Meg has been relaxing at home after finishing her combined chemotherapy and radiation treatments: she starts chemotherapy cycles (5 days/month, higher doses) in mid-March. She's regaining her appetite, though her sense of taste has been affected by the chemotherapy. She's often got lots of energy, but some days she's very tired.
On Saturday we went for a 28 mile bike ride on the
Interurban and Green River Trails: we're sticking to paved off-road trails for now. The Interurban Trail is straight and rather industrial, passing by motels, warehouses and factories (and under a freeway) but makes up for it with stunning views of Mount Rainier. We returned via the Green River Trail, which runs along the top of the levees that keep the meandering river in its banks. We'd forgotten that
miles of sandbags had been used to raise the levees, due to a failing upstream dam. The trail was "closed" but still passable and being used by other cyclists, so we gave it a try. It was challenging at times, but we persevered and enjoyed the views and the sunshine. Late in the day we decided it was prudent to return to the Interurban Trail, and found the
GPS & Google Map on my new iPhone to be a wonderful navigation aid!
Meg enjoyed a visit from her brother on Sunday, and is now looking forward to visits from our kids: Nick stops by this weekend for a couple of days on his way to a conference, and overlaps briefly with Elspeth, who'll be here for a week for her Spring Break.
On Saturday we went for a 28 mile bike ride on the Interurban and Green River Trails: we're sticking to paved off-road trails for now. The Interurban Trail is straight and rather industrial, passing by motels, warehouses and factories (and under a freeway) but makes up for it with stunning views of Mount Rainier. We returned via the Green River Trail, which runs along the top of the levees that keep the meandering river in its banks. We'd forgotten that miles of sandbags had been used to raise the levees, due to a failing upstream dam. The trail was "closed" but still passable and being used by other cyclists, so we gave it a try. It was challenging at times, but we persevered and enjoyed the views and the sunshine. Late in the day we decided it was prudent to return to the Interurban Trail, and found the GPS & Google Map on my new iPhone to be a wonderful navigation aid!
Meg enjoyed a visit from her brother on Sunday, and is now looking forward to visits from our kids: Nick stops by this weekend for a couple of days on his way to a conference, and overlaps briefly with Elspeth, who'll be here for a week for her Spring Break.
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