EAKING OF walk-
ing...well, we were, i bet
you’ve forgotten. Sorry
about that, it’s just that
things crop up, you
know?

“THE VINTAGE YEARS

» But there’s no dearth of
. walking prospects, whether
“. you plan to make an adventure
: Out of it ora regimen. .

oy Yve already told you about
‘the city engineering folks going
‘to the trouble of charting a
_ mile for me. Only thing is, I’ve
got a very rigid mind, and.
-you’l] laugh when I tell you
«what happened. Honestly,
_what a dummy.
Their point of reference was
Moody Street, eh, and I knew
that. Moody Street joined
-Third just about at the top of
‘the drop down to the Lower
« Road, :you know where I
; ‘mean? »:
Tused. to drive myself to
‘work that way, and | knew
“Moody, if anyone knew
“Moody...

So I set off from my perch
_on Keith here, just about at St.
George’ s, and I walked east —

‘nice day, not toc hot — and I
-walked and I walked and I

iS Way:

walked, until I'd crossed
Grand Boulevard and was
hiking up the rise.

It was firmly in my mind
that when I crested the hill up
there I’d see Moody,

You've got it. I was using
Third Street guidelines on
Keith Road, not a clue that !
was all wet. Serenely convinc-
ed, as | always am. Ask my
long-suffering husband.

Well, | crested the elevation;
no sign of Moody. I kept on
walking, ran out of sidewalk,
and I’m getting pretty hot,

-.don’t you know, even now

when I’m going downhill.

“How much further? And
I’ve been walking now for
close to half an hour. Surely

_my old bod hasn’t got that
flabby; I’ve always prided
myself on my three-miles-an-
hour pace.

+ Well, I’m down to the
flashing light by this time, and
here comes a welcome bus.
He’ll know where Moody is.

I climb aboard and ask just
how much further downhill it
is, ead he says, ‘‘Hey, you’ve

. passed it.’””
“Gosh; I can’t have, for the
_ last 15 minutes I’ve been
checking ail the cross street

‘~ signs very carefully.

But he’s sure he's right, it’s
back along here somewhere, ;
and there, by golly, there it is,’
and I'd walked right past it.

.. But that’s no mile from my
place! Pah! Those engineers
must think I’m some sort of
old crock to give me a target
like that. |.

- And the bus driver agrees.
“Boy, that doesn’t.seem like a
mile to me,’’ he says, “Pit
clock it next trip.”

You've already figured it
out, of course, but it took me
most of the day to come to.
You walk that way half a mile,
Eleanor; you have to walk
home again, eh, get it? |

The only thing about the
whole exercise that gave me

any solace was that I’d not lost

AirShow Update |

Where in the world can you see the finest:
‘aerobatic teams from Canada, Russia and the
United States ‘ali performing i in one show?
The answer, of course, is the 1993 -
Abbotsford International AirShow. These
three world famous teams will take to the air
to demonstrate the capabilites of their

“aircraft, but more importantly, the skill and

precision of the talented and dedicated pilots. . ©
.~ Qur Canadian aviation team, The Snow Birds,
~’ rank among the best aerobatic teams in the
world, and as always they will perform at the
shew.

AirShow ‘93 will be more comfortable than
ever with the addition of new grass areas,
Now you'll be able to watch the aerobatic
portion of the show surrounded by extensive
amenities and washroom facilities.

Show gates open at 7:30 am and the static
displays open for viewing at 8:00, giving you
plenty of time to view the wide variety of
aircraft on display and then get settled for
hours of flying fun starting ac | 1:30.

You can add to your AirShow experience by
purchasing box seating, or better yet, why not
treat yourself and a friend to seating in the
Executive or Presidents Club areas. Full
details are available by calling the AirShow
Hotline at 328-JETS (328-5387).

Tickets to the 1993 AirShow are available at
Safeway stores throughout the Lower
Mainland, and will give you priority access
_ routing to the AirShow site. No traffic jams!
This will be the best AirShow ever.

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my speed.

That’s what I wanted to
prove, that now I know it's
still OK to walk 10 minutes
out and 10 minutes back to
rack up the daily requirement.

Actually, when I talked with
the fitness expert at City Hall
— really lively lady named
Donna Pakulak — she gave
me that as a reliable guide to
pass on to you folks.

Walk the time, is her motto,
not the distance.

We've ail got different
speeds and different needs,
and her advice is that a daily

‘ outing of at least 10 minutes

there and 10 minutes back will
give you the stirring up you
need and make youa regular
feller. .

She also has all the low-
down on organized walks, so
that. you can commit yourself
to every Tuesday, say, or twice
a week with the group that ap-
peals to you.

There are walks out of
Neighbourhood House, out of
Delbrook, and also West Van's
Seniors’ Centre. You can
choose slow or brisk, short or
longer, to suit yourself and
your own stage of fitness.

And with a map of North
Vancouver parks and recre-
ation areas, which she'll give
you, you can construct your
own foot-tours, with friends
or flying solo.

Call Neighbourhood House
at 987-8138 for their walking
adventures for the rest of July
and all of August.

You register for these, and
all levels are catered to. .

Cali Delbrook Centre at

‘987-7529. They’ve also got a -

variety of walks available,

from 45 minutes to two hours,

and some mornings, some
evenings. .

You want to was
Seymour area, Cair 983-6809.
West Van’s walking line i is
926-2576. ‘

You can try each one, ona

drop-in basis, until-you find

“¢

INTERNATIONAL
AURSHOW SOCIETY

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Sunday, July 25, 1993 — North Shore News ~- 34

the time and place and group
you like, and then you can
think of committing yourself
to a membership.

That’s when you graduate
into a real walker, when you
find the week is weak without
a decent walk in it.

Most drop-in charges hover
around $2.50.

They'll all caution you te

euide for any intrepid soles

wear proper shoes, and other-
wise ‘‘expect the worst."* That
translates as ‘‘be prepared."’

You'll probably qualify for
the B.C. Explorer Trail when
it’s ready. Did you read about
vat? It sounds like a splendid
idea.

Call Bill Archibald at 463-
9586.

ere’s a great chance for residents of North

Vancouver and the North Shore to help needy

kids and get $5 off Payland rides at the same

time! Just look through your garage or basement and bring

your old hockey sticks, football pads, baseball gloves or any,

other useable sports equipment to Playland on Monday, July.

26th or Tuesday, july 27th, and well give you $5 off an All |

Day Ride Passport good for that day. That's $5 of ether a “

General or Limited All Day Ride Passport, good for the rides, |

and shows at Playland!

All the sports equipment collected on july 26th and

27th will g0 to North Vancouver kids who might other- 2

wise miss out on a lot of fun, S0 bea sport and take a tide an 7

out to Playland! -

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“The KidSport Fund is a non-profit .

Kec

effort of Sport B.C. to enable more
children to participate in sports.

TAMILY FUN PARK
LET YOURSELF

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SUNDAY + WEONTROAY © FRIDAY

One discount per piece of equipment. Discounts may not ve added together and may be used wedony on
day awarded. Sport equipment can be redeemed for this discount until 7pm each designated day.

Instead of using your car walkto the store
Doanerrandonyour bicycle...
Take the bus to work, or carpool it.

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Vancouver
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