We got drenched!

Five of us rain-slicker-clad walkers headed out from Burien Town Square, hunkered in a doorway, into the downpour, undaunted by the deluge. We took advantage of the awnings and overhangs as we walked along the south side of 152nd, and marveled at the lavish “quinceañera – 15th Birthday Party – dresses” in a half dozen shop windows. We noticed the cupcake shop going in, the Chinese market, the talismans and herbs, and the Christmas portrait studio. It’s always remarkable what one sees when on foot instead of behind the wheel.

We headed east past Highline High School to Des Moines Memorial Way, the “Road of Remembrance”. Here’s an explanation from the Highline Historical Society’s web site.

Before our walk, we had been encouraged by Cyndi Upthegrove, Managing Trustee of the Highline Historical Society, to add a few steps to our walk to the front of the old Sunnydale School, where the engraved memorial wall stands.

By this time, halfway through our 2.5 mile route, our feet and pant legs were drenched, but our group of five shifted and mixed and conversations changed along the way. Once we got back to the middle of Burien, we didn’t even feel like taking time for hot coffee; a hot shower back at home sounded better, so we all said goodbye until the next Walk-n-Talk on January 6th.

Intrepid walkers we were, and it was a pleasant afternoon.
(We got each other out for some fresh air and exercise!)