Saturday
morning, I woke up and checked the weather forecast. Cold and windy. Hmm. To
walk or not to walk? Knowing that a fearless and friendly group of Toronto
Power Walkers would be waiting to greet me at the gates of Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, was the motivation I needed to climb out of my cozy bed.
As
I pulled on four layers of clothing, zipped up my down-filled parka, and laced
up my winter walking shoes, my thoughts traveled 4000 km south to sunny Mexico,
where my parents are spending the entire month of February. Every morning, they
walk along the Malecon, or boardwalk, that runs along the north shore of Lake
Chapala, the largest fresh water lake in Mexico. We may not have pelicans or
palm trees, but we do have coyotes and towering oaks.
After
our walk, we had the annual TPW brunch. What a spread! We ate and talked—about fees,
community service, self-defence courses, and upcoming races. Two members head
to London, England on March 24 for the Landmarks Half Marathon, while I head to
Key West for the EverWalk + Habitat for Humanity Service Walk, March 31-April 6.
A
big thank you to the members of the TPW co-ordinating committee for the great get-together.
