off a little longer????

I’m allowed to ride a stationary bike now. I’ve been doing that and it feels fine. Riding outdoors will probably be around Thanksgiving. I go back to the Surgeon that week and he said we’d talk about both golf and riding at that visit.

I was just going through my surf fishing equipment! Great pics now I want to go fishing. I have purchased a lot of surf fishing equipment from North Carolina vendors. Soon I will be hitting Padre National Seashore just south of Corpus Christi. I’m glad you’re recovery from that bike crash has gone well for you.

While walking with my golf buddies this morning I found 50 golf balls in 5 holes. Here’s 25+ balls that I found beside the #12 green.

The underbrush has thinned out and I know where golfers tend to spray their shots. If I did this for a month I wonder if I could sell enough to buy another bike????

redfish, black drum. speckled trout, pompano, whiting ( kingfish in NC ) jackfish, bluefish, tarpon, spanish mackerel, hardhead catfish ( tourist trout ), mullet for bait, several species of sharks, stingrays, different species of pinfish such as perch used for bait, flounder. Similar to NC surf fishing but striped bass extremely rare. We have hybrid stripers in fresh water lakes. I forgot about croakers big ones good to eat small ones great bait.

Another milestone!! Off the exercise bike and now on the trainer!!!

Opted for the Cervélo to start with as the bars are slightly higher and it’s 10 speed. My trainer wheel is also 10 speed (older wheel and tire).
Pedaling felt great, no soreness or stiffness. I was also able to unclip, I was worried about kicking my foot out but it wasn’t an issue.

Other than being way out of shape, the biggest issue was mounting the bike. With limitations how the angle I can lift my leg, I couldn’t comfortably swing my good leg over the frame to get on the bike. Putting a stool beside the bike solved that.

i didn’t ride too long as I needed to see how the joint would respond to pedaling a load.

It was also the first time I put on my cycling shoe.......and I was able to bend enough to buckle and unbuckle it. I’m glad I didn’t have to call my neighbor to help!

I did realize that I can’t remove or install my cleat covers right now with the shoe on. Hopefully I’ll get enough flexibility over time where I can use them. They’ve been helpful in keeping grit off the cleat and on the pedal surface.

From the cockpit.

Dann, thanks for asking. The surgeon has essentially lifted all my restrictions. I’m back to riding outdoors and playing golf M-F. My hip feels fine on the bike. I’m slowly building up for longer rides. Sunday I rode 50 miles and felt like I could have ridden at least 20 miles. The biggest issues on the bike are the extra weight I gained and some hopefully power loss from just not riding.

At first it was challenging to swing a leg over the saddle for mounting and dismounting but it seems to be getting better. It feels like golf is actually stretching out the hip muscles and tissues. All else is good!

Thank you. The biggest thing I’m noticing right now is how much slower I am on hills. Some of it the weight I’ve gained. But a lot of it is a lower power output. I sure hope some of that comes back......

I need to get back on my bikes but this darn foot keeps swelling up. It is healing nicely but the swelling will go on for awhile. I think I will start lifting some weights in the meantime,it will do me some good.

Tough luck! Hang in there.