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Monthly Archives: January 2015

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January 2015 recovery status

23 January 2015 Stephen Armitage Leave a comment
Happy new year! I've been walking without crutches since November, trying to keep my foot straight and walk without a limp. My physio exercises have been focused on strength, extending the range of movement and removing the bad habit of twisting my right foot out to make walking easier. Walking down stairs is my biggest bug-bare … Continue Reading ››
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These little 150cc motorcycles are ideal for the challenging terrain, near  Logumgum, Kenya. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14455292963/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Kingfisher on the back of a hippo in the Kazinga Channel at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14330706099/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Morocco: A craftsman adding the leaf effect to a copper template in the kazbah, Marrakesh, Morocco • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/10113231493/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Trying my hand at the skills challenge at the BMW Bike Fest event in South Africa. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14396329834/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
The rugged group of rounders players who meet on a Tuesday night in Nairobi, Kenya. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14210942499/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
An old fishing boat seeing out its days on the beach at the Nkhotakhota Pottery Lodge, Malawi • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14393178791/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Swaziland, they include tiger fish alongside the "Big 5" to make the "Big 6" • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14397182265/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Rorke's Drift, South Africa, site of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu battle where 130 british army soldiers hunkered down while 4,000 Zuli warriors attacked. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14395913342/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
The church at Nyamata, Rwanda • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50948792@N02/14354055257/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

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