2023 Summer trip part 1.

Before leaving: easy 5 miles.

We stopped at the Route 66 Rest Stop between Springfield and Joplin. It has a Route 66 theme. Then we found a good Indian restaurant at the Big Apple travel plaza, exit 13 off of I-44, near Joplin.

Food was good, portions were HUGE.

In Oklahoma: did 2 miles outside, walking back and forth along a 0.3 mile long access road near the hotels.

Then in Austin, dinner with Olivia and B.

This morning: found out that 83 F, 74 percent humidity, is much worse than 83F, 59 percent.

I just up and quit when I got to the hotel. Then I thought: ok, get the 5 and so went back out and back, slowly.

As far as the original walk, I turned the wrong way on St. Elmo. No problem; there were small walking trails.

In Texas: I found a pull up bar at rest stop between Dallas and Waco. Did the worst set of pull ups, ever, though the angle made it look worse than it was.

10 “reps” total. (3 and 7); this is what happens when I don’t warm up my shoulders