Yesterday morning, Suzanne and Gabe decided to go for a walk. They discussed taking a long walk or a short walk and settled on a long walk. In their minds, the long walk would take them about an hour. So off they went, across the causeway and up the big hill, intending to walk around the loop, the one we drive every day and does not seem far in the car. The problem with the loop is that there are no short cuts to return home a shorter way. Once you are committed and you get half way around, you are committed to go the whole way around.
We have been kidding them ever since. These two sensible ladies started out for this long walk with no cell phones and no water. And Gabe returned home bleeding from four blisters on her feet. She wore shoes perfect for a short walk but not for a three hour walk.
Twice during their walk they were passed by two men on bicycles, who commented to them that they were walking a long way. The men were unknown to them but last night at our dinner party, two men arrived who looked familiar. Our friends who joined us at dinner were the same men who spoke to them in the morning. They did point out that anyone living around the loop would have been happy to have driven them back home. Nova Scotians are always willing to help. But these two ladies were determined to finish what they started. This is a true story.
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The same loop that Elise ran around by mistake?
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