Congratulations!
It’s great that you’re starting out retirement with a long trip - I hope you really enjoy it, and I suspect you’ll get plenty of exercise along the way.
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For years my breakfast at work was a Kind Bar. I’ve never found another bar I’ve actually thought tasted OK.
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It’s been awhile since I earned money for my running habit. Funny how it makes a run so much better. It also was only 68* and 100% humidity - could have done without the 20mph wind gusts - but sadly that’s better than we’ve had in months. Not quite 6 miles outside followed by a faster 5 on the TM and then easy 15 min on the bike.
Yesterday, H had his shoulder replaced. Due to someone(s?) dropping the ball, it wasn’t certain it would happen until Thursday. I don’t know how many hours I spent on the phone last week trying to get everyone to do what they needed to do. Surgery went well - he had a huge bone spur that complicated things for the surgeon - but in general he seems to be doing well. When we got home (nice 1:30+ hour drive through rain and t-storms) he went to bed and I crashed hard myself. I also ran 7 miles before his surgery and before the rain came!
Edit - and while we knew that H (and I) have big veins for IVs and such, the surgeon (with many years of experience under his belt) remarked how huge the one on his bicep is. He said it was bigger than his pinky finger. Said he had to be very careful not to nick it (and didn’t)
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Checking in…
I hit all my comp PR’s this past week and I’m positive that I could have loaded a few extra kilos for some new PR’s, but the programming only had me doing 9-9.5 RPE’s (rate of perceived exertion).
Not very often, but I do occasioanlly workout at the large gym where I’m employed PT for the past few months. I don’t like working out there, since it’s kinda like eating where you go to the bathroom. 
Anyway, yesterday I was performing a heavy (for me) snatch, with a less than ideal barbell, and I missed the “catch” (where one stabilizes the bar overhead) and I dropped the loaded barbell onto the platform.
The fitness area is located on the 2nd floor with the executive offices on the first floor directly below. Later that day, now on my work shift, the chief executive of the entire complex comes walking by and asks “Was that YOU?”
“MOI?” 
Deload week this week. In other news, I signed up for a 1/2 in November, so I have something to shoot for and also enjoy the beautiful scenery, which I need for focus.
Oh, and the phlebotomist never has a problem finding a vein anywhere on me. 
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Sounds like a miserable drive, but I’m glad all went well for your husband’s surgery.
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Check in day
Still just doing my thing - playing pickleball 3 days a week, usually riding my bike 2 days a week (25 miles or more, but about 10 days ago I drove to visit my DIL - 3+ hour drive that should have been just over an hour - and then we rode our bikes 56 miles. That’s the longest I’ve ridden this year, and I actually still felt fine when we were done).
Next week we head to the west coast (Tahoe and Yosemite) to mostly hike, with some altitude involved. I’ve practiced some hills, but haven’t been walking/hiking as much as I should have been. Fortunately neither has my husband, so we will be slow together.
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Send more fun pics please. Hope you’re having a great “retirement trip.”
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Drive from CT to Lubec Maine on Thursday was long, we did drive through the town i lived in from age 1-9.
Friday we explored the FDR/Campbello park–including walking along beach to see a cool rock formation (pic 1). Step count was 15.4k.
Saturday was West Quoddy Head and driving to St John NB. Friend on fb called pic 2 iconic. Step count only 8 1k
Today was all about exploring city of St John. We did an amazing guided walking tour of city. Toss in walk to historic site and dinner and step count was 15.3 K.
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@ClassicMom98 - I can’t reply on the say it here thread, but I figured here would be OK.
When we were on a biking vacation, a lady in our group tumbled off a “cliff” that was many feet (probably 15-20, not 100 or anything) above water below, head over butt. FORTUNATELY she fell into some shrubbery, or this may have ended differently. Her husband was way ahead, so I went chasing him down while my husband and others helped her get out of the brush. I returned and was literally picking prickers out of her behind. What was one woman from our trip doing - filming it on her phone. Later another woman (from Switzerland) said something like “If I’m hurt and that woman films it, you tell her I will kill her…” The filming woman wasn’t popular on our trip.
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I’m laughing at the Swiss woman! Man, that woman who fell is so lucky.
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I PM’d you about the incident. This is not something I feel anyone should see, especially after the fact.
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Yesterday was another 13k+ day as we explored the city. Highlight was a waterfall that reverses with the tide.
Today we went to a park preserv÷ed by the Irving family. It was amazing. We did a lovely 5 mile walk. Toss in the side trails we did and i am already at 16.4k steps. Might hit 20k with our stroll to dinner
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Catching y’all up 
Had a transit day that included one of the best lobster rolls ever
Next day did cool waterfall hike-5ish miles
Yesterday did 3 mile hike along coast.
Today was a couple of hours of sea kayaking
Fun finding from hike. My garnin does not correctly count steps when i use hiking poles. It seems to happen because of change in arm motion. The count is about 50% too low.
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@jmnva06 -looks amazing!
That looks fabulous!
- Dead hang
- 90 degree air squat
- Cardio
- Farmer’s walk
- Vertical jumps
- Wall sit
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I’ll have to try a walk sit. Farmers Walk sounds TOUGH. I don’t do vertical jumps as a I avoid anything more than small jumps.
I’m in on squats, cardio and one of the others tho!
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Wall sits are great! You can do them anywhere where there is a usable vertical surface! Start with both feet on the ground.
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