Hot humid heat and big crocs~

Just got back from an amazing holiday in Darwin, beautiful sunsets, bars, boats and BIG crocodiles!!, only problem was the temp was about 35degrees and very humid each day!

Thought i'd be ok with some of my cotton compression garments but they just didnt seem strong enough luckily i had back ups haha.

Despite being in the pool most of the time, it wasnt that refreshing, the heat had warmed the pool up, just like swimming in soup! the daquiris did hep me cool down though!

I can only imagine what my leg would have been like if i hadnt have swam at all though.
 We did a lot of site-seeing which was great, made sure i had some great runners(aasics) for the day we walked a lot. I also have a knee length garment for when my ankle is extra bad so i put that on sometimes and it helped to contain the size over the top of my full length garment.
I did get heat rash at the end of the holiday but only on my arms and bad leg, suppose it had something to do with the sweat and the stocking absorbing?

Suppose dancing in a hot nightclub all night wouldn't have helped my caude - but hey you've gotta live right? The next day was spent in the pool surprisingly haha.
I did pump up my iphone tunes and go for a dip one of the days and was happy to find a jet that was just the right height for my leg. I had a boogie then massaged it in the pool while also getting a massage form the jet, worked well! Then i elevated it in the air-coned room before heading out again.

Showering in the humidity was a bit of a problem sometimes when there wasnt enough air-con and it felt like my leg would never dry! had to really work at getting my garment on and making sure there were no ripples to cut in anywhere. I invested in a light weight short beach dress just for when i was walking around to keep my legs cool and make it easier to put my garments on when other people were around. Was sorta hoping somone might ask what was wrong with my leg so i could make up a really cool croc attack story haha

On the last day i kept my old stocking on all day, so i could get in and out of the pool and didnt have to worry about my garment all the time. Sometimes have a wet garment can be chaffy so you have to be careful, but i think it was fine for a day.

Flight home was ok, got the bulk head seats which always help with a bit extra leg room, made sure i had plenty of water to drink. Day after i got home i found a local aqua aerobics class which made my leg all wobbly and awesome - got a bit excited about that!! Will put more on my aqua class trials soon.

Might have had a rough time with my leg but not worth missing a great holiday for. Some of my mates even had a giggle at me for hoping that if a crocodile got me on the tour that it atleast bit off my big leg! Luckily no limbs were taken and the crocs were fantastic (5metres long!!) :O)