It’s been a busy weekend! Yesterday I walked in Summerland and Peachland, successfully managing to dodge the little rain showers that kept circling the area. Walking along the promenade at Peachland was especially pleasant. It was a flat straight walk and every so often I could hear the waves lapping against the pebbled beach.
Today, I walked in Oliver and that is the walk I would like to tell you about. The plan was that Lyle would drop me off at the north end of town at the park and he would drive to the south end, leave the car, and then walk back to meet me. It was a simple plan, a straight line from point A to point B. It was also the first time I was to walk totally alone and on an unfamiliar route. Would you believe I got lost!
I had started in the Lions Park and neither Lyle nor I realized that the beginning of this path veered off to the left, while the highway path I intended to walk took a very slight curve to the right. When I exited the park, I was apparently two blocks off course. I walked another couple of blocks before I realized that I had no idea of where I was.
Feeling confused, I stood at the intersection, wondering how Lyle would find me again. At this point, I discerned another pedestrian coming towards me. We did a little sidestepping. I think that while I moved from side to side trying to find this person in my field of vision, she was trying to get out of my way. Anyway, we finally connected. I explained my problem, “I seem to have lost the highway,” I said, and this new friend volunteered to guide me to where I needed to be. We were nearly at the highway again, when Lyle came rushing up to meet us.
So, now I have the first time of being lost out of the way. I didn’t panic and hopefully I will be able to draw on the experience to add to my confidence in future walks.
Scary but a learning tool, at the same time. You are not the panic type and this will make you have more confidence, that you can do this. Enjoy reading the bloc. Keep it up Sue.
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