I went away to West Virginia for the weekend last week. It was weird. We were in a deserted ski resort. The whole mountain basically shuts down from March to May. We were in a condo building so we got a rental through VRBO. At night the little bar opened for a few hours. We had the pool/hot tub/sauna area totally to ourselves. We occasionally saw another person. One time someone (not ruling out a ghost) vacuumed the hall up to our door and then left. On Sunday morning we heard a crying baby. I eventually saw people with a baby or I would have totally called that one a fitting haunting.
Even the town closed down. In the morning the only place open was Starbucks. After they closed in the afternoon, one restaurant opened. Even the grocery store was closed.
We did some hiking. Our first walk started out going straight up the ski slope.
We had some company.
It was a good trip though. I caught up with my friend. I ended up eating way too much sugar and salt on the road trip there and back. I even stopped at a candy buffet on the way back because I saw a billboard on the highway. The featured image is the outside of a bookstore across the street from it.
I must have ended up all bloated because I’m not used to that kind of food. My next round of Body Slims started on Wednesday and my weight was up from where it had been. On the plus side, I’ve dropped 7 lbs from Wednesday to Saturday just by stopping eating crap. I had to have been carrying a lot of excess water. My first week weigh in numbers are going to look artificially good!
One part of Body Slims is walking 1 hour a day. In May I’m linking that to Not One More Vet’s Race Around the World. Participants increase their activity in May and track mileage. The goal is for everyone’s miles to add up to enough to circle the globe. NOMV works with mental health in veterinarians and staff. This is their major fundraiser. I’m aiming for 150 miles of activity in May.
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We stayed in western New Mexico one time, and our time there reminds me of your trip to WV. I think we spoke to three people the whole time we were there. Good luck with your upcoming Body Slims adventure.