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 My mom, Kim and I walk down to check out the turtles 🐢 I carried my 30 lbs weight on me.


A decent amount of walking and stopping, I had fun time walk around with my weight. 1.8 km in 40 minutes with stopping and talking photos of turtles 🐢 and giving Dixie water 💧 

350 total calories for a 14 kg weight on my back and walking 🚶‍♂️. It be a hard sell carrying that weight all the time. 



Kim takes a few photos of a turtle 🐢 family as we hike through the park. There are lots of them, hard to miss them in the river. I thought we stopped and looked at them for a bit too long but continued down the path to check the other side of the wetlands.






Kim and I enjoy the walk and she takes a few good 😊 photos of the dog getting a drink out of my water 💧 bottle.


Either this laryngitis I’ve not really done much walks with the dog but I have done a fair amount of cleaning. 

The dog is spot on for her breed active minutes 




Some of my stats were 144 bpm max and and average of 121 bpm average and move time of 24 minutes and a total time 40 minute walk.



Now back home and the dog 🐕 is tired 🥱. Kim and I managed to go for breakfast 🥞 before we went on our walk. That made it more enjoyable.

The photo never turned out great 😊 but here we are eating at smittys.


It sounds like you had a wonderful outdoor adventure with your mom and Dixie! Walking 1.8 km in 40 minutes with a 30 lbs (14 kg) weight on your back while stopping to enjoy the scenery and take photos must have been quite the workout—and also really enjoyable. The sight of the turtle family along the wetlands sounds adorable, and it’s great that you managed to incorporate some activity and quality time into your day.


Your stats indicate a good level of activity, with a maximum heart rate of 144 bpm and an average of 121 bpm during your walk. The total move time of 24 minutes out of 40 minutes of activity suggests you took some breaks, which is perfectly fine for a leisurely outing.


It’s also nice to hear about the breakfast at Smitty’s and how the day started on a sweet note. Even if the photos didn’t turn out perfect, those moments make for lovely memories. 


It’s good 😊 to explore and to stay active comfortably despite your laryngitis. 




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  1. AnonymousJune 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM

    😀🐢 à hot walk! Los of turtles !! C

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