Hudson Calling

Today we went for a walk. We had to get out of the room and get some exercise. We walked to the High Line and went the opposite way of our normal route. We ended up walking along the Hudson River and found Hudson River Park. It was overcast and the temperatures were in the mid 70's. Nice weather for August 1st. Hudson River Park is the longest waterfront park in the United States. It has transformed four miles of decaying piers and parking lots along Manhattan's West side into beautiful, urban recreational areas. We passed playgrounds, benches overlooking the water, a carousal, a skateboard area and much more. Neither one of us could believe we never walked down far enough before to discover it. We only touched upon a small area of the Park. The Chelsea Pier was interesting. They have bowling, rock climbing, batting cages, restaurants, sailboat lessons and more. We walked 4.5 miles total before arriving back to the Hope Lodge.

I am becoming obsessed with watching the drug dealing homeless ring outside the window. Sadly tonight I saw a child hanging out with the crowd. She must be about 4 years old and it is very disturbing. I really should pack up my binoculars so I don't keep going to the window to watch them.

Jim and I have presents packed and ready to give to Dr. Sauter and Shani in the morning. We hope to hear only good news when they go over the results of the PetScan. It is anxiety producing to wait for the results but it is part of the process. I have a good feeling about it and we will know soon enough.