It was Saturday night. A time when most people are planning to go out to dinner, drink at the pub, watch a movie, read a good book or curl up at home with a loved one. That is exactly what I would have wanted to do...but I had to go on a walk.
Saturday night, five of us from work met up in Hyde Park to take part in the Playtex Moonwalk. We met around 8pm and found a space in this huge tent.
We were excited about doing the walk. We felt we were contributing to something worthwhile...something worth giving up a Saturday night of fun and sleep...and potential pain!
The fun thing about the walk is that you are supposed to decorate a bra. We did not like the ones that they sent (you really need a sports bra for this sort of thing), so we decorated our sports bras. We had a USA sort of team - all red, white & blue with flashy bits and feathers...quite special I tell you. But there were all sorts of funny & funky people with some great designs. From a bra that looked like boobs (nipples & piercings included), to eyes and more, there were some fun themes. Here's one person who was sitting next to us...and yes, even men did it!
We began around 11:40-something in the evening. And we vowed to stick together through blisters, bathroom breaks, water stops and stretching. And we did. We started the walk in Hyde Park and began the walk toward the river. We went along the river on both the south and north banks and headed toward Fulham & Kensington at different times. We laughed at jokes, sang all sorts of songs, talked to people we didn't know and made fun of the drunks who came out to cheer us on (and we thanked them too, but boy were they out of it!). I took a bunch of pics, most of which are blurry due to walking & pic taking...but you'll get a sense of how the light changed in our 8+ hours. I'm sore today. But boy, it was something to do. And we'll never forget the strange man in the spotted shirt and his clingy girlfriend...there are just some things you ought not to do in public! (ask me about it if you want!)
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