Sunshine and Pickleball

We went for one of Chris's power walks this morning. About 5 km all told. It was still cloudy and quite cool when we left at 9:30 am. These walks are more like route marches than walks. Hard to figure out how Chris can walk faster than I can when her legs are shorter. Only way to slow her down was to hold hands. Hard to walk fast when you are dragging my weight. Runnin is far easier for me.

Once we got back we took Buddy for a nice walk as well. He had a bath yesterday, so is back to his all white and furry self. People are surprised to learn he is almost 14 years old now. Still going strong, especially when he knows there is food to be had.

We ducked out quickly for some groceries after lunch. On the way back in we stopped at one of the sites in TT Orlando where a guy was making drying racks out of PVC pipe. These racks are very light, but sturdy, and hang off the ladder on the rear of our motorhome. They are big enough to hold a load of laundry from our washer, about 6 ft off the ground. We have been using a rack we bought at Camping World, that sits on the ground. More often than not though, the wind comes along and blows it over. This new rack should do the trick and it also breaks apart for easy storage while traveling.

One thing of note in most camp grounds we have been in so far. Many campers proudly display the American flag from a free standing PVC flag pole/mast, stuck into the ground in front of their rigs. Sarah brought me down a Canadian flag while they visited and the guy who made the drying rack, also makes flag pole/masts. So that will be our next acquisition.

The sun shone brightly this afternoon while we played pickleball. It has been rainy and windy since last Thursday, so no one has been playing because the courts were wet. Today, that all changed and we had some great games.

Nice BBQ'd steak, with mushrooms, sweet potatoes and brocolli for supper. Dessert was apple pie and ice cream! Life sure is tough.