As we suspected, Ana Maria's foot was still swollen and painful, so we decided to seek medical help. The receptionist in our hotel, Angelica, has been very sweet, trying to help Ana Maria. She suggested going to the Foot Clinic, run by her friend, Ramon Prieto, located very close to the hotel.
The good news is that Ramon believes the problem is possibly a trapped nerve and with treatment can be overcome. The bad news is that Ana Maria has to rest at least two to three days before we can carry on. Ramon more or less instructed me to massage her foot over the next few days, which Ana Maria is naturally very pleased about! Treatment with ice cold packs, increased use of pain killers and a stronger analgesic cream should do the trick. Our thanks to Angelica and to Ramon, who refused to accept any payment for his consultation.
Tomorrow we are taking a train to our next stop, Medina del Campo where we will rest one day and then see if the foot is better. If it is, we will restart our journey or otherwise we will wait an extra day.
This afternoon we took a short walk to see some of Arévalo's sights, which are quite close to the hotel. Arévalo used to be a favourite place for the Spanish Royal family and Princess Isabel, later to become Queen Isabel La Catolica, spent most of her youth here.
I can just see Ana Maria lying back, getting a foot massage, nibbling on the grapes you've peeled for her........haha....its a slippery slope😀😀😀
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