Lake Merritt

I've been walking around Lake Merritt for a months now and I still enjoy the beauty of the lake and all my comrades which are there for the same reason. The only problem is the early heat. I have to be there as early as possible to avoid it. Today some people from a community center were there and they gave out free bottles of water with a business card. I appreciated it though I had my own bottle of water with me. When I was back at Bay Fair the sun was going to boil me alive and it was very hard to walk the last mile back to our house up the hills. But I made it.

A new face on the scene

Today I checked out a new area where I can exercise. I took BART to Lake Merrit which is about 20 minutes away. I was there last week together with Uwe because near the lake was the reception at the gallery. The lake is just beautiful and reminds me completely of the Aussenalster in Hamburg where I was exercising over years. The lake isn't that big but for now big enough with about 5.4 kilometers around. Lake Merritt is a focal point, it stands as the jewel of Oakland, even crowned with light. A unique fresh and salt-water lake, the largest such lake located within an urban area. I needed exactly one hour around the whole lake. There were a lot of other joggers but unfortunately half of the lake shore it is a construction site and therefore crowded at some points. But I enjoyed it. After that I took BART back home and walked the rest of the way to my house up the hills. My legs hurt but I made it home and I was really exhausted. But I'm proud that I did it and will do it again next Tuesday.