Day 1: There’s no fool like an…

This is where the walk began, at the edge of the Pacific Ocean outside of Bodega Bay, California.

This is where Rick’s walk began, at the edge of the Pacific Ocean outside of Bodega Bay, California.

Okay, Day 1 is history. First step took place at about two minutes till eight this morning and it was a mile or so on the beach, then up a hill of a golf course and onto a residential road. After a quarter-mile we got onto CA SR 1 for five miles and then onto CA SR 12. We finished the day on it, getting as far as Sebastopol, CA before l pooped out. Actually, as l write this, I feel pretty good, just sore feet and calves, but no blisters. I walked 17 miles today, and although it wasn’t 20, it was pretty good as far as I’m concerned. The terrain varied from ocean to houses to rural pastures with cows and sheep to small towns to a medium-sized city. It all passed beneath my Etonics. I am tired though and this will end shortly. ~~Hopefully all of you who signed up got our newsletter.~~ Tomorrow is day two and l can’t wait. For all of you who weren’t quite sure if this was an April Fool’s joke, {come back tomorrow}.