wishing straighter and stronger

sunning seal on the lamb islets

ever have those times when it seems like a number of people in your life have just gone missing? you know, they say they will call, or email, or come for a visit – and then a month goes by and you haven’t heard from them, two months goes by and you wonder wtf you did to discourage them from coming around anymore.

i have a bunch of people like that in my life lately – a vast silence out there in the ether, compounded by promises of being in touch – making me wonder if the horoscope has just lined up like this or aliens have abducted my friends. strange yes, but upsetting – not really – i’m just curious about that (also recognizing my own tendencies to drop out of touch with people due to work/life events that overtake me).

in any event, life rolls on – signed up again today in a kayaking introduction course (for women only and with rescues) since the one i had planned to take on the weekend was cancelled for lack of enrollment. i’m crossing my fingers for this course in october instead, though the sea will be mighty cold by then for dunking in!

i have been thinking a lot about finding time to work out regularly again – so as to be in better hiking, swimming, kayaking shape by next spring. since breaking my ankle (which put me out of commission for about 10 months), and then moving (the commute has broken into my health time) – i have not taken up any regular physical practice beyond the odd hike or swim. i’m thinking of rejoining the ywca near my work so as tohave pool access at lunchtime, and also signing up for a qi gong class that runs once a week in gibsons. partly this is motivated by a general desire for greater strength, and partly by my secret desire to do the pacific crest in the next few years (seems like a silly, far away dream when i say it outloud). in any case, i have this idea that next summer i would like to do two 100 km (7-day) trips, but i’m not sure where yet. if anyone has some 100 km suggestions in bc, wa or oregon – please let me know. and if anyone wants to come along, i am in need of a hiking partner for at least one of those trips (i suspect one of them will be done with aaron). my friend joe has also invited me to do a kayak up around the bella coola area, so that is another summer possibility if it comes together.

now – to get to work on getting my ankle straighter and the rest of me stronger. that seems like a worthwhile winter project 🙂