270. Maximus Augustus Temperaturae

2nd August. I went out on my ebike this afternoon for a short ride up the Nive as far as Villefranque (at the bottom of the map) and return. My right knee is still talking to me so no harm done!

1st August. I had the third and final session of treatment on my right knee this evening - using a Swiss-made device that delivers a pneumatic drill-style hammering at the location where the pain is at its maximum. If I understood the doctor (a rhumatologue) correctly, the idea behind the process is to create scar tissue ...