This week's hike was a loop-d-loop if there ever was one... or maybe a loop-d-loop-d-loop would be a bit more like it.
On Friday evening, Deb and Sof agreed to conquer Rocky Neck again this week. So that's where we will begin.
We met at 9am on Saturday morning at our usual parking spots at Rock Neck. We stepped out into the 20 to 30 degree temperatures, and we were raring to go. We fitted our gloves, hats, and walking sticks into their normal positions, and before long, we were across the parking lot and into the woods, chatting as we went.
The normal loop around Rocky Neck is probably about 3 to 3 1/2 miles long. Since we usually have been doing about 8 miles per hike, we all followed Rob as he meandered through the trails and the beach a few times until his pedometer read just under 8 miles. We stopped and snapped our pictures at the obvious locations, and we really enjoyed our workout. During our previous 2 hikes we had to be very cautious as we stepped over lots of loose rock, but this hike was very different. We were free to stretch our legs out and take long strides, speeding up our pace. There were few rocks to be careful of. My legs felt much different during lunch this week.
It was a very brisk and lively day outside on the beach. We enjoyed the company of a few groups who passed us, their dogs jumping with glee in the sand. There were also a few couples enjoying the sun in their face and the ocean breeze in their hair, snapping random pictures of themselves. Taking in the glory of the day.
We ate lunch at CafeNV, had our Starbucks, and then shopped at the Crystal Mall a bit before we went our separate ways.
See everyone next week,
We missed you Bob,
Joe
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