B and I had a long day yesterday. So it was expected that we sleep in late on Sunday. We did manage to move from the bedroom to the living room, and partly watch Netflix while B dozes off and on at the longer sofa, and Tico and I in the loveseat. After eating leftover mish mash of leftover steak and pasta, mixed in with tofu, and spiced up ala Pad Thai, we bolted to Santa Monica for some much-needed workout.
I stand corrected - the yelpers noted that this has 186 steps. It's mostly wood, and it really kicked our butts in gear. My third and last try made my knees shaky and wobbly, so stretching is a must. Tico kept wanting to drink water between breaks. But he slept goooood in the night. There was a girl with her little dog that was going to go down while we were resting after our third climb. The dog was not too happy to get down, I have to say.
Some of these guys are straight up hard core. There was a guy that was puting his benches and weights back to his car when a cop pulled over to tell him he can not bring those things in the area. That's how fanatic these people can get. I was fascinated with one of the guys who had a jacket filled with weights, and then he took it off to do some jump ropes, and then he switched to one of those circular things you put on each of your hand to help you do push-ups. And this, mind you; is in between his climbs. But you can defintiely tell the people that come here often - they have zero body fat. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Of course, you're bound to see men and women of different ages, but for the most part, they are obviously fit, and drive ridiculously nice cars. This is, Santa Monica after all.
The houses along 4th and Adelaide, and on Adelaide specifically; are marvelous. They are multi-million dollar homes with amazing city and ocean views.
There is another set of stairs before the wooden one. This one is made of steel, and is narrower. I've never been on this one, so I can't vouch for it; but it is less crowded and less busy than the former.
I completely forgot about Tico's new toy. We found it in the car on our way home. This donkey has the same color scheme as he does; so I really liked it. It also made a funny noise like a duck's quack, instead of the usual squeaks. His 'hooves', however; makes the usualy squeaks. Tico got frustrated with me because he can't make the noises as often as he'd like all at the same time. Talk about multi-tasking.
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