Eleven more sleeps before I
leave for Korea. Jay phoned last
night using a new app that allows him to call long distance using his regular
minutes. It was great to pick up
the phone and hear his voice. I
can make an audio call to his cell using Skype, but his system is more
direct. It’s as if he were in
Vernon, or Canada at least. But
he’s not, and I do look forward to giving and getting a hug.
My thighs are burning
today. After 2 Sundays without
hiking, I went for a good one yesterday.
It’s called Vista Pass, and the vista is of the chain of peaks known as
the Pinnacles. I had done it in
Aug. 2011, but didn’t remember how spectacular the views are from the lunch
stop. My thigh muscles seem to
have forgotten a bit too. I
thought I’d been keeping in shape this summer but obviously I hadn’t. There was nothing difficult, just a
series of rises that stretch the lungs a little going up but are harder on the
thighs on the way down. I went to
the film club’s movie this evening, and when I stood up at the end, I almost
fell back into the seat. I felt
like a really old half miler because the movie was called ‘Storm Surfers,’
about two Australian ‘best mates’ who are practically 50 and are still looking
for the ultimate big wave. The
workout my thighs got on Sunday’s hike isn’t a spark compared to the raging
inferno their muscles survive riding the waves they do. They were fun to watch and listen to,
but I’ve never been a committed grinder like that.
I’ve been biking a few times
with Mo and John to a couple of beaches in Kal Park where we swim and cool
off. It’s a wonderful way to spend
a morning. The long summer
continues in Vernon; a warm breeze accompanied me as I walked home from the
early show at 7:30pm. Now at 8:00,
the sun is already below the church across the street. The day is fading. September's coming.
Our bikes by the water at Juniper Beach on Lake Kalamalka
An apple orchard between us and Kal Lake on the ride home from the beach
One of the many views from the lunch stop on the Vista Pass hike
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