Okay, well the waffles is just for some nice alliterative fun. But why not? I won’t particularly focus on those, but every now and then I’ll post a photo of an amazing waffle. 🙂 So…what I have learned about myself after 7 decades is that I need something out there to keep me motivated. When I was a kid, it was working out hard for the next swim meet. In college, swimming, water polo (as well as innertube water polo 🙂 and rowing. As an adult, I trained for (sort of) and ran a couple marathons, did a few triathlons, and even walked the Tioga Pass run (twice). 12 miles and only one hill! Over 3000 feet elevation gain. I would never choose to do a hike that had such challenges. But I love an event! Why? I like a pomp and circumstance of events and the freebies that sometimes come with such things. After all, we got free carnitas tacos at the Mobil Station!

I haven’t quite decided how to score these but as we know from 70by70, I make up the rules. The critical thing for waterfalls and waves is that I have to get in, or at least touch and bless the water. Full point for immersion, obviously. We’ll see what I award myself for others. Oh, the waffles. That’s probably obvious. Must immerse!

My first waterfall was in Aguas Calientes near Machu Picchu in Peru August/Sept 2025. And no, the waterfall pool was not caliente! Very cold!

Second was in the Tuolumne River September 15th. And BRRRR

Third was the waterfall up Tahquitz Canyon in Palm Springs early December. I was not prepared to go in (darn), but stood in and prayed.

I’m giving myself a score of 3.
77 more to go!
I wonder how many waffles I’ll be eating near to June 18, 2035!

Thanks for exploring with me!