Sunday, January 16, 2011
Yesterday was a good day and I slept well last night. For some reason I feel really tired, and not sure why because not doing much. After breakfast, Robert and I drove down to (and on) the beach. He has a Jeep which is perfect for that, and he wanted to show me the northern part of Carolina Beach. We hung out there for a while, and back to his place to meet Mary. Mary has a weekly video call with her sister, Ann, who is teaching in South Korea. We called her and talked for a while, and that was interesting. It's very cold over there now, and Ann said while many things over there are inexpensive, heating her apartment is not.
After the call, Mary headed back to Cary, NC, and Robert and I settled down to lunch and some football. The game wasn't very interesting, so we decided to walk downtown to the City Marina. The weather was nice today, clear and maybe around 50. The walk was about 1.5 miles each way. We hung out at the marina for a while and then walked back to Robert's place along the beach. When we got back my legs were tired! I guess it's best to not interrupt the walk for too long. We watched more football, and Robert cooked dinner. After the game, I started organizing and packing the gear for the final 5-6 days. Tomorrow morning Robert will drive me back to where I left off on Friday, and I'll start north toward Emerald Isle.
I broke out a new pair of New Balance 1226 shoes for the final 90 or so miles......the 5th and final pair. I also did a little review of the walk, and it appears I've slept in the tent 64% of the time; in a motel 22% of the time, and in a private home 15% of the time. These numbers are not 100% accurate, but close. The number of nights in a private home is higher than I expected, so thanks to all the people who invited me in. I've also added a new link to the blog......Kevin Ellis of the Gastonia Gazette wrote another article about the walk......check it out.
About the pictures:
Robert on the beach;
Along the waterfront;
Map showing route of walk....Mick provided this, so thanks to him.
Nah, those numbers are inaccurate, Jeff forgot about spending the night in a sub-zero BUS , messes up the entire equation Grinning...
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ReplyDeleteIt's amazing to think your journey is almost complete. I'm sure I'm not the only one who will miss reading your blog!
Catherine Bentley - Paul's wife (the Summer Classics salesman you met outside of Demopolis, AL)
LEFT CLICK on the map to enlarge, HOLD DOWN on CONTROL KEY and TAP the + KEY. ( - Key to go back to smaller size ) After enlarging the map, you can Arrow LEFT,RIGHT,UP or DOWN. The yellow pins are the towns and route Jeff has walked in this amazing Walk Across America.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations WALKINGMAN...