PATTY'S BACK

Her trip to Athens Greece, and a Mediterranean Cruise completed, Patty arrived back home on Nov 15th. The trip originated in Sonora, CA, so she drove to her son's house in Modesto, and they departed from there. She enjoyed the trip, and saw some amazing sights, particularly being able to walk on some ground where the civilized world began. The Greek islands were a major highlight during the cruise.

This picture was taken yesterday in the parking lot at the Island trail. I've been walking and bicycling the trail for about a week, and this was her first go on the path with the bike. Unfortunately, the gear selector broke, and she had to pedal around the 3.6 miles in only one gear, making one circuit. I dropped her bike at the local bike shop, and it should be fixed today. I made it around the island 3 times for a total of 10.8 miles. It takes a little less than 20 minutes per lap, without working to hard. It definitely is a much more intense cardio workout, than just walking. Getting back into an exercise regimen, now that the soreness has pretty much gone, is starting to feel good. What doesn't feel good, is the absence of Ben & Jerry in the evenings. For more years than I care to count, those guys were my TV watching buddies, and it's just a little bit on the difficult side, to severe that relationship. And I thought quitting smoking over 25 years ago was tough.

Our weather has been ideal the past few weeks, cooling at night into the 50's, and the daytime temps have been in the 70's, low 80's. This is perfect boating weather. If it would only stay like this year round, we probably wouldn't be gone as long during the summer.