Shopping in a sauna

I had another good workout at physical therapy on Wednesday. I felt energized and ready to go after the session but, back in the apartment, after sitting on the couch for just a short while I cooled down from the workout and lost all the energy I had. I rested through mid-day then we decided to walk down and find the post office and go to Rey's, the large supermarket about a quarter mile away. We stopped and purchased sunglasses from a street vendor. He had name brand glasses selling for $7 each. We found the post office through a maze of shops in a three level shopping complex. I purchased stamps and mailed a card. Rey's was across the street from the shopping complex and the street is a six lane thoroughfare but instead of crossing the busy road through the traffic this time, we discovered a walking bridge that we were able to take to the other side safely.

Picture above left is the colorful walking bridge. I struggled up the steps going and returning. The picture above right is the front of Rey's supermarket. Inside the store it was cool and modern. Throughout the store there are various tables set up with an employee offering product samples much like they do at Costco in Hawaii. Although I found it interesting that here they would have samples of wine or rum or some other libation at one or more of the tables. We purchased fruit and a cooked chicken and loaded it into my backpack, which then became John's backpack.

It was extremely hot out and I was having a difficult time walking. The heat was exacerbated by the multi-layers of clothing I was wearing. I had on the shirt I was using as an undershirt with the girdle over that and then another shirt on top of that to hide the girdle. On the way back we would walk through shops to cool down and I was looking for a Panama tee shirt that I could use as another outer garmet over my girdle. We returned to the Hotel and it took all my remaining energy to climb the steps up to the Hotel entrance. In the picture I'm posing on the steps. The parking garage driveway in the foreground leads up to a side door in the lobby and I suppose wheel chair patients could get in and out of the building using this ramp. Navigating the sidewalks would be an additional concern.

The airconditioned apartment felt good after our trek. I took a long shower and discovered that it feels much better when I have John put the girdle on me than when I try to do it myself.  He is able to stretch the elastic nice and tight and that helps with the pain and soreness. We watched a little tv and went to bed.