Day 174 – Jim’s Trek – 21.5 Miles – In Saskatchewan on This Memorial Day

Good Day and remember on this Memorial Day,

Today I cycled 21.5 miles on my Schwinn 150 on my Trek from Tampa to Seattle. I am somewhere in Saskatchewan on the Trans-Canada Highway at a point almost halfway between Pelican and Chaplin Lakes. The landscape has changed a wee bit, sort of like low-lying rolling hills. And I am about 469 miles from my next Interlake address goal.

I have now lost 9.2 pounds and I seem to be maintaining my reasonable ranges of blood sugar numbers, even with the reduction in my diabetes medications.

The above map is an approximate and direct route map of my Trek on this 174th day.  It does not include all my Interlake address goal points.  "A" is Tampa, "C" is Seattle, and "B" is where I have made it today. To date I have completed 3,189.3 miles.

And today is also Cellophane Tape Day. I just learned that there are Scotch Tape Sculpture contests. Contestants are judged on: Execution; Creativity; and Presentation. Grand prize $5,000.00. Only in America… Go for it! And yes the bike was one of the 2012 winners.

The second half of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was my viewing companion this morning on my Trek. And according to Albus Dumbledore “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 173 – Jim’s Trek – 21.4 Miles – My Schwinn Trek Continues in Saskatchewan

Good Day,

This morning’s Trek on my Schwinn 150 resulted in 21.4 miles. I am now about 15 miles west of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and travelling on the Trans-Canada Highway once again. I am also just northwest of the Village of Caronport. It has an approximate population of about 1,070.

And as I continue on my Trek, I believe the start has just happened at the Indianapolis 500. I’m sure that my Schwinn 150 would get a definite workout.

Housecleaning and today is a beautiful day in Tampa… Sun is shining and the humidity is almost non-existent. I just got out of the pool.

Today’s on-bike entertainment is the second film in the Harry Potter series – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. And I have to make sure that I note that the first Harry Potter film does have two names: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Harry Potter and the Soccer’s Stone. Same film different titles. Today’s film introduces Dobby, the House Elf, and Moaning Myrtle, and Professors Gilderoy Lockhart and Pomona Sprout.

Last night’s movie fare was Life of Pi, 2012. An interesting adaptation of a story, possibly within a story, about the account of a young man and a tiger who survive 227 days in a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean. There are a number of themes running through the tale and it definitely is something to think about.

Work on the cluster for Astro-Physics, the inner top of Double Entendre, and the quilting for The Amulet continues. Check out updates on Quilts SB and stay tuned for my new, soon-to-come site, Afghans SB.

Be healthy and enjoy.

Jim