Sunday, September 17, 2023

I hadn’t given much though to the Terry Fox Walk/Run until a sign went up across the street at City Hall. Although I knew I wouldn’t be up to the 10K that I usually do I thought I could at least manage the 2K.

Parking is always an issue at the starting point so I thought about walking up to the Rec Centre, making my donation, and then walking back home. When I looked at the map it was going to be about 6K and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to go that far. I’ve walked one way from the Rec Centre but never both directions.

So I decided this morning that I’d skip the official walk and go to the sea walk and get in a few steps in honour of the day. To the end of the trail and back is 2.8K so I don’t feel like I cheated. This was a much nicer walk than the official route with views of sailboats, a seal, a few loons and lots of sea gulls. Plus, I saw whales twice today from the windows at home. It’s easy to make my donation online. This year I probably profited from some of the research that has been done over the years.

I baked a loaf of bread this afternoon. I used the dough setting on the bread maker but baked it in the oven. The bread machine loaf is always so big and often runs over the baking pan. I cut down on the yeast a bit so it wouldn’t explode. I’ve yet to taste it but I’m sure it will be fine.

I’ll probably do a bit of crocheting tonight while I watch TV. I started a new series on Acorn TV last night. Is there anything better than good British comedy?