Where We Walked

Saturday: Dave had new doggies to take care of. Carolyn was off to the coast. Krista was busy. The Wizard of Oz watching was postponed. That left Wendy and Will to explore the 5 Parks Walk year-round event. Luckily, this starts at West Coast Racquet and Fitness Club. I say lucky because when signing in, I didn't notice that I left my wallet in or on the start box. It was an unexpectedly mild and nice day with no rain. We enjoyed the walk, and took a detour to Uwajimaya oriental grocery and superstore. I had never gone inside, and it was fun to browse past all the strange fruits and veggies and meats and fishies. We made another slight detour to the Bike Gallery bike shop where they have some bike maps that Rich had on his wish list. That's where I discovered that my wallet was gone, and it hadn't had a chance to leap out of my fanny pack. We were at 9K. I trusted in the Lord and sure enough, back at the health club they said they had the wallet and returned it intact. So, kids - we need to look out for each other's senior moments!

Sunday: Rachel, Will, and Wendy converged in Tualatin to carpool to the Albany historic homes and lights walk, hosted by my cousin Rozy Weatherby. I had Will take the wheel for the drive south. We discussed long distance motorcycle rides, with Will telling of his Portland to Cheyenne odyssey. I'm lending him my "Long Way Round" book by Ewan McGregor. The walk in Albany followed the path similar to their historic year-round walk. They have a great many old houses dating from early in the 1900's. Over a dozen of these were open for viewing, but we mostly walked along and enjoyed the decorations. It was a windy day up in Portland, but in Albany the air was calm and it wasn't cold. It was quite pleasant. Rachel took the wheel on the way back - oops, I think she likes my car a little too much!

Next weekend: the Christmas Boats Walk on Saturday evening.