The Great American Journey

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Sunday - August 31,  2008     Day 179   0.0 miles
Total Connecticut miles - 58.3     Walking Days - 89
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1582.3
Our day of rest again, and what a great day. For church we chose
(or I should say, God chose for us) to go to The United
Methodist Church in […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Saturday - August 30,  2008   Day 178   17.6 miles
Total Connecticut miles - 58.3     Walking Days - 89
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1582.3
How do I explain today? It just wasn’t my day, I guess. It was
rainy the first part of the day - just a light, steady rain all
morning. My […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Friday - August 29,  2008     Day 177   0.0 miles
Total Connecticut miles - 40.7     Walking Days - 88
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1564.7
This was our day of fun in the sun - or not, the not being that
there wasn’t a lot of sun, but it wasn’t raining either. Our
choices for […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Thursday - August 28,  2008   Day 176   18.9 miles
Total Connecticut miles - 40.7     Walking Days - 88
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1564.7
Another awesome day. Norma got to explore three cemeteries,
and I got to meet several people and enjoy some great
conversations.
It was late when I got started walking, but as […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Wednesday - August 27,  2008  Day 175   0.0 miles
Total Connecticut miles - 21.8     Walking Days - 87
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1545.8
Moving day - always a long, busy day, but no walking. First we
went to Bellingham, MA where I was to pick up a prescription
refill at Wal-Mart, but their […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Tuesday - August 26,  2008    Day 174   21.8 miles
Total Connecticut miles - 21.8     Walking Days - 87
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1545.8
Today wasn’t nearly as exciting as yesterday, but it was still a
good day. We drove to our start point at the Rhode
Island/Connecticut border. After walking the first 1.4 […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Monday - August 25,  2008     Day 173   20.2 miles
Total Rhode Island miles - 20.2    Walking Days - 86
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1524.0
Wow! What a day! It really was awesome. I love Rhode Island,
or at least Glocester Town.  I met so many wonderful people in
this town, which includes a […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Sunday - August 24,  2008     Day 172   0.0 miles
Total Massachusetts miles - 69.1   Walking Days - 85
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6   Cumulative miles 1503.8
Today was a simple day with a wonderful church service in
Hopedale, MA - the Union Evangelical Church (United Church
of Christ). It was a small church with very friendly […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Saturday - August 23, 2008 Day 171 21.4 miles
Total Massachusetts miles - 69.1 Walking Days - 85
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6 Cumulative miles 1503.8
Awesome day today - weather was perfect with sunshine and
not too hot, then we ended right at the state […]

GAP WALK JOURNALS - VI
Friday - August 22, 2008 Day 170 21.9 miles
Total Massachusetts miles - 47.7 Walking Days - 84
Washington D.C. miles - 4.6 Cumulative miles 1482.4
It was a long day, but good. We went to Friendly’s for our
breakfast where Alex, true to […]