bouldering

Laura lets me tag along with her on her Monday and Wednesday lunch date with the bouldering gym. My arms, hands, and fingers usually feel like rubber when I leave, but one day I'll have the strength to actually think about the skill and technique behind sticking to a wall with my fingers and toes. So far, I have deduced that there is a reason insects and spiders have more than four appendages; it's to grab onto more of those holds at once! Three points of contact is a general safety rule of rock climbing. I could use two or four more. Some of our bouldering buddies can actually propel themselves through the air to catch the next hand hold!

Despite the sore muscles, bouldering is a lot of fun and Laura's coworkers who we go with are Antarctic folks, like us, so we all have a little bit in common!

Yesterday, my friend, who we affectionately referred to as "red-haired" David my first season on The Ice, came down and spent part of the afternoon with me. After more than a year, we had a fun time catching up and telling stories from our travels.

Laura and I also checked out Jing, an modern Chinese inspired, Asian cuisine restaurant. She was told to check out the bathroom at this place and we weren't disappointed when we discovered the doors to each toilet change from clear to frosted glass when the door is locked. The ladies room was quite trendy and chic. The food was good, too. We split a strawberry tofu salad and some crusted shrimp and prawns with white and brown rice.