Dorm

8/1 SUNDAY

Oo.. dorm living. Two sets of bunk beds in a room the size of one of my kids bedrooms. I do wonder how 4 people live in here with-out killing each other. I guess when you are younger you are more physically and mentally flexible that you are when you are 47. I unpacked everything.. hung up some clothes.. and put my pictures of my family out. I miss them! I miss home. I miss clay. From being sick I was out of the clay a bit longer that I expected. I will make up for that this week.
I went for a run and totally got lost. I did make it down to the lake. That lake is very very blue. Makes me want to go snorkeling. I read that at times you can see 75 feet down. The lake is about 1600 feet deep and is 39 degrees at the bottom and heats up to 68 degrees at the surface during the summer. It also has 72 miles of shoreline.
Once I made it back to my dorm, I had a little yogurt for dinner. Then I went to explore where the closest bar is. Apparently if you want an expensive drink you go to the Hyatt.. and if you want a “Blue Collar” drink you go to the Paddlewheel. I went and had a “blue collar”drink. I sat at the bar, which I never do, and talked to a couple of golf pros. They were nice and gave me some advice about where to go running and where to go kayaking.
I walked back up to my room, thankful for the flashlight I found in my car. They have these little black top pathways alongside of the roads for foot and bike traffic. It is very pedestrian friendly here.
I am still surprised at the density of people. Peoples personal space is much closer than I like here.