There's a setting in config.php to tell Geeklog that the leftbocks should be rendered in the footer instead of the header. Default is header, did you change that?
left_blocks_in_footer 0 When set to 1, this will make the {left_blocks} variable available in footer.thtml (and disable it in header.thtml). This is really only useful for two-column layouts where you want the left column contain the stories and the right columni contain the standard blocks.
Dutch Geeklog sites about camping/hiking:
www.kampeerzaken.nl | www.campersite.nl | www.caravans.nl | www.caravans.net