247 and turned around, knowing i had that far to walk back, for a total of 5 miles which seemed like a long way to me. when i got home and put on my glasses, i discovered the reading i was looking at was calories burned--507--but the distance i had walked was 7.14 miles. needless to say i was pretty tired. it is a good feeling to know that i can walk that far, though. the most disappointing thing is to realize i only burned 507 calories! surely that can't be right!
there are lots of these birds on the beach waiting for a tasty morsel to wash ashore in the 