These Knees Were Made For Walking

I knew April would be a little chilly but I did not expect the temperatures to drop below freezing with freeze warnings. And I have wimped out for a couple of days. Between drenching rain and freezing temps I spent last night at a motel and tonight Jack and I are inside again. Jack is happy. Sleeping as we speak.

We did get out and walk today. I am finding it more difficult than I thought to make my own trail so we just went to Henlopen State Park and walked for a couple of miles. I haven’s checked my pedometer yet be we were out there for over 2 hours. That felt good and still feels like progress. Tomorrow is sunny and cold so we should be able to walk again. I am looking forward to that, truly.

I deliberately set up this first month to work out the kinks of this trip. I knew I would be on a pretty steep learning curve so gave myself some time. But, man, this is hard. And it seems like the hardest part is yet to come. So, if this sucks, what’s ahead? I might just be a bit pessimistic today and, after I get a routine and some time and travel done, I might not feel that so much. Overall, I am still very much engaged in this adventure.

On a different note, some folks have asked what I think of Delaware. It’s interesting. They have some really great state parks. I like Henlopen a lot. Killens Pond is nice but Henlopen is on the water and has a bunch of trails for walking and biking. It also has Fort…..something. Some history from WW2. I would like to visit it again, maybe after this trip. Camp there for a few days and explore all the trails.

Delaware likes bicycles. There are lots of bike paths and the roads have bike lanes. Lots of shops for bikes and repair stations all over the place.

I have also noticed a fair number of Tattoo Parlors. Do they still call them that?

I have more to write about Delaware but am going to sign off for now.

Keep warm everybody.