The White Silence (10m)

Friday - January 16, 2009

Breakfast: Banana (110)

Lunch: Two hard-boiled eggs (140); almonds (200); raisins (150)

Dinner: Swiss Cheese (500) and crackers (480)

Drinks: Two coffees (100), one Propel (25), one 23-oz Sapporo (280), two glasses red wine (360)

Walked 21,300+ steps

2008 - 11,000 (219,500) AU=10 (106)
2009 - 21,300 (375,100) AU=2 (55)

14-0/0-4

Woke up to -8 this morning. Did a 4 mile walk in Billerica/Carlisle forest to start with. At first, my fingers numbed up but they got better so I thought I'd be okay. But about 2 miles into the walk, my legs and chin started getting painfully numb and I got back to car as fast as I could to avoid doing damage to my skin. Just unbelievable coldness that just penetrated my clothing. Next time it goes below zero, remember to wear long underwear and a ski mask.

Did another four mile walk up at Harold Parker forest in Andover. Found a great trail that merits more exploring later. Than dropped by my north office to drop laptop off for repair. Then hit the library before going home.

During the extreme cold this morning, I got a good sense of what it must be like in the Jack London Arctic stories I"ve been reading. Lack of movement can kill in this kind of cold!