Emotionally my day was like night and day from yesterday. I think I actually slept for 6 hours last night.(have not been able to sleep very well, maybe it's because I am sleeping all alone:)) We started our walk right outside our resort today which added quite a distance. The pool workout was ok, although having to do deck jumps in 5 feet of water pretty much sucks. Especially for me since I can barely reach the bottom. I almost drown every time I have to go down and push up because I suck in too much air. I will tell you that deck jumps are killers! They are quite easy to do in the 3 feet, though.
Our circuits today were legs! I absolutely despise doing lunges. They are so painful on my knee! There really isn't much about the lower body workout that I really enjoy. The second worst thing for me is calf raises:( We are suppose to do them explosively; well that does not happen with me) I can do about ten in a row and the burn takes over so bad, that I just want to cry. We made it through the lower body circuit training today and I was dreading the hike but was excited that I was going to go!
We lost one of our roommates today, Ann! Ann is such an amazing woman. She is 60 years old and is unbelievable at what she did here. Ann's goal was to lose 20 pounds and she lost half of that in the first week. Ann was leaving tomorrow, but left a day early. She got really faint and went to the doctor yesterday and he said she was very dehydrated. Ann was the calm one in the house, but was so fun to listen to!
Our hike today was to the Tettegouche State Park. On the way there, we stopped at Palisades Head, awesome view. We were told it was going to be just a leisurely hike. We were going to do a 1.3 mile loop! I have come to the realization that you can really never listen to Leif, except when he is yelling at you. His hikes and his watch never really match up. We headed out on the hike. It was Leif, Sunshine (aka Kelly), Kris (the new roomie), Camille, Deanna and myself. Sheryl kept asking us later if we enjoyed the sights. I told her I didn't know how we could enjoy it when you don't get time to stop! The one scary part of the 1.3 mile loop was that Leif thought we should go off the path. We were going down a steep rock and Camille lost her footing. Thank God there was a large tree where she fell to stop her. I screamed as I was in front of her and all I could see was her rolling over the rocks down into Lake Superior. She didn't and we made it back after 45 minutes.
This is where we knew it was not going to be just a leisurely hike. We headed another way, only to end up in the camp ground, so we went back and went down the 50+ stairs to the beach. The beach was awesome, but all I could think about was the 50 steps back! We were not done after that. Sheryl said she would pick us up on the road to go to the trail head. We started walking and walking and walking and walking. I think I swore a few times while we were walking. My foot was in excruciating pain, but I kept trudging along. We finally made it to the parking lot where Sheryl's vehicle was sitting. Sunshine had picked Camille and I some flowers because we are so sweet and we put them in our hair. We were heading up the short trek .7 miles to the falls, when the bees started coming at us. I finally realized that they were after the flowers. It was quite funny. We didn't even make it up the .7 hike, which was ALL uphill. We finally ran into Sheryl and Nikki. I don't know how many miles we actually put on this afternoon, but by the sight of me getting out of the Yukon when we got back; one could have guessed!
Tomorrow is another day, another day that I am thankful that I will still be here! As much as my foot is in pain and my knee gets sore, I just keep thinking about the long term and I know my body is reminded that it will NOT remain in this state! I am so grateful for Leif (please don't tell him that right now...because he is still the Devil boy to us), Sunshine (AKA, Kelly) and Sheryl. We are without O'Neal for a few days. Leif does give us encouragement and Sunshine is just that. She is awesome!
I thank you all for the prayers and well wishes. Please know that I take each one to heart:)
Until next time, PEACE OUT!
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