Monday, May 17th

WE ARE IN TEXAS !!!. Ruth took me out to marker 4 on highway 202 and went back to collect John and Carol. We all met at marker 9. Carol was first and walked 1 mile, then John took over and walked 2 miles to marker 12. At that point, we had reachedTexas. Goodby Lobos, hello Longhorns ! Then, it was Ruth's turn and she walked 2 miles to marker 14, and the end of walking for the day, 10 miles.

Highway 202 runs due east, unfortunately, the wind was blowing due west. Quite windy today, making walking difficult at times.

 

I met a young college student today. He had pulled over into a field and was checking out the irrigation system. I asked him if those were peanuts and he said no, they were potatoes. He said he was a student in Las Cruses and that his family had grown potatoes here since the 1970's.

I told him about our walk and he said he would like to make a donation. I showed him the address to mail his donation to.

It is the same address that we would like everyone to send a donation to. In order to put a deserving family into a decent, affordable house, please send your contribution to Garland Co. Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 171, Hot Springs, AR 71902. Any amount will be appreciated and is fully tax-deductible.

 

Today we found a dime and two socket wrenches.  Stay tuned ......