Fire

More than 5 thousand acres burned. and still going, they were bringing in fire trucks and bulldozer's as I was driving out. There is a 2nd fire too three miles apart. They are about to merge. The tinder dry West. It's smoky and visibility is really low.

Things I would have missed:
toilet paper (but I got some in Castroville at the Giant Artichoke. I used to get a bag of frozen srtichoke hearts to take home but I had enough.)
my toothbrush and tooth paste
a brush
my bed
private bathroom
light
hot water
a stove
on the other hand no pans is easier packing.

What I learned:

to check road conditions.
to go and enjoy this incredible area more.
book at the Yosemite or Kings Canyon high sierra camp with hot meals, not freeze dried and cots, sheets already there.

My aqua activity class was good. My arms are always tired first. There were arm float things like weights that you push under the water they were good. I ran the entire time too.
Before class started I swam laps for 1/2/ an hour. It's a lot easier with my mask. A;as. can see the rubber strain from the salt water and metal crust. Pulling myself out of the pool I was exhausted.

Then I changed and went to a yoga cass. I'm nuts. Maybe I could do aerobics better.

I'm really out of shape an inflexible. I cant touch my toes much less than hold them. I took my mat but need a belt? You loop it around your feet to keep them together?

Ever heard of bogo? It's this blue 1/2/ ball thing that you bounce on. There's a class on that too. Got there at 8 left at 12. I might have overdone it a bit. Usually when I leave I feet energized.

The kids were there it made it really difficult to hear. LOT's of KIDS

I filled up again at $4.42 $18.00 for my trip.

Then there is the ten miles back and forth from the Y every day.

I walk at night.

It really cooled off and my walk last night was accompanied with my fleece jacket. I closed my bedroom window.

I planted beets and beans yesterday. I just can't turn the hose switch back on after the gardener left.

I made this great corn, eggplant, salsa to go with the salsa for dinner last night.

Going to the Y daily is costing me gas. My sojourn to Big Sur yesterday cost 18 dollars in gas and 2 for ice. That was 7 lbs.
I used to get frustrated as a teenager and mom would tell me that I didn't put the weight on over night I can't expect the body to improve or the weight to come off as fast.
Yesterday, I had cantaloupe on the road and a ham sandwich driving home, and some artichokes, a feta, spinach tartlet and the halibut with corn. I could only eat about 3 oz of the dish I was too full. I hot a really small piece but it was still 2 meals.

I need to get some more rice chex.