Travels with Kris

1-17-2021 Corona Cases      22,624,579 Corona Deaths       376,782   1-23-2021 Corona Cases        23,573,722 Corona Deaths    395,332     Interesting things we did this week I was a slacker at Weedon Island this week.  I did just short of 5 miles before I left.  I was hungry.  Ran some errands on the way back to the house:  home depot for things to fix the fence.  I had planned on fixing it on Sunday but it didn’t get done. After I ate, I ran a few more errands: Best Buy to get equipment to start working from home, liquor store to get vodka to infuse under the bed again, Carlas to borrow and iron the Disney patch onto my skirt.  Aldi for dog food.  After I finished, I got back to the house and Gil wanted to head to Tampa to see about his prescription glasses.  So I unloaded the car and loaded up Gil and got him ...

  1-10-2021 Corona Cases       21,217,244 Corona Deaths    354,491        1-16-2021 Corona Cases       22,445,517 Corona Deaths    374,825   Interesting things we did this week Sunday I did the Disney Marathon Weekend 10k, and I admit, I kind like doing the Half first and the 10K second.  I averaged at 21:14 minute mile, which wasn’t as good as yesterday, but I was still a little tired and the difference was minimal. Sunday afternoon, Bree and I went to a park in Lakeland.  I haven’t been on a hiking walk for a while, I’ve been very focused on getting in miles and making good times.  We went to the Circle B Bar Reserve.  This is a fantastic park.  People were out in droves.  Walkers, bikers and photographers.  There were some pretty impressive camera set ups there.  I got a bunch of shots: bald eagles, osprey, red sho...

1-3-2021 Corona Cases      19,646,037 Corona Deaths       332,933    1-9-2021 Corona Cases       21,011,772 Corona Deaths    352,543     Interesting things we did this week Sunday Gil and I went to Dr BBQ in downtown St Pete.  There wasn’t an overwhelming amount of keto choices, but the waiter suggested a side of eggs and a side of brisket and that made me super happy.  I went with the Carolina Mustard based BBQ, so it limited the sugar.  I expect we’ll come here again.  I got some of the BBQ in a to-go cup and was able to utilize a few times during the week.  It was a nice change of pace. I bought a bed frame for George.  So now he can have a bed that doesn’t hurt his back and we can put the other bed back together in the spare room.  I want to get that room up and running again so we can rent it out and start bringing i...

Big goals completed this year:    -Lost 40lbs  -Walked the Honolulu Marathon  -Learned to cook on a basic level.  -Tried to bake – cookies are good, cakes are bad. I need more practice.   -Saved enough money for more of a safety net while I travel.  National Park/Monuments visited:    - Canyon de Chelly National Monument  - Navajo National Monument   - Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument   - Pipe Springs National Monument - Glen Canyon National Recreational Area  - Vermillion National Monument - Grand Canyon National Monument ( 3rd time) - Havasu National Wildlife Refuge   - Pinnacle National Park   - Joshua Tree National Park (2nd time)  - Saguaro National Park  - Casa Grande Ruins National Monument   - Ironwood National Monument  - Sonoran Desert National Monument  - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument  - Tumacacori National Monument  ...

12-27-2020  Corona Cases 17,053,640  Corona Deaths 300,700   1-2-2021  Corona Cases 19,438,731  Corona Deaths 331,563  Interesting things we did this I bought a State Park Pass on Sunday at Lake Louisa State Park. I did about 5 miles there, many of the paths are good and solid but they also have trails that are shared by horses, and there is a lot of sand. I really hate sand. It made walking harder and I got tired a lot easier. But I’d like to take Gil to some of the parks, it’ll be good for him to get out and about. I probably should have got a family pass, but I’m not sure how often he’ll be going with me. But having a family pass may pay for itself if we do Homosassa or Weeki Wachee, both of those parks have an admission fee of $13. I’m not sure, I’ll have to put some thought into it. Had lots of catching up to do on my Carmino De Santiago Challenge, but I was able to make up the time I missed from the bad weather and completed...