DAY 23 ~ 10/7/21

Joan was 100% today thank goodness!! Resting all afternoon and evening yesterday really helped her!! We walked a total of 13.2 miles all in one shot this morning. That’s the longest stretch without stopping of the journey so far. I was pooped afterwards. Had lunch in Mason City at an adorable cafe called Do Drop In. Had a scrumptious homemade bowl of stuffed green pepper soup. Loved it so much I ordered 2 bowls to go. Yum!!!

We are so close to Springfield we can just taste it. Maybe only 25 miles. We’ll be there tomorrow as we move to a new RV park there. We’ll walk in on Saturday. Wow these days are flying by.

A man stopped while in his truck across the highway and shouted from his vehicle “Where did you ladies start walking from?” We said Wisconsin. He said “Man I saw you walking back in Rock Falls the other day. And that’s 100 miles back!“ We said we’re walking to the ocean of Texas in honor of my mother. He said “Good for you, and good luck!” How cool is that!

A police officer also stopped us outside of Mason City and said “People are flying up and down this road, be careful”. We told him what we were doing and he said “Wow, keep on walking. Be safe!” Another sweet memory.

Worked another 4 hours today. I’m truly beat. Gonna sign off, kick my feet up, relax, have some beer and listen to music.

These are some of my favorite things. 🎵🎶🎵🎶