Dave
It could be a touch of the old agestarting to creep in m8 !...I have had a problem with my achilles tendon for well over 18 months now. I have been getting regular massage from a beautiful nubile nymphette...which works wonders in so many ways ! lol...but seriously , some ailments do take feckin ages to heal. I even have had a steroid injection, which didnt cure it.When it was bad, it was like a knife stabbing me, it really was bad. I had to sit and take weight off my foot.Could nt walk for long either etc.... Touch wood, I have been pain free since late May, so i am hoping it has healed. Physio reckons its down to fallen arches, and I wear orthotic insoles now.I bet if I was 20, it would have lasted a week or so ...best wishes for a recovery m8, and no doubt the trip should at least take yer mind off it a bit !