So we started walking earlier in the day and quiting at about 11 am and continuing on after 5 pm. We are up to about 12 - 15 miles now. Today at about noon we went back to wal-mart in Barstow to get some mole skin for our blisters. My friend from San Diego called and said he was near Barstow on his Harley. We waited around a little bit for him and he showed up. He had a friend with him and she was very nice. I am posting their picture here but will continue to keep their Identity from the public. We really had a great time with them and I sure look forward to seeing them again. I can tell you, my friend from San Diego is really one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He really had opened his heart to me and has helped me in so many ways. I thank God for bringing him into my life. I will visit him often when this journey is over. He asked me if I would go to Panama and walk the canal when my walk is over. I told him I would do it. I will be looking forward to doing that. So I am committed and looking forward to it. Also another friend and his wife, Phil and Sandy Freriches showed up on a very nice motor cycle. It was custom built. Mary posed for a picture on it. Soon everyone left and we walked some more. By now I am walking up to 13 miles a day. The extreme heat is relentless. I hope to be walking more each day. I will keep you posted on my progress. I can only update my website when I have a signal. Some of the areas I am in doesn't have a signal. Take care all, Gary, "Keep on walking, one foot in front of the other." Journal entry, 8-26-06 We met a guy named Nicholas Kypriotis just before Newberry Springs, Ca. He is from Greece and turned out to be a very nice guy. He invited us to this house for a cold soda. We accepted his kind invitation and spent the next couple of hours visiting him in his home. His wife was at work so we did not get to meet her. During our visit he suggested that we stay at a Monastery in Newberry Springs. We were happy to do that and by that evening we pulled up to the Monastery and met Father Nicholas. The Monks were very eager to help us and offered us food and anything they could to help us. Dr. Judi and Mary set their camper up out front and I was offered a nice room with bath and shower. It was much nicer than one would imagine. We ended up staying several days there. I would like to thank Father Nicholas, Father Basil, Brother James and Father Moses. You guys went out of your way to make us welcome. We will never forget your graciousness. Take care all, Gary, "Keep on Walking, one foot in front of the other." |
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