<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">WED AUG 27</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> <u>Hampton to
Erie, IL</u></span><br><div dir="ltr"><div class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">It was an
early morning because of the long March—19+ miles. It began sprinkling at the
beginning, but stopped shortly after I started. The email from Jordan, our
Illinois coordinator, listed 2 routes—walking and driving. I took the walking
route because it started out with the Bike Trail we had been on. It had a lot of
blacktop roads and little traffic. It was the right thing to do. I left after Circle-up, and got to Heritage Park in Erie at 10am. The
amphitheater was very small so Izzy and I set up a tent. Fortunately there was
no rain in the afternoon, evening, or night. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Before
dinner we had a overview/briefing of the Chicago Stay/Rally/Events. After the
briefing we broke into groups to describe the details we hoped for. At dinner
there were reports so that we created an initial outline of the expectations we
had for our Chicago events. After dinner Faith shared her proposal suggesting
how we could reduce the use of vehicles that burn fossil fuels—the Kitchen
Truck, the Gear truck, and the Commode Truck and how we should use hand-drawn trailers. There was a good deal of conversation over the proposal which stretched into the evening. Thank goodness, the next day was a 9-mile
day, so wake-up was scheduled for 8am and departure for 10am.</span></p></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div>
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