Update June 22nd
This will be my last update for a while and the saddest to write. John has been to three doctors in the last 10 days, the last one being a rheumatoid arthritis specialist. John has rheumatoid arthritis and the doctor told him to continue to walk would be very foolish. The walk has been put on hold. Starting at Capistrano Beach, California on February 19th and walking to San Antonio, New Mexico, on June 2nd, we walked 800 miles. What is not on hold, is our effort to place a deserving family in a new house in Hot Springs. We ask for your continued support. Checks may be sent to Garland Co. Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 171, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902. Mark "Coast to Coast Walk" in the memo section.
Carol and I are working our way back to Arkansas and John and Ruth are staying out west to visit family and friends. We welcome your prayers for a quick recovery. So until then,
stay tuned ........
Monday, June 2nd
We got an early start today as we were on the road by 5:30 am. It's a beat the heat thing. We started at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 380, going east(my favorite direction) on 380. We soon came to the Rio Grande which was fast flowing and full, almost out of its bank. From there it was uphill and out of the valley. We are now in the badlands (mal pais). There is nothing here except antelope and a few cattle and lots of rocks. It was an uneventful walk today and a short one, ten miles. I found a tweezers, a spoon, a New Mexico license plate and .17 cents. Stay tuned.....
We got an early start today as we were on the road by 5:30 am. It's a beat the heat thing. We started at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 380, going east(my favorite direction) on 380. We soon came to the Rio Grande which was fast flowing and full, almost out of its bank. From there it was uphill and out of the valley. We are now in the badlands (mal pais). There is nothing here except antelope and a few cattle and lots of rocks. It was an uneventful walk today and a short one, ten miles. I found a tweezers, a spoon, a New Mexico license plate and .17 cents. Stay tuned.....
Sunday, June 1st
We went to the First Presbyterian Church this morning at 9am. We have noticed in the Southwest US, where it gets very hot, church services start early. John had an opportunity to say a few words about what we were doing for Habitat. After lunch, we moved the RVs to the Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park, just a few miles from San Antonio.
We went to the First Presbyterian Church this morning at 9am. We have noticed in the Southwest US, where it gets very hot, church services start early. John had an opportunity to say a few words about what we were doing for Habitat. After lunch, we moved the RVs to the Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park, just a few miles from San Antonio.
Saturday, May 31st
No walking today or tomorrow. Ruth is in Arkansas visiting family and
friends and John went to Las Cruces to visit daughter, Jonna and her family. Carol and I went to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Preserve. Bosque del Apache is Spanish for "woods of the Apache". Tens of thousands of birds, including Sandhill Cranes, Arctic geese and many kinds of ducks, gather each autumn and stay through the winter. The Preserve diverts water from the Rio Grande to create wetlands and bottom lands. We checked in at the visitors center, watched a short video and started the auto tour. There are also many hiking trails. I added six birds to my list and we saw several mule deer. Then we went to the Owl Bar and Grill in San Antonio for lunch. Great hamburgers, check it out on Goggle. Their speciality is a green chile cheeseburger. We are moving the RVs to San Antonio tomorrow, so it looks like I'll get a chance to try their speciality.
No walking today or tomorrow. Ruth is in Arkansas visiting family and
friends and John went to Las Cruces to visit daughter, Jonna and her family. Carol and I went to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Preserve. Bosque del Apache is Spanish for "woods of the Apache". Tens of thousands of birds, including Sandhill Cranes, Arctic geese and many kinds of ducks, gather each autumn and stay through the winter. The Preserve diverts water from the Rio Grande to create wetlands and bottom lands. We checked in at the visitors center, watched a short video and started the auto tour. There are also many hiking trails. I added six birds to my list and we saw several mule deer. Then we went to the Owl Bar and Grill in San Antonio for lunch. Great hamburgers, check it out on Goggle. Their speciality is a green chile cheeseburger. We are moving the RVs to San Antonio tomorrow, so it looks like I'll get a chance to try their speciality.
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