The Journey of 1,000 Miles

 

Thanks, good and faithful sneakers

While I was writing about distant lands and travels past, life continued in New York. One of the activities that continued was my walking journey. I walked 82 miles in April, just a few miles short of what I'd hoped, 85 miles, but enough to keep me on track for my 1,000 mile goal for this year. 

This took a lot of miles

On Friday I noticed that I'd just about worn out the soles in my every day sneakers. They probably needed to be replaced for three months, but I honestly didn't notice that the sole was getting very thin. I added new sneakers to my list of things I needed to buy. I've done very little buying this year, but in the last week I bought binoculars -- there will be lots of animals to view -- an adaptor for my electrical devices and a new pair of baby blue sneakers. I also bought insect repellant, more sunscreen and school supplies. The school supplies are for a visit we will make to a school in Zimbabwe.  

Now that I've got everything assembled, there's both not a lot left to do and also an awful lot left  to do. I've got most of what I need to bring sitting on the couch and my suitcase is open and ready. I'm going to Weight Watchers tomorrow morning, making a quick visit to the bank and then I'm treating myself to a pedicure. Then it's home to pack. 

Some time tomorrow I will begin to realize that in 48 hours I will be in Africa. I will be both excited and anxious, though I keep reminding myself that as long as I have my passport, chargers, my prescriptions, phone and a change or two of clothes I'm fine. 

I'm hoping to do one more post tomorrow, but as I've learned over the years packing and organizing will take longer than I anticipate, and I'll be sidetracked with at least a half dozen little errands that somehow didn't cross my mind in the last week. That said, the next post will either be from the plane -- wifi is included -- or once I've landed in Johannesburg, and very shortly my miles will be walked in South Africa.   

As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care.