The walk begins …
Wed., March 19th
Background: John Goodman and Dick Mattson are walking across the United States to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity. The starting point is San Juan Capistrano Beach, California, and the walk will end 8 months later in Brunswick, Georgia. We start on March 19th , John's birthday, and end on November 19th, Dick's birthday. We will walk 15 miles per day more or less Monday through Friday, taking the weekends off to rest and relax. John's wife, Ruth, and Dick's wife, Carol, are the support team. They will drop off the walkers in the morning and pick them up 15 miles down the road. In addition, their duties include soothing tired and aching muscles and spirits and catering to John and Dick's every whim. Yeah right! At 8:15 a.m. this morning, everyone assembled on the beach, where we were joined by Amy Aguillara, a friend of the Goodmans' daughter, Jonna. After posing for photos with our large Habitat banner, we celebrated John's birthday by presenting him with a small gift. After which Wes read a beautiful and moving prayer that he wrote for this special occasion. It set the stage for beginning the much-anticipated walk, but before we set out, Dick and John got their shoes wet in the Pacific Ocean. John a little more wet than he planned. Don't turn your back to the ocean! With that, the 6 walkers started off, Dick, John, Jerry, Cindy, Wes, and Amy. We walked 4 miles to Capistrano Mission and had a mini-break at Starbucks. There we said good-bye to Wes and Amy; they had planned to walk only the first 4 miles. Then it was off again for the 4 remaining walkers. We walked an additional 7 miles and decided that was enough for the first day: 11 miles. Ruth and Carol were waiting for us, and we all returned to "Capo" to celebrate at Jack-In-The-Box. We returned Jerry and Cindy to their motel room, said our good-byes and thanked them for joining us on our first day. Our first day couldn't have been better. The weather was sunny, but not hot, the fellowship, the camaraderie , Wes' prayer, and Jerry's humor. We had so much fun, we're going to do it again tomorrow! P.S. We found 5 perfectly good bungee cords, 2 screwdrivers, 1 drill bit, 1 11/32 socket, and a bicycle wrench. John found a penny. Dick put 11 miles on his New Balance 817s. Great shoes. Stay tuned …
Wed., March 19th
Background: John Goodman and Dick Mattson are walking across the United States to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity. The starting point is San Juan Capistrano Beach, California, and the walk will end 8 months later in Brunswick, Georgia. We start on March 19th , John's birthday, and end on November 19th, Dick's birthday. We will walk 15 miles per day more or less Monday through Friday, taking the weekends off to rest and relax. John's wife, Ruth, and Dick's wife, Carol, are the support team. They will drop off the walkers in the morning and pick them up 15 miles down the road. In addition, their duties include soothing tired and aching muscles and spirits and catering to John and Dick's every whim. Yeah right! At 8:15 a.m. this morning, everyone assembled on the beach, where we were joined by Amy Aguillara, a friend of the Goodmans' daughter, Jonna. After posing for photos with our large Habitat banner, we celebrated John's birthday by presenting him with a small gift. After which Wes read a beautiful and moving prayer that he wrote for this special occasion. It set the stage for beginning the much-anticipated walk, but before we set out, Dick and John got their shoes wet in the Pacific Ocean. John a little more wet than he planned. Don't turn your back to the ocean! With that, the 6 walkers started off, Dick, John, Jerry, Cindy, Wes, and Amy. We walked 4 miles to Capistrano Mission and had a mini-break at Starbucks. There we said good-bye to Wes and Amy; they had planned to walk only the first 4 miles. Then it was off again for the 4 remaining walkers. We walked an additional 7 miles and decided that was enough for the first day: 11 miles. Ruth and Carol were waiting for us, and we all returned to "Capo" to celebrate at Jack-In-The-Box. We returned Jerry and Cindy to their motel room, said our good-byes and thanked them for joining us on our first day. Our first day couldn't have been better. The weather was sunny, but not hot, the fellowship, the camaraderie , Wes' prayer, and Jerry's humor. We had so much fun, we're going to do it again tomorrow! P.S. We found 5 perfectly good bungee cords, 2 screwdrivers, 1 drill bit, 1 11/32 socket, and a bicycle wrench. John found a penny. Dick put 11 miles on his New Balance 817s. Great shoes. Stay tuned …
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