I made it into Toms River last night and I am currently staying at the surf and stream campground. When I left Wilmington I made it to Claymont which is on the edge of DE. That night I stayed in a Burger King Parking lot. But before I got there I met Jami, Jami is a veteran who is struggling to make it in today’s world but she was really impressed on me because she has such a big heart and called me her America’s biggest hero. She has continued to stay in touch with me and I just ask everyone to keep her in their prayers.
That night before I got to the Burger King, my cart popped up underneath of me and caught the back of my ankle, it hurt a lot so I decided that I should put an ace bandage on it that I carry with me. I thought that I might have broken it so I sent out to many of my friends to pray for me. I also used ice on it that night as I was trained to do in Scouts. Well when I got up in the morning my ankle was better and I was able to walk on it pretty well (a lot better than I thought I would be able to). I am pretty sure there was a divine intervention there.
That day I did not make much for mileage but I was able to make it through Chester, PA. Where a gentleman offered that I could stay on his porch that night. I was very thankful especially after he fed me a meal that would contend with my mothers cooking (and anyone that has had my mothers cooking would know that is saying something). Well in the morning he took me up to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Once I Crossed the Benjamin Franklin Bridge I was officially in NJ. Which it took me less than 24 hours to get through PA. Although I have been in Pa I am not counting it yet because I did not go to a major city yet. Once I was in NJ I had a couple Police Officers warn me not to stick around Camden too long so I took their advice and kept trekking right through I had several people donate to me on several occasions going through the city. After I got through Camden I came into Maple Shade where I had a couple more officers offer me the advice to be careful a lot of places require permits to camp. So that night I was sure to stay in a motel and actually had to hike in the dark some. I had two people contact me that night one that I did not have time to talk to when he pulled up to give the “homeless guy” some help (so I had to just give him a card and say check it out), and another that just did not have time because he had been on his way to work. Both of them wanted to meet up with me and help me some more. One bought some booties for Priss the other just wanted to donate more.
Well that is how that morning started. From there I was a lot slower than normal, but without reason. Until I ran over a broken beer bottle and got a flat tire. Well while I was fixing my flat a gentleman pulled in and asked if I wanted a ride and I agreed and he brought me into Toms River, NJ and today I sent in another donation to FMSC of 443.43 making a total donation of 1133.92. If you are just joining the blog be sure to read the rest of the adventure which is below.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Wilmington, De
Once again I have fallen way behind on my Blog so I am going to apologize for any details or large gaps that are missing I have found that getting a computer is sometimes more difficult than I imagined but I am working on it.
So when I last left you Priss was getting fixed the surgery went well. The next day I planned on leaving her tin my tent for her recovery period she would have nothing to do with it so she tore a hole in my tent which I was able to mend. But when her week of recovery was over Priss and I were given a ride to Lexington, VA where after being dropped off we had not walked 5 miles before we were offered another ride after that ride it was getting late so we started to look for a place to stay the night and found one shortly later when a truck full of guys stopped and one of them lived nearby. He then gave me a ride into Charlottesville, VA where I stayed and was given a deal on some bike wheels so I upgraded them to some heavier duty wheels which so far they have held up quite well.
When I went to leave Charlottesville my pack strap broke so I went and found a place that sold straps where I was given a new strap except it did not fit my pack so I had to go somewhere else to get it modified to fit my pack frame. That cost me twelve dollars. But I got it fixed and was on my way again that night I camped in a yard the next day I was just a little ways down the road when a gentleman and his daughter drove up and offered me a place to stay the night. Had an opportunity to blog there but passed it up because he did not have word, so no spell-check. The next morning when we got up he offered me a ride down the road to where he worked from there I walked the rest of the day. The next morning I got up and started toward Culpeper where I was picked up by Pastor Nancy Palmer who let me camp in her front yard for a couple of nights while I waited for a package that I ended up leaving behind, because I could not wait for it any longer.
Well Nancy gave me a ride about halfway to Manassas when I got almost through the county a cop decide that I was obstructing traffic and decided to give me a hard time but thankfully the Lord gave me patience and the cop allowed me to continue the last mile to get out of the county. Where I was no more than out of when I found a place to stay for the night I literally stayed within 10 feet of the county line. The next morning after I got up and got on the road I was given a ride to the other side of Manassas where not but a mile down the road I received another ride from where I hiked into Washington, Dc. As I was hiking down the national mall I had a guy ride up to me on his bike and ask me if I wanted to work the next day I said sure and he told me to show up at 7:30.
