Day 111 – (AD 541) – Jim's Trek Part III – 22.0 Miles – Near Grass Patch in Western Australia on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

On my 111st day of Jim's Trek Part III I cycled 22.0 miles on my Schwinn 170. I am just around the corner from 11,000 miles.

I am currently located, still heading south, on the Collgardie-Esperance Highway on my virtual trek through Western Australia. As I continue I will soon be heading through the small Town of Grass Patch. (Wonder if the Douglases are home? Oh yeah that was Green Acres.) The population of Grass Patch on December 1, 1945 was 44. (The Australian Women’s Weekly, December 1, 1945, Page 20.)  In 2011 the town had grown to 492.

I am now 328 miles from my next destination and goal point.

I think I now understand why I never became a politician. I never learned to back-pedal on any of my bicycles. Period. But I still think about the electorate who are Convinced, with a capital “C”, that their representative is truly looking out for his/her constituents’ best interests.

Today I complete the pressure washing of the boardwalk.

Jim’s Trek has now racked up 41,924 pageviews.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.


Trying to be healthy and keep on pedaling.

Enjoy,

Jim

Day 110 – (AD 540) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.7 Miles – I’m Still in Western Australia on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I cycled 21.7 miles on my Schwinn 170 and I completed 170 sit-ups. My blood sugar remained flat at 103 and it looks like for the next few days there will be a focus on diet.

I’m not sure if I mentioned it but I did cook a braised monkfish the other night for supper. Apart from the fact that the creator must not have had much consideration at the point in time when s/he fabricated the monkfish, I most undoubtedly think that I will favor this for some of my piscine recipes. (And yes it is pronounced that way. I had to check it out.)

Oh yeah, the monkfish is called “the poor man’s lobster”.

Road images of my virtual Trek through this part of Western Australia certainly haven’t changed. (And no I am not using the same Google map picture over and over and over again.)  I am headed south on the National Route 1. Just beyond the actual road and from the satellite image there appears to be agriculturally developed land…but it also appears to be dry.

Today’s Saint of the day is Saint Romuald… and the Saint of the day’s recipe care of Giada De Laurentiis for June 19th is Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup. Simple soup for lunch and actually not bad. White beans, onions, garlic, sage, chicken broth, olive oil, butter, pepper, and some heavy cream. Definitely filling and I almost felt that I was living, or tending to, a monastic-type of life.

Another new quilt has been added to our project list. Right now it is known as Le Ruban. The design is a combination of our work and the inspiration of a graphic work by Tilman Zitzmann.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy and keep on pedaling.

Enjoy,

Jim

Day 109 – (AD 539) – Jim's Trek Part III – 22.0 Miles – Salmon Gums in Western Australia on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Well this morning I pedaled a tad longer and clocked 22.0 miles on my Schwinn 170. I have now pedaled 10,940.7 miles; 17,607.4 kilometers.

This morning I am now headed south along the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway in Western Australia.

Here are my recorded stats –

• Location – Home, Tampa, Florida
• Start Date – 2 December 2012
• Today's Date – 18 June 2014
• Trek Distance – Today 22.0 miles
• Trek Distance Part I – 4,257.1 miles
• Trek Distance Part II – 4,360.0 miles
• Trek Distance Part III – 2,323.6 miles
• Grand Total Miles – 10,940.7
• Miles to Go – Many more
• Avg. Miles per Day – 20.3
• Calories Burned Today - 625
• Number of Sit-ups - 170
• Weight – 164.5 lbs; Total Loss – 4.7 lbs
• BMI – 23.0
• Fat – 19.0%
• Belly Measurement – 32”; Total Loss – 12”
• Blood Sugar - 103 mg/dL
• A1c - 5.60%
• eAG – 96.9 mg/dL
• Blood Pressure – 120/64
• Age – 62 yrs, 6 mths

This is my 564th post. And according to Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded 41,742 Pageviews.

We have 99.99% finished our new quilt Tampa Kaleidoscope. Yet to attach our label anda sleeve. Check Quilts SB for an update. And yes that is me standing in front of TK just to show you the size of this monster quilt.

Bella appears completely bored... And the legs are courtesy of my Schwinn 150 and 170.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy and keep on pedaling.

Enjoy,

Jim

Day 108 – (AD 538) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.0 Miles – Headed South in Western Australia on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

And it is afternoon on my 538th day of cycling on my Schwinn 170. Today I pedaled 21.0 miles. My schedule was thrown off a wee bit due to an early morning appointment. And I am now just about four days from turning 11,000 miles on my Schwinn odometer.

This afternoon I turned left onto the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. Per Wikipedia this highway “passes through arid mining country, mainly dotted with patches of gum trees, scrub and salt lakes.” Does not sound much different from what I’ve seen on the last couple of weeks of my Trek through Western and South Australia.

I am now south of the Town of Norseman which is nice to know that it is the first major town in Western Australia since the South Australian border…about 450 miles from the east. Oh and the population is about 860. Neighborly sort of town?

I posted our 3rd of three of our new series of quilts and wall hangings. This one is Diamonds. Check out the updates and write-ups at Quilts SB.

For Florida, not so bad an idea from Amazon from Accoutrements. Only $7.61.

Jim’s Trek has now racked up 41,659 pageviews on Blogger.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy and keep on pedaling.

Enjoy,

Jim

Day 107 – (AD 537) – Jim's Trek Part III – 21.4 Miles – Yes I am Still in Western Australia on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This Monday morning I cycled another 21.4 miles on my Schwinn 170. I am now cycling then doing 170 sit-ups…all while watching White Collar. I am now up to a grand total of 10,897.7 miles; 17,538.2 kilometers.

Earlier on I wrote my morning pages and just dumped what-ever thoughts I had on a blank file. I only have 4 more weeks of Julia Cameron’s third and final book, Finding Water of her The Artist Way series. If anyone has any suggestion as a follow-up book or manual to Cameron’s triad I welcome your thoughts.

And yes my virtual Trek still has me located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia. Scenery appears to be the same. Weather, the same. The road the same. I feel sort of bored to tears with the sameness. I soon will be veering to the south and I should be getting to the town of Norseman. Hopefully my may see something different along my route. I am just about 13 miles to the northwest of Norseman.

I have added two of three of our new quilts and wall hangings to Quilts SB: Light Bringer and Sea and Sky. Check them out. Also I will be posting the details to the third of the series, Diamonds.

If you are reading this blog and just so happen to be somewhere along my route in Australia please feel free to drop me a line at jsmith58@gmail.com. Certainly would welcome it.

Trying to be healthy and keep on pedaling.

Enjoy,

Jim