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Well, here it is, my 50th birthday.

KEEPING ON SCHEDULE

As I’ve been saying I was going to do for about 3 months, I woke up at 4:00 AM and got ready for my LONG pool walk.  Normally, the pool doesn’t open at the Canyon Ranch Spa until 6:00 AM.  Because I’m so “focused” on my goal, I got them to open it for me at 4:30 AM.

When I first got in the pool it was cold . . .  People don’t always realize how cold it can get in the desert in the middle of the night.  Fortunately, it warmed up quickly.

When I looked up, there was a beautiful crescent moon with Venus below and to the left.  An awesome sight.  Unfortunately, it was kind of cloudy, so i didn’t get to see  many other stars.

Once I started I just zoned out and kept going and going and going.  Around 6:30 AM, a few people showed up to check out what I was doing and to wish me happy birthday.  Then it just got better and better.  More people showed up and kept me company while I was going.  When some of them found out I was going to be in the pool for 5 hours they thought I was nuts (that just added to the fun).

Sure enough, by 9:30 AM, 5 hours had passed and it was done.  I let out a loud victory yell and got out of the pool.  I was pretty darn tired, but not as worn out as I expected.   I was also proud that I went 5 hours in the pool without a bathroom break (which is tough to do considering all the water you have to driink while in the desert to stay hydrated).

Then I went back to my room and took a shower.  I then went looking for my wife who drove in for the day from Phoenix / Scottsdale, just to have lunch with me.  We had a great lunch and she got to meet some of the friends I had made while at the ranch.  BEFORE anybody thinks I’m evil, the reason I went by myself is because she’s not as big of a fan of this type of vacation as I am.  After lunch, she went into the city (Tucson) and visted some of her friends, all before going back home.

Then I took a little nap and got ready for the Sweat Lodge experience scheduled for later that night.

More on that in the next post.

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