Thursday, January 26, 2012

To the Edge of the Wave

The morning storms and rain lulled me to sleep. When I awoke the front had blown past Bay St. Louis and it's edge was over the Bay. It was ten o'clock. I put my boots back on, donned my pack and rolled away. The paints I'd applied yesterday were rinsing away on the grass and road. The winds behind the front from the west, I pushed against the World for each step. Today was a mule day, I was the mule. Plenty of people stopped to talk, take pictures and talk some more. I found that I would not be able to stop at a facility a few miles past Waveland I had planned to get to. It didn't matter in the end, the winds were so strong and the conversations of the day only allowed me to get to the edge of Waveland. This was a day of few miles but a few of those who stopped left me saying they would walk more; I had a good day walking a few miles and accomplished my purpose for walking.
Wind or not, tomorrow I have a long day of more than twenty miles. I hope to get up and going before sunrise. I'll be walking after dark. An adventure! Walk for yourself, feel better.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

HI! I SEEN YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS DOG AROUND 7AM THIS MORNING ABOUT TO WALK PASS THE SILVER SLIPPER SIGN. WHAT A BLESSING TO HAVE YOU WALK THROUGH OUR STATE AND OUR SMALL TOWN OF WAVELAND. I FOR ONE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR REASONS FOR WALKING. I THINK ITS AMAZING WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND I BELIEVE THAT WITH EACH STEP YOU TAKE YOU TEACH ONE MORE PERSON TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES A LITTLE BETTER. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD A GOOD OLE DOGGY TREAT! I WOULD HAVE STOPPED AND GIVEN IT TO YOUR DOG...EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN MY PJ'S. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY. BE SAFE AND STAY BLESSED :)
HEATHER

Monty said...

Hi Erik. I stopped and chatted with you this morning outside of Waveland. Good for you, your dog, your earth and your mission!
Monty

Sarabeth said...

We saw you on Hwy 90 as you neared the Mississippi Louisiana border. I wished we had stopped to say hello. Good journeys!