The other day I was walking home over the bridge from down town Charleston. As I got to the top of the bridge this young guy gave me an unsolicited high five. Immediately afterwards his lady friend did the same. I have seen them a few times before, so I am still trying to figure out if they were impressed with the fact that I do this most days or if the sight of this grey haired guy carrying a full pack was an inspiration to them both. The reality of the situation may be that it was a sympathy high five at the fact that I am able to make it to the top with out the aid of a mobility device. They may have been just encouraging me like a mother does when her new baby takes his or her first steps.
The mornings are extremely cathartic for me. Mt wife drops me at the shell station in Mount Pleasant and I strap on the pack and off I go. Watching the sun come up over Charleston Harbor is a great way to start the day and an hour and fifteen minutes later I am usually walking into my office in down town Charleston. At the end of the day I do it all over again and it feels great.
This morning I had a different experience. It was a beautiful sunny 65 degrees and I got to walk with my daughter Halley. We checked her blood sugar, stopped at Starbucks and then headed up the bridge. On the down side heading in to Charleston we looked down and the water was like glass. We saw a pod of dolphins and some resident pelicans flying under the bridge. A great start to a great day.
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