I wandered back into the park for a table tennis outing, arriving around 9:00 am.  It looked like the regular group of players had been there for a while, as well as some new faces (at least to me.)  They immediately got me playing. I ended up hitting with 8 different people. I’m still a novelty while they examine my grip and how I play. The park was full of people. The other two TT tables were constantly busy. Several women were hitting badminton cocks back and forth. Kids were toddling around, chased by their grandparents.

I noticed one guy enter the park carrying a basket. In the basket was a large plastic bowl. I couldn’t see what was inside until later, when he pulled out a large turtle and set it on a small table. He was treating it like a pet, taking it to different parts of the park, and showing it off.

I met Judy at 11:30 at the apartment. We went over to the Yashow Market to shop for some things for Judy’s music classes. We didn’t find what we needed, but did enjoy a few bargaining battles with the vendors on some other items. Then we walked next door for lunch at Cantina Agave (Mexican food.) Next was Dragonfly Spa for Judy, and swimming for me. We met back at the apartment later, finishing up schoolwork and watching a couple of “Lost” episodes (we’re getting near the end.)