Dog Park!

12-9-2010
Originally uploaded by cspatrick

Sunday, September 12, 2010 Day 74
Generally Roger beats me up every morning – not in the physical sense, but in the timing sense. I would probably sleep until 8:30 or 9:00 every morning, but he is usually up before 7:30, sometimes earlier. This morning I had the pleasure of beating him up! It was 9:20 when I rolled out of bed and he was still dozing! That is some kind of record for him – he doesn’t even sleep past 8:00 more than once a year or so.

What a wonderful party last night – Roger and I actually had conversations in English with people than each other. Such a joy!

We did not make our cardio at the Peyrou. Instead, we lazed around for that short portion of the morning that was left after we had breakfast and hung out the laundry. This afternoon we set out on a walk to find the opposite end of the Aqueduct St. Clement, which terminates at the Peyrou. We didn’t have very far to go – probably no more than a mile or so. It terminated at a very modern and very uninteresting water tower. So we made our way back via a different route, trying to get to know the city beyond the historic center where we live. On the way back, we saw a dog park – the first since arriving in France! It was a little small, but at least it was there and available to dogs. I have a new appreciation for dog parks, partly on account of my grand-dog, Bruno, and partly because we spent two months in Paris, where apparently they don't believe in dog parks.