This is a true story.
Julie loves to take a walk everyday. She does this for exercise, physical and mental. If she could choose the day it would be sunny and on the warmer side (at least 75 degrees).
So on this particular January day in central Florida, it was close to 80 and sunny, and time for a walk. Julie had been busy cleaning but was happy to take a break because her darling dorter had come to join her.
The two set off and went to the right instead of the left. To the left was a paved road leading to paved sidewalks and pedestrian crossings etc. To the right was a “path” Julie claimed to have been cleared “recently”. Carol found a large stick to put out alligator eyes just incase.
To snakes and other creatures this path would look like a dream come true. There was just the right amount of brush, weeds, and water near by.
Just when the 2 got to the point of no return (the path was shoulder high) a fence appeared in a clearing not too far off. So the choice was to go back or to go forward and have to climb the fence. Julie said to the skeptical dorter, “aren’t you curious?” so on they went.
The younger dorter managed to climb up and over the fence. Julie was right behind and had her own style of fence climbing which worked for her.
After the girls landed on the other side of the fence they were amazed at the number of briars stuck to their clothes from head to foot. Looking around there was a choice to go left towards another fence or to go right towards water and another fence. So off to the right they went. After climbing the 2nd fence the two landed in someone’s backyard. It was quite beautiful.
Julie asked where they were and how they could have gotten to that point. Carol wasn’t much help in figuring out where they were. It was good to be back on a paved road.
After walking down the street and down another street the pair ended up at the neighborhood country club, so thoughts of being in danger had subsided (these thoughts were only in Carol’s mind).
After finally arriving back at Julie’s condominium Carol came to the conclusion that it is amazing we have had so many years with Julie Adventure Grant Cashel. She is our own example of how to live life to the fullest.
Well, one of our round-table winter friends told us that the path had been cleared and it was a quite beautiful walk. The part that I didn’t hear was it was the path BEHIND the pool, not in front of the pool. Wrong path, but a nice adventure. I’m glad my darlin dorter is willing to take risks!
Have you two not been watching the news? Please stay out of unknown paths in unknown woods! Glad mom didn’t lose another tooth…