Hello friends. I have been busy the past few days. I decided to go on an adventure. I love public transportation or I should say I love good public transportation. When I lived in the Orlando area and gas prices were sky high like now, I would either leave my car at home or park it at the mall near my home and take the bus to work. If I was to drive it would be an hour drive dealing with traffic congestion and a ever needy gas tank. Whereas the bus was an extra hour commute but I didn't have to fight the traffic or buy the gas. I also got my morning newspaper free and could finish it by the time I arrived at work. I was dropped off a block from my job and picked up in front of my building. I loved it. Some nights I would take the bus that took me onto Disney property and watched the fireworks while meeting new people from all over the world.

I decided to take the bus in Tampa to my diabetes appointment on Thursday. I had never taken the bus here so they have a service called Travel training, where they send a trainer out to teach you the routes and what it takes to be successful on riding the buses here. Good thing he came with me otherwise I may have been late for my appt because first I had planned to take the bus that would be going south so that I would not have to cross a major street. Wrong. I would not have been allowed to take that bus as it goes onto the military base and I don't have a pass for the base. Secondly I would have taken a different connection bus. It turned into a full day of routing as each direction required 3 buses and a total of two and a half hours each way. I did save a lot on gas and had taken the day off work for this visit. I will do it again just for the exercise. Yes I forgot to tell you that I did a lot of walking that day. I crossed the major street that my daughter has always been afraid for me to cross. I even climbed a few stairs which I haven't done in a few months. I refuse to give up. Pain and I will plan another trip somewhere within my wonder city.