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CA: Alameda

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CA: Alameda

From: Mary Marshall Fowler (mmf1@comcast.net) | Date: 2003-08-26 20:36:39 UTC
The LB at Crab Cove is very wheelchair accessible. Jim didn't want
to go with me because he was watching a baseball game. This was
Sunday, 8/24. These LBs were right in our own backyard; I walked
over.

But, Jim would have been able to get all the way to the LB
location. He would't have been able to uncover the box & pick it
up; someone else would have to do that. But this was a very
accessible location. there is even a wheelchair accessible path of
travel through a tide pool area; accessible if the tide is out. :)

The other nearby LB location near a duck pond was more difficult. I
didn't want to try balancing to walk on a concrete wall extending
into the pond.

At the 1st site at Crab Cove, met a family who was LBing; 1st time
I've met other boxers. The mom & kids did go over the concret wall,
down, & up again, & onto a path. But, they couldn't find the
box. :(

This is a great hobby for families. Different members of a family
will have different interests & skills. They can each use their own
skills for an interesting family outing. In this case, the younger
kids is the rubber stamp maker in the family. Neat turtles, snails,
etc.
(I'm not sure my notes are getting through. I apolgize if this is a
duplicate.)
BTW, I'm probably one of the persons who sends messages that don't
follow the rules sometimes. I had a stroke (brust cerebral
aneurysm) in 1987, with brain impairment.
Mary Marshall Fowler, Alameda, CA
mmf1@comcast.net