The Moonwalk! The night was v cold but stayed dry during the walk, thankfully. There were 17,000 people, some extremely hyper, some exuberant, some just plain determined, all raising money towards the fight against breast cancer. Many were doing the Full Moon of 26.2 miles, the rest of us were walking the Half Moon but at the venue we were told that due to a slight change of route, the half moon would be 13.8 miles, an extension of .7 mile. So at midnight we started & we walked, & walked, & walked, & walked some more. It really was cold! Alone it would have been incredibly boring but in such a crowd it was an event. Through Chelsea, around Hyde Park, along an awful lot of streets. We even went past Harrods, probably the closest I'll get to that shop. We, as in my two nieces, their three friends & me, myself & I, made it over the finish line around 5.30am but maybe half an hour was lost in loo queues! A pretty good effort we thought & happily collected our medals. Karen had had a knee operation a couple of weeks ago & was unsure whether she could/should walk - she crossed the finish line limping but definitely there. We all did well!
Today I wandered around the Theatre district looking at all on offer. I had pretty much decided on Phantom of the Opera when I saw that the new Star Trek movie was on - I couldn't miss that! So here I am in London & I went to a movie. I did check out a play starring Judi Dench, I do like her, but £85 was too much!
Another enthralling episode another day.
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