Thursday
Dear Elsie
It’s crazy that 1 week ago today we left Cape Town for Italy. We expected our trip to have many days of wet weather. It has rained, but nothing like the rain we have had today. It’s been the rainiest of days. It was just the perfect day for us to rest and start sorting out some things before we leave for Milan tomorrow. We needed cable ties, so we set off in raincoats and with umbrellas in hand, went to the Carrefour furthest away. It’s a pretty walk.
One of the things you quickly learn when you are in a foreign country is how much we take English for granted. Shopping is tricky.
I still don’t know what this is…I know it’s apricot, pear and orange. I figured they are small boxes of juice.
We were looking for hot chocolate sachets. The 89c ones on the bottom shelf were the closest. Nesquik below them was expensive.
We came home via a cafe near the lake where we had a cappuccino for 1.50 Euro, so not quite R30. A good price for sure.
We bought a lot of little extras with us from South Africa, knowing the prices here will be high. We bought a proverbial medicine department including seasickness pills and antiobiotics. Mike has me taking vitamins every day. We also bought a strip of Myprodol but didn’t anticipate Mike hurting his arm while putting a backpack in the overhead compartment when he got on the plane. He jarred his right shoulder (hope it’s not a rotator cuff tear because otherwise he’s in for 9 months of recovery). Anyway, now there are only 3 pills left so we asked Julian to bring some when he comes. If all goes according to plan we meet up with him in Copenhagen on Saturday.
Tomorrow, our bus to Milan is at 9.50am.
We have certainly upped our walking. My app tells me interesting information. This was from yesterday.
In April I crossed a million steps for the year so far. I’m hoping to do 3 million steps by the end of the year.
Keep walking and climbing! 18% are climbing to get to our front door!
Today I watched an inspirational video on Ida Keeling. She started running after losing both her sons within 2 years of each other. They were in their 40s and she (naturally) sank into a deep depression. She was 67 when her daughter (a track athlete trainer) bought her a pair of running shoes and started training her to run. She ran for as long as she could, breaking records for her age group. She died at 106.
Keep moving!
A more relaxing day today. The rain is forecast to have passed by tomorrow, so we will be moving a lot more.
Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