The days are passing so quickly now. The start of a long journey is imminent.

1/7/11

The days are passing so quickly now. The start of a long journey is imminent. There are so many tiny details which need to be tended.  If they don’t get done the time still ticks away. But regardless, I will take off. I will take the steps to cross this country.

I trained with my friend Dave this morning at the gym. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big fan of running on a treadmill. Running in place just doesn’t do it for me. I guess I just love the scenery and the sense of reaching a place.  The one thing the gym did provide us with was a bit of comic relief. A portly older gentleman was walking around the gym half naked and ended up walking into the girls’ locker room. There he proceeded to strip down butt naked. That’s when we heard the scream of a girl entering the locker room. My friend Dave was quick enough with his camera and caught the older bloke in a photo. I’ve never seen this happen before.

This was followed by some work then a board of directors meeting with Nick and Howie and a special guest Nancy. We had a lot to go over but one of the most pressing items on our list was the need to secure lodging on the route. I’m hoping there are people out there reading this that would be interested in helping me cross this country on foot. If you need an itinerary please contact me at dennis@papadidos.org.

I do need the help of kind souls. I’m not above asking and reaching out for help. This is me doing it right now. At the moment, I’m trying to secure lodging. I also need help contacting as many media outlets as possible. Of course a bit of food and drink would be appreciated as well. The days are ticking away so if you can help or if you think of something you’d like to donate some item which I might need on the run please contact me.