Pentagenarians & Beyond: September 14, 2025
- Thread starter FitGran
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Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
Hi all! I got home last night. Good trip overall. After the first very rainy day driving, I only had light rain a couple times. Otherwise it kindly rained at night. I did the Dakota Zoo twice on my own since Derek was working and the Winnipeg Zoo. The trip to Canada went well, though they decided to search the car when we crossed into Canada. My sister who has been married to a Canadian for over 30 years, said we were an easy check off. Crossed in North Dakota and it was really not busy at all. Basically no wait. Then when we came back, he just asked a couple questions and sent us off. For a big city, Winnipeg was really nice, did take some adjusting to driving though. My speedometer is not digital and the kilometers is an inside ring that's lighter and hard to see in bright sun, so I was happy to have my navigator along to keep my speed on track. The traffic light system is different, too, though understandable. Signs are also different. Since I didn't get to hike in Marquette due to rain, I stopped yesterday and hiked for an hour. Derek's cat is like a tornado! She knocked my mug off the bit of counter next to the sink and broke it. I got a replacement at Derek's zoo. Then when we got back from Winnipeg, it truly looked like a tornado went through. Because it's such a tiny space it's already a bit cluttered and it had all my stuff added. Anything that could be knocked over or rolled around was. Derek has a TV tray folding table that he puts his dishes on to dry, since he has no counter and she'd collapsed it and everything was on the floor, anything by the sink was in the sink and there are two cupboards above the sink that she had opened and gotten into and knocked things over, and the cupboard under the sink was open. Stuff was also in the bathroom sink. And the woman he got her from, who seemed to have taken her in because a relative could no longer have her, told him she was the kind of cat who just laid around. LOL She also fell in the bathtub after I'd gotten out, and while there was still water in it. She did not like that!
This morning I did an AOLIH mix, Pyramid Pump Upper Body and the P30 Extended Stretch.
This morning I did an AOLIH mix, Pyramid Pump Upper Body and the P30 Extended Stretch.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
We also got home last night after a long long drive. there was an unexpected construction project messing up traffic. i read about it and the DOT dated it for next weekend. it happened this weekend. the newspaper had the info about it but gave no dates, just talked about "this weekend" on saturdays news when it started on friday and wasnt mentioned until saturday. i finally found the right info on X but thats not so trustworthy a site. we ended up changing our route (when we saw the congestion ahead) to Plan B which was not as congested but is not interstate so took longer. no way to tell what was the best choice. anyway 11.5 hours of fun.
cathy the first time we left the cat home along he took the basement apart. knocked down things and shredded a paper towel roll. opened the blinds to see out the window. this time he did fine and didnt disturb a thing. he was happy to see us after almost a week! Derek's kitty will probably get better with time but a bored cat will definitely stir things up. ours learned to open cabinet and room doors quickly.
cathy our last visit to Canada was unpleasant. we got stopped and went thru security check with the camper. they tore apart everything. they dont put things back together either . they went thru wallets and phone and seemed disbelieving that we only had one phone for two people. we had a lot of food packed but nothing that wasnt legal to take across. still it was unpleasant and took several hours. i dont remember us going back after that. it left us with an unwelcome feeling. the agent was clearly hostile towards us and this is long before the current "elbows up" atmosphere caused by our "administration".
cathy the first time we left the cat home along he took the basement apart. knocked down things and shredded a paper towel roll. opened the blinds to see out the window. this time he did fine and didnt disturb a thing. he was happy to see us after almost a week! Derek's kitty will probably get better with time but a bored cat will definitely stir things up. ours learned to open cabinet and room doors quickly.
cathy our last visit to Canada was unpleasant. we got stopped and went thru security check with the camper. they tore apart everything. they dont put things back together either . they went thru wallets and phone and seemed disbelieving that we only had one phone for two people. we had a lot of food packed but nothing that wasnt legal to take across. still it was unpleasant and took several hours. i dont remember us going back after that. it left us with an unwelcome feeling. the agent was clearly hostile towards us and this is long before the current "elbows up" atmosphere caused by our "administration".