Day 39, May 2, 2020 Pickleball anyone?

Workout, breakfast and a shower were the highlights of today.  Can't remember when I last had a shower.  Pretty scary huh?  Not really, I think it was 2 days ago.  Wow, the days of going somewhere that required a shower seem so long ago.  I wonder if they will ever come back.  This situation has really refined and reduced my requirements to live.  It is almost as spartan as my Camino journey last year -- almost as long too . . .

Here is one of our live-in guests.  Don't know wether I mentioned this before (probably have) but Chuck from Loyalton and Omar his dog are living with us through this pandemic.  The reason is because Chuck's kitchen is being remodeled and he has no sink or refrigerator.  He goes back up there regularly to check on the place but the only person he sees is his contractor Rudy who apparently has not been infected with the virus.

Here is Chuck's dog Omar in one of his usual poses.

Omar

Okay, today I ordered some pickleball paddles and balls on Amazon.  The reason I did so was because yesterday while I was walking my dog, some ladies were playing pickleball on the court (Gov Sisolak opened up this and golf on Thursday).  I noticed that they only had 3 players so I took the opportunity to ask if they would be amenable to having me, a novice, play with them sometime.  They said yes and of course, would I like to play now?  They had an extra paddle so I was able to join in. 

Pickleball is a sport I brushed elbows with when I was back in Detroit visiting my father.  It is kind of like a cross between ping pong and tennis.  It is played on a smaller court than tennis but the court markings have been designed to accommodate both sports.  As I said, I am definitely novice material but these ladies were so nice.   I left there last evening after 40 minutes of play with their phone numbers and the hope that they weren't bull-shitting me.  Keep you posted.

This afternoon I took the dog for a walk around the lake and noticed that there were not too many folks there.  However, I must say that only about 10% of the folks that were there were wearing masks.  Not judging, just making a note.

I guess the other big news is that we have decided that tomorrow we will take the trailer up to Loyalton and park it outside of Chuck's house. Don't shame me though.  Chuck lives on the edge of the forest and the end of his road.  I am looking forward to riding my bike and not seeing anyone and being able to have Ceilidh off the leash.  I am kinda looking forward to a change of venue -- if only for 3 days and an hour away.

Sharing here pictures of my back deck.  So happy to have it right now. 

PEACE OUT!