There are some strange sights to be seen when walking along the bay trail in rosebud. Apart from the fridges in the tents and the full lounge suites, some of the campsites were better outfitted than some homes I worked in when I was a house painter in my very early days. Some people really know how to camp out in style. As I headed back home, an older gent started walking beside me and we began chatting. Keeping up a steady pace, he began telling me he walks 5kms every day and rides 30kms on a mountain bike on the Bay Trail daily. He seemed fit for his age and I asked how old he was. He is turning 70 soon. Great effort I thought. It got better still when he told me about his time serving in the Vietnam war. He said if that didnt kill him, the prostate cancer he had removed wasnt going to kill him. The walking and riding were the things that have kept him on track. If not for those, he said he would have been pushing up daisies like a number of his friends were. Its not just about the exercise he kept saying, its the way it keeps the mind clear and a good way to sort out problems. In the 30 mins I walked and talked with this guy, one thing became clear. If you want something bad enough, you will do anything to get it. I may have gotten my bike ride in this morning, but what I did get was a dose of reality from a gent 20 years my senior. When we parted way, the following song came to mind. m.youtube/watch?v=K7G4BCWPRPA
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:57:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015