of Oak Ridges rep Paul Calandra, is on board and is helping with the publicity at home. This walk has two main features - - - our feet hitting the pavement, and people in Ontario contributing to Sunnybrook.We walked as far as Milton PA today and have booked ourselves into the historic Genetti Hotel in Williamsport. It was a very cold morning (0 - 5C), but pleasant sunny afternoon along mainly level roads. (Rtes. 147 and 405) At noon we enjoyed our bowls of chili in a diner with a view of the river near Lewisburg.
This long walk is not in any way a “religious” event, but, because of the varied past of both Margaret
and me, we have taken in visits to a number of churches during this trip: The LOUD and joyful service at LCBC Church near Lancaster where we saw 15 people being baptised; the quiet gathering at Hernley Mennonite, near Manheim, where we were challenged to get The Message out to the community around us; the visit to a Methodist church in Millersburg, where the able pastor spoke passionately from the Bible with no “sermon notes”; and tonight participating in the Maundy Thursday liturgy at Trinity Episcopal in Williamsport.Margaret has done the arithmetic and reports that we are 16.92 % finished. That means, by my
calculation there are only 114,084 steps to go. It doesn’t always get easier. Joints ache when it is cold - and it has been, especially in the morning. Every day one of us has something that acts up. Fortunately a few hours of rest has made most of those things go away. Also it is encouraging to be spending the night at the same hotel we stayed at on the way down and to be hearing such positive news from our friends at home!Pictures:
One of the gorgeous old mansions along the way
A hedge in the shape of Hershey kisses
Margaret cooking
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