Up and out the door for a walk before 9
a.m. We’ve clocked out a 3 mile round
trip walk out on Picacho Highway, the road that runs in front of the camp. It’s
not a highway by any stretch of the imagination but that’s what the street
signs say. It
figures to be about 7,000 steps for me and takes about an hour.
Today
Kim wanted to time himself…I wasn’t interested in that so even though we left
together, once we hit the road Kim was off and running, sometimes literally. He’d like to work up to doing a 5K…I do not
intend to join him in that endeavor but would most definitely be his loudest
cheerleader.
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Last night some of Kim’s telescope equipment
developed an issue. He’s learned that
sometimes it’s better to just walk away rather than let the frustration build
as he tries to troubleshoot and then find a fix in the dark. He did try to resolve the issue but ended up
coming in to read. Today in the daylight
he fixed the alignment issue and is trying to image tonight. There are some very thin clouds up there that
might cause problems. But it’s only 7:30
and there’s plenty of night sky time left.
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When Kim and I walk together we either talk
or just enjoy the silence, either way is good.
Today since I was on my own I scrounged up a pair of ear buds for my
iPod, hit the ‘Music of My Youth’ playlist and started walking. A lot of good music from the 70’s and 80’s made
that 3 mile walk bearable.
I know that having a playlist with up tempo
music can speed up the feet…today’s music was all over the place…Bob Seger,
Simon and Garfunkel, George Benson, Carly Simon, etc., but I don’t think it
affected my speed much. The Tiny Dancer
in my head found a good strong beat in every song that popped up and my pace
remained steady.
When the opening strains of Have You Seen Her (Chi-Lites) started,
the Tiny Dancer quickly found her Motown groove and eventually her smooth
Motown choreographed moves tried working their way down into my feet. What I quickly learned, though, is that the road surface is
not a dance floor and walking shoes do not qualify as dancing shoes…my moves
were not as smooth as Tiny Dancer had lead me to believe they would be. They were quite stumbly and consequently
short lived because I didn’t want to end up in a heap on the asphalt. Then Tiny Dancer realized that my head,
shoulders and arms were free to move so we improvised…my feet stayed the course
but my upper body was working the Motown groove….or at least that’s what the
Tiny Dancer in my head was telling me. 😎
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Decided to ride to Casa Grande for some
shopping and entertainment purposes.
Kim has decided to go the Couch to 5K training route and since he
already has a twinge-y knee I insisted he get a good pair of running shoes. Mission accomplished!
We timed the ride so we could also go to the
matinee showing of Green Book. The
theater, located in a big mall complex, was closer to the shoe store than we
realized so we arrived a bit early. But
having extra time allowed us to get a quick bite to eat and then walk across
the way to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get a can opener. I was concerned about missing the start of
the movie for a can opener but we found a Dollar Tree that was closer…and
bonus! the can opener only cost $1. We made it back to the theater with time to spare. (I regretted leaving my Fitbit in camp as I
could have added a good 1500 steps hiking across those parking lots.)
The theater had a senior discount and I
asked what the senior age was. The girl
said, “Sixty and over” to which I responded, “Oh, man, I’m a month shy. So I guess we have one senior and one regular
then.” She gave me the senior discount
anyway. 👍 We walked into the theater and in the
darkness headed to the back row. I could
make out the shapes of heads so I knew we weren’t the only ones in there. Afterward as the lights came up and we were
all making our way of out the theater, Kim’s eyes were twinkling as he turned
to me grinning and said, “You know what’s
really funny?” I leaned over and
said quietly in his ear “That I was the
youngest person in there?” He busted out laughing and said, “Exactly!
That’s exactly what I was going to say!” So it’s safe to assume that everyone in the
3:50 matinee showing of Green Book got the senior discount. 😊
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I’ve been sitting in the trailer while Kim
is out with his telescope. He just
popped his head in the trailer and said I should come outside. He had set up our gnomes under the tree in
our campsite…seems the lights were already charged up. What fun!!
My one hesitation with the biker chick gnome is that she’s striking a
girly pose...one hand on her hip with the other hand fluffing her hair. Talk about playing into stereotypes…if I made
her, she’d be striking a badass pose also.
Anyway, I’ve named them Freddie and Flossie.
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Debbie pulled out this morning when we were
on our walk. Over the years, it’s been my experience that this particular campground
is full of friendly people. It’s pet
friendly and it’s common for people to stop by and chat while they’re out
walking their dogs. Debbie didn’t have any pets but she appeared to be real
good at just reaching out to others; everyone in the camp seemed to know her. Of course she’d been here 4 months. Our time overlapped only 2 ½ days but I sure
enjoyed talking with her and wish I could track her travels around the
country. Another camper is already parked in her
lot. Such is life in a campground…
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It took a couple of laps around the campground
in the dark but I managed to get my 10000 steps in…plus a couple hundred extra
for good measure.
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Today’s miles: 46
Total miles: 159
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