At age 72, I am planning to walk across American to bring awareness of how exercise etc. can help bring about a healthier heart and vascular system, lower blood pressure, etc., and to raise funds, as well, for the American Heart Association. I welcome you to follow me on my journey! My plan for 2010 is to walk from Lewes, DE to St. Louis, MO or further if possible. In 2005 I was leading a sedentary life and weighed 201 lbs. I started walking and then running and lost 36 lbs, significantly lowered my blood pressure, my bad cholesterol, and raised my good cholesterol equally. My journey will commence on or about April 30th. Help the A.H.A. by donating thru the web site: Michianaheartwalk.kintera.org/johnwalksamerica. If all goes well I hope to be in St. Louis sometime in September 2010.







Wednesday, May 5, 2010

May 4,2010

Made it to Queenstown, MD at about3:45, no hotels, one restaurant owned by a young Italian who lives in Dover, DE. JJ had thebiggest medium pizza I have ever seen. Not knowing what else to do, I called a B&B, no answer, I called the Episcopal Church for the priest, no answer. So I talked to a man outside the Post Office and he called a cab so we could get to a hotle about 6 miles away. While in the cab Pete called and said he was planning us to stay at his house one night and that we were only about 10 miles away so we went there instead. Shelly is staying there and is doing much better. JJ has large blisters and could not walk any more, went to the Doctor and got them worked on. Will take a couple of days to heal. Had a great meal with the Nelson's, steak. First real meal in days. Tomorrow I have to backtrack and cover the miles covered by taxi, alone, no grandson, no dog, no pack.
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