Cleanse

6 days in, and have not succumbed to temptation yet.  7 minutes, stairs, groceries, hikes, weights, agua.  Feeling enormously better already.  A manifesto whose time has, finally, come.  Kick started by San Fran activity and book-ended by the planned trip to see the hated United for the third time.    22 more days to go, and nothing immediate on the horizon to test the willpower.  We shall see.

Otherwise, things feel as though they are coming together, with plans sorted for the start of 2018.  Consider the run of flights out of Stanfield in 2017:

- Halifax to Hong Kong (January 6-23)
- Halifax to St. John's (March 3-6)
- Halifax to Grenada (March 29-8)
- Halifax to Toronto (April 20-23)
- Halifax to Calgary (May 6-8)
- Halifax to Glasgow (May 19-28)
- Halifax to Toronto (June 16-17)

- Halifax to Chicago (August 16-22)

- Halifax to Ottawa (September 27-1)
- Halifax to San Fran (October 27-30)

Throw in Cape Split (June 7-8), the Wild Islands (July 15-17), Isles de Madeleine (September 16-19), and Brier Island (Oct 5-6) and you have yourself a pretty good year outside the office, especially when the SC and cottage and multiple drives to Moncton are factored in.

What will next year hold?  All seems in limbo until the return in May.  The birthday weekend presents a natural escape this year, although likely a similar in-province jaunt?  LA beckons near the end of June as by far the best of the Jays road trip options, especially if you can fit in a drive up to Big Sur.  Perhaps not the best expense depending on what else is under consideration, but Detroit and Philly are poor alternatives. 

Who knows?  Much to come before then...  Keep on the plan.