Day 12: North Carolina to Virginia

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Hello everyone today is Sunday, June 12th, 2011. I am so excited because I have so much to tell you. I arrived in Danville, VA yesterday.

My very 1st experience of generosity was when I met a man by the name of Mr. Durham.

He took me with him to his grandson Joseph’s very 1st birthday party! It was a wonderful experience. The “entire” family invited me in with open arms. Mr. Durham gave me a tour of the Goodyear campus. What an amazing place.

Beginning from the start of day 11:
My journey has been an unexplainable experience thus far. The beginning of the day started off smooth. The weather was great and everyone who drove by me either blew the horn or waved. I happened upon a fire station and you know I had to stop. I met the entire crew. They even bought me lunch.

Let me remind everyone, this was God’s decision, not mine. I am only the messenger. What the message is that I am to deliver is unclear at this moment. I am sure it involves our military and their families. Now, back to the story at hand. I left the EMS station and headed towards Danville, VA. This was a 29 mile walk. I was walking and minding my own business when all of a sudden this dog broke his chain and tried to attack me.

Luckily, I had my camera out and I got most of it on video. Yall, I just may have to change professions. I’m getting pretty good with this camera.

Well, I got away from the dog and headed towards business 29 south. As I was merging onto (like I was driving) I felt the sudden urge to pee (video).

The hwy was long, flat and hot. When I was less than 5 miles from the NC/VA state line, a state Trooper by the name of Boozer stopped and asked me if I was ok. He also told me to be very careful. Since he stopped I asked him where is the nearest exit because I needed to rest and I was hungry. He told me the next exit is where I should stop. He also gave me a bottle of water. I did not ask for it. It was very inviting because I did not have to waste time taking my backpack off. Ok, so I get off the exit, by the time I get to the top this Trooper shows back up to only tell me he told me the wrong exit!! Talking about being pissed (video)!

When I finally arrived in VA a very nice man picked me up, took me to a birthday party for his one year grandson. I met his family. They fed me and I had the opportunity to speak to several veterans and one of the guys talked about the USO(video).

I did not have a place to stay so Mr. Durham took me to a fire department. They found me a place to stay but I had to go to the police station 1st to get checked out. Thank God I did not have any outstanding warrants.
The House of Hope Homeless shelter invited me to stay there. I will not speak a lot on this subject because of privacy issues. I can say this, the entire group allowed me to cook breakfast. Cheese eggs, Bacon and Toast. Paula Dean would be proud (video).

Finally, I visited Dick’s Sporting Goods to receive a brand new pair of Asics 17. Monday will be a challenge because the hwy is a rolling hill all the way to South Boston. I’m ready!

I am not done with this post. I will finish later

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