The Walk continues. Today is the fourth day of the walk. I have completed 7 km each day which means I only have 972 km to go between now and the Fall equinox. I have made a discovery. People who drive cars don't much like people who use the roads that don't have sidewalks, for themselves to walk on. I sometimes walk along a lovely street near my house that is covered in old trees, big old and new homes, large yards and the river running behind. It's a well used street and it does not have any sidewalks. That makes it a challenge for a person who walks but I wasn't concerned the first day. I am now and I want to keep walking along here. I saw a movie a long time ago called Walking Tall. The words "walk softly and carry a big stick" stuck with me: I'm not sure why. I am beginning to think that I may need to do just that on my walks. When I was out today I had two cars come really close to me and one of them was close enough that I could actually touch it with my hand. (I had put my hand out to make sure they didn't hit me.) It's not like I'm taking up a lot of the road: I get over as far as I can and make sure the cars can pass with ease. It's almost as if they just don't care that I'm there, and, in fact, think perhaps that I have no right to be there at all. So, the big stick piece. I may start walking with a big start in my arms, kind of like a limbo bar, so that cars have to divert around me to avoid scratching their cars. I'm thinking that at least might work: if there's a chance of the car being ruined they might give me a little more room....

I am definitely, in this case, not living la vida fearless....these drivers scare me....Jan http://www.tobeyourbest.net/