Tuesday, July 18, 2023

23-07-19 - Wednesday I - Pub In The Park @ Preston Park, Brighton, Sunday 16th July 2023

Ah, Pub in The Park. That was a fun day, until I sprained my ankle literally falling out of a pub...

We saw Craig Charles DJ - again - and Dodgy, who actually made sense in the Sunday sunshine, and Gabrielle, who rounded the day off quite nicely. It's been quite notable over the last few days that whenever you mention Gabrielle, the reaction of almost everyone is to put a hand up over one eye in a very similar gesture. She has ptosis in her left eye, apparently, which we didn't notice since she was wearing sunglasses. 

We had a few cocktails, which was a bit unlike me, and then we had a few more, and then once the day ended in the park, we went to the pub. Once I'd had enough, I headed for the door, and I missed the step and sprained my ankle. I didn't feel it at first, but once I had slept it off sufficiently it really hurt, to the extent that I was concerned it was broken and I went to A&E to have it checked out. Luckily it didn't take very long to get seen (I guess that is the benefit of going at 05:30) and they told me it was a sprain. I've taken a few ibuprofen, and that seems to be managing it for me. 

All told, though, I really enjoyed Pub In The Park. The weather was great, the music was good and the beers & cocktails were very enjoyable. It's a shame though that I won't be able to go running for a couple of weeks... 

TTFN.