*SAT AUG 30* *Sterling to Franklin Grove, IL* It is a 21 mile day and we got up at 4:30am. The route was simple. It took us through Ronald Reagan’s hometown: Dixon. When I got to Franklin Grove I asked for directions to the campsite at Chaplain Creek Historic Village. It is an area where small buildings have been moved in to preserve history. Since it was such a long day’s March the Marchers didn’t start arriving until mid-afternoon. It seemed that people were exhausted. We had an early dinner and a local couple visited the campsite and brought some dessert for us. After dinner there were no meetings because people needed a full night’s rest! I spread my bedroll out on the porch of the Hillsdale Salthouse. The house was locked so no one was using the porch and the porch had a nice roof. I was protected if there had been a rain, but I collected mosquitoes and dew instead. *SUN AUG 31* *Franklin Grove to the Chicago Skydiving Center (Rochelle), IL.* Since Monday will be a Rest-Day and Sunday was only 16 miles people were not interested in leaving early. We circled up at 7:50am. The Chicago Skydiving Center had a big campsite where we stayed. They also had a bar, a restaurant, a lounge, free WiFi, and showers. Since we were having a Rest-Day and would be staying 2 nights I got the Taj Mahal (big tent) out and Izzy helped me put it up. We had to do a temporary fix on one of the skyline rods because it had broken. All afternoon there were skydivers coming in. I’m sure you need some training to do this kind of skydiving. It isn’t a parachute. Its more like a set of wings. And some of the divers came down awfully fast! The Center Bar offered 2 free beers to the Marchers. We had an all-camp meeting before dinner was ready. At the meeting Izzy offered me a can of beer. When dinner was ready we served ourselves, and resumed the meeting. One of the major topics was Non-violent Civil disobedience—in Chicago and DC. The discussion will continue. After dinner I went over to the bar and had one of my two free beers. Then it was bedtime. -- Peace, David