Hike #3

Saturday April 3rd

Days Post-Op: 10
Lbs Lost: 15

For this adventure I was joined by Mom and Dad as well as the family dogs Ricky and Lucy (yes really). This bright crisp Saturday morning presented a slightly more impressive "hike" than last week. Well, sort of.. it did include a brief section of real actual trail-like terrain and at 10 days post-op I'm pretty proud of that! At this point my energy comes and goes and the pain is more like the soreness you would get from having a really hard ab workout followed by a night at a good comedy club. Don't worry my dear fans.. my hikes will definitely become more impressive as the weeks go on.

The five of us walked along the residential sidewalks for about a 1/2 mile before coming to Stipek Park, a favorite excursion for our shorter and furrier family members. I skirted around the park to the grassy trail that would around the south side. My first accomplishment is that I avoided slipping on the wet and slightly muddy grass, and my second was my discovery of a little duck pond. On the west side of the park is a large field where my trail rejoined the main path and I was able to meet up with the family. After another brisk 1/2 mile walk and a few potty breaks (for the dogs) we found our way back home feeling more refreshed than fatigued. And the adventure continues!