The Great Saunter

Todd and I joined my friend Kimberly for a walk around the island today. It's called the Great Saunter: each year a group of New Yorkers meet at South Street Seaport and start north with the goal of walking all around the perimeter of Manhattan. I loved seeing the city from a different perspective. There were certainly parts I had walked before but also plenty that I hadn't. We were able to stick almost exclusively to parks walking up the west side, and I especially loved the cherry blossoms in Riverside Park. They were so pretty that we even stopped for an impromptu photo shoot--the results are all on Todd's camera, but I'll update the post when I'm able to get them from him.

Todd and I quit at the George Washington Bridge, which we figured was about fourteen miles, but Kimberly walked the whole island, which absolutely deserves a major shout out. I was pooped by the time I quit, so I can only imagine how she felt as she made her way all the way down the east side.