I showed up and ended up working not just one day but 6. The last night the boss offered me to stay at his place (I had been staying in parks). When I was with him he took me by a sport shop where I was planning on buying new socks (specialty socks that range anywhere from 10-20$ a pair) well he picked them up for me four pairs of socks it was very relieving. Then after the last day of work one of the guys I was working with offered me a ride to Baltimore, MD. After being unsuccessful finding a hotel for me and my dog that was affordable he let me spend a night at his house where we could try again the next day. Well that extra day was long enough to get in touch with an old family friend that lives in Baltimore so I ended up not having to pay for a room. While I was in Baltimore I sent home another $293 ($639.92 total). When I was getting ready to leave Baltimore we decided I should wait out the hurricane that was about to hit the area I was headed to. Then I was given a ride a few miles down the road where I broke an axle on my cart. Thankfully Griz was still there and offered me a ride to get the replacement parts. From there I was able to hike into Delaware, where I found a cheap motel. Then I hiked into Wilmington today. I am hoping to make it to Connecticut by first weekend in Oct because FMSC is doing a mobile pack event there that weekend.
So when I last left you Priss was getting fixed the surgery went well. The next day I planned on leaving her tin my tent for her recovery period she would have nothing to do with it so she tore a hole in my tent which I was able to mend. But when her week of recovery was over Priss and I were given a ride to Lexington, VA where after being dropped off we had not walked 5 miles before we were offered another ride after that ride it was getting late so we started to look for a place to stay the night and found one shortly later when a truck full of guys stopped and one of them lived nearby. He then gave me a ride into Charlottesville, VA where I stayed and was given a deal on some bike wheels so I upgraded them to some heavier duty wheels which so far they have held up quite well.
When I went to leave Charlottesville my pack strap broke so I went and found a place that sold straps where I was given a new strap except it did not fit my pack so I had to go somewhere else to get it modified to fit my pack frame. That cost me twelve dollars. But I got it fixed and was on my way again that night I camped in a yard the next day I was just a little ways down the road when a gentleman and his daughter drove up and offered me a place to stay the night. Had an opportunity to blog there but passed it up because he did not have word, so no spell-check. The next morning when we got up he offered me a ride down the road to where he worked from there I walked the rest of the day. The next morning I got up and started toward Culpeper where I was picked up by Pastor Nancy Palmer who let me camp in her front yard for a couple of nights while I waited for a package that I ended up leaving behind, because I could not wait for it any longer.
Well Nancy gave me a ride about halfway to Manassas when I got almost through the county a cop decide that I was obstructing traffic and decided to give me a hard time but thankfully the Lord gave me patience and the cop allowed me to continue the last mile to get out of the county. Where I was no more than out of when I found a place to stay for the night I literally stayed within 10 feet of the county line. The next morning after I got up and got on the road I was given a ride to the other side of Manassas where not but a mile down the road I received another ride from where I hiked into Washington, Dc. As I was hiking down the national mall I had a guy ride up to me on his bike and ask me if I wanted to work the next day I said sure and he told me to show up at 7:30.
I showed up and ended up working not just one day but 6. The last night the boss offered me to stay at his place (I had been staying in parks). When I was with him he took me by a sport shop where I was planning on buying new socks (specialty socks that range anywhere from 10-20$ a pair) well he picked them up for me four pairs of socks it was very relieving. Then after the last day of work one of the guys I was working with offered me a ride to Baltimore, MD. After being unsuccessful finding a hotel for me and my dog that was affordable he let me spend a night at his house where we could try again the next day. Well that extra day was long enough to get in touch with an old family friend that lives in Baltimore so I ended up not having to pay for a room. While I was in Baltimore I sent home another $293 ($639.92 total). When I was getting ready to leave Baltimore we decided I should wait out the hurricane that was about to hit the area I was headed to. Then I was given a ride a few miles down the road where I broke an axle on my cart. Thankfully Griz was still there and offered me a ride to get the replacement parts. From there I was able to hike into Delaware, where I found a cheap motel. Then I hiked into Wilmington today. I am hoping to make it to Connecticut by first weekend in Oct because FMSC is doing a mobile pack event there that weekend.
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