July 2 2007 (Monday)

Hi everyone,
On Sunday we finally got a new face come and join us - Tommy from Alberta. We met him after we did our morning Mass talks. He has just graduated from high school, and he is intending to walk with us until Toronto, where he is visiting his grandma before heading down to the States to join the marines. Eventually he wants to become an engineer. He doesn't know this yet, but he'll be walking with us till Ottawa - at least this is what Cyril is telling us!
Now that I think of it, I don't think I ever gave you readers a description of what us walkers are doing in our lives and in the Fall. Okay, so Cyril as you may gather is a writer for the Western Standard, an Albertan journal. He took time off work just to organize and do the walk. He did the walk once previously in 1999, in the States, and since then has been dreaming to do one up here in Canada.
Sarah is going to do her third year of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, which is where Cyril graduated from.
Jeremy is continuing in his Liberal Arts degree at Thomas Aquinas College, also in the States.
Ben graduated in January from the University of Louisiana, and is considering what to do now that he's done.
Finally, Greg has just graduated from Chrisostom College, and will be joining the seminary in Ontario in the fall (St. Peter's).
Anyway, now that we have 7 walkers, three of us can now go on nightshift. Last night, Ben, Jeremy and I were walking. Jeremy and I walked as a pair, and Ben alone. Having 3 people walking helps the transitions go smoother, especially since Jeremy is such a fast walker. What we do is that Jeremy continues walking past the car, while I go wake Ben up. I then proceed to drive Ben (once he is ready) up to where Jeremy is walking. They then switch over. I think Jeremy will be alternating between walking with Ben and walking with me.
Last night we heard a lot of fireworks, as it is Canada day today. The sky would occasionally light up, as with lightning, from the fireworks.
We are now camping out in Dryden, still on our way to Thunder Bay.
Okay, bye for now,
Etienne