Thanks Sefton, I've just spent the money on a set of Nordic Walking Sticks !! great fun but you can't get your hands out of the straps when a mosquitoe bites you.
The groin strain seems to be healing slowly but surely since I changed my brand of underwear believe it or not. A 70 year old pal, reckons we oldies do better to the wear the oldie Y-fronts with the longer inside leg or boxer shorts. And, since I switched from swimming trunk style underpants, I seem happily to be slowly but surely on the mend. When you think about it that elastic round your groin all day long can't be good for you. I'm gently rubbing in Voltaren once a day, which is by far the best of all the various remedies I've tried.