Penticton

Art next to Okanagan Lake

Last week, we drove to Penticton, British Columbia, for a bridge tournament and vacation. The bridge only went so-so: I got 6 points total, with 3.6 of those being red points, which are awarded to people toward the bottom of the leaderboard, and 2.4 gold, which are harder to get. We earned some points in every game we played except one, but a few red points are not really what you are looking for. Alice and I earned the gold on the last day, so that was a bit of redemption.

Eight bridge players went, plus Jackie, and I think we all had a good time. The nine of us had dinner together twice, and some of the players took an evening off and toured a winery. Jackie toured a historical house, went through an art gallery, shopped, saw a movie, and got a lot of reading done. I played bridge.

While we were gone, someone looked at our house, the only bite we have gotten so far. Word from our agent is that the people who came through are just starting to look around. I am beginning to settle in for the long haul, not worrying about whether the house will sell quickly, or even at all. Wait and see. We are in the fortunate position of not needing to move on any schedule.

On a couple of the bridge days, I walked over 10,000 steps, including over 13,000 one day. As a result, I passed another milestone by making my way to Lake Maloney, Nebraska. We are now over 2,500 miles into the walk, definitely west of center in Nebraska, and 112 miles from Colorado as the trail winds.

 

Camping at Lake Maloney.