Well, the dollar store did not have pool noodles and neither did Walmart next door. The temperatures have still been in the nineties, but people seem to think that is cold, so pool noodles must be seasonal, although that is a smaller Walmart. I think that my nephews have more toys. It was 2.8 miles each way, which I walked in about forty minutes, continually slowing down because my heart rate exceeded 140 BPM.
However, I would not say the trip was a total loss:
