Many of the newer electronic watches today have a built-in pedometer.  The Apple SE second generation includes this device, and is  on sale at Amazon.com for $169 .  The Ultra 2 costs $599.  Two years ago I bought a  pedometer from Amazon for $16 .  Use it regularly and haven't changed the battery yet.  I don't really need an Apple watch, for I have several cheap ones I've owned for decades, plus an Apple 16 Pro, which, of course, provides the time. Among the applications of my pedometer. Golf. The average golfer playing 18 holes walks a little over  six miles .  I was able to do this before the pandemic. Surprisingly enough, carrying your golf bag does not take a lot more energy than pushing/pulling a golf cart .  Much better to push than pull. Eighteen holes of golf on a riding cart still involve 3-4 miles of walking.  Now that I'm 84, I ride, but still regularly count from 6000 to 7000 steps/round, which convert to  3 to 3.5...

We arrived in Manzanillo, Mexico this morning. A light lunch of noodles and soup, with a gin&tonic and rosé wine. I show my pedometer because I awoke at 12:30 PM, walked to the buffet, and after going back and forth to pick up edibles, walked about three-fourths of a mile. The temperature, according to one internet report was 88F.  Checked AccuWeather, and it was 91F.  Surely was closer to 91F. Available were tours: Cuyutlan Turtle Sanctuary  5.5 hours, $130/person. Magic Pueblos Nogueras and Comala with Lunch  7 hours, $169/person (and lunch is free on board) Plantation Mangroves Tunnels and Birds  5 hours  $149/person Further they left around 8AM or earlier.  So no tours on this stop. Anyone ever been to Manzanillo? 1600 miles south of San Diego and 2575 miles from the Panama Canal. So named because of the abundant groves of native Manzanilla mangroves. Again, conquistador Hernán Cortes was responsible for the founding, for he sent Gonzalo de San...

 I was reminded that I don't have a name for our current trip.   For example, there was  My Ultimate Global Adventure  or MUGA of 2013, where I flew First Class Around the World in 51 days.   My Ultimate Fantasy Adventure , or MUFA of 2014, was in business class, only in the Orient, and was about a month long.  My Global Around the World Adventure,  or GAWA in 2015, lasted 65 days.  They were all wonderful. So I need an acronym or initialization ( not sure what the difference is ).  Some don't work: JAP for  J apan  A dventure for  P at:  Jap is a nasty perjorative, and I wasn't alone on this trip. OFAL for  O ur  F all  A utumn  L ayover: animal organs don't impart good memories, although, we really did not do much, so the L part makes sense. ACE for  A utumn  C olors  E xtravaganza:  no, we missed the colors on Hokkaido, and much of what we've seen so far has been sp...