Very good work, congratulations!
Now are you going to rest on your laurels or going to try and beat that in future?
I don't know if I'll beat that one... I like walking, for health and for entertainment, and my wife and I typically walk a couple/three, occasionally four miles most days, weather permitting. Last spring I did a six miler while she was off meeting friends. She doesn't like to push it too far, despite at times being more enthusiastic than I am about getting out there and walking. Maybe I'll aim for a longer walk sometime when I'm on my own.
Those pictures are pieces of art themselves. Glad you were able to survive all those health threats and still walk over 8 1/2 miles.
For an encore, I see a pic of a mountain you can hike up to the top of...because it's there. Good health to you in '23.
Oddly enough, in all my years in Japan, I have never tried to climb Mt. Fuji. It's something just about everyone does — once. My children all have, and when I was working my colleagues , American and Japanese, and many visitors from the US did.
On the other hand, I have heard that it is a lot prettier admired from afar, and that climbing typically involves trudging along with crowds of tourists, domestic and foreign, through the night to time arrival at the summit for sunrise.
I think I'll stick to admiring Fuji from afar.
Why does an 70 year old man take an 8.6 mile walk?
Because he CAN!
Exactly so!
Impressive! You've proven the old saying, "New knees is good knees."
Absolutely. Can't say it enough: If your knees are worn out, get 'em replaced! Makes a world of difference to your quality of life. (And, like everyone says, take your rehab very seriously. The quality of the new knees depends very much on how seriously you do your rehab. In my case, on the advice of my first, left knee, surgeon, I started PT a few weeks before the op. Did that for the second knee, too. Sure, the rehab from the operation is painful, but to be, upon recovery, pain free with every step makes the temporary pain worth it.)
Thanks everyone for the kind comments. We're returning to Oregon on Friday. That long walk was a nice way to wind up this visit to Japan.
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