Ladies and Gentleman the Bronx is Stormy

Yes, it is not catchy but it was true.



A Less than ideal start for the Walk, but Day One is over and it was a success.



I woke up late, packed the wrong shoes, and was without a poncho. As soon as we got to the Stadium it began to drizzle. By the time we got to the Grand Concourse it was pouring. Alex and I waited at Bronx Lebanon Hospital for a few minutes. I was already drenched and upset that I could not find my cell phone.

I manged to buy a Poncho on East Fordham Road and was completly soaked, and worse my feet began to hurt. The rain eventually led up for a bit and we changed our socks only to have to change them again 30 minutes later when it poured and began to thunder by the Arboritum.



We held up at a Dry Cleaners on Boston Post Road and it was only 10:30. When we got to New Rochelle there was a brief stop at Payless and I bought some shoes that were more fitted for walking.

Ill spare the details of the rest of the way, the rain, the blisters, and the stops for Gold Bond when needed.

However, my personal Highlights are as follows:



1. At a Dunken Donuts this old man came up to us and asked where we were hiking to. We told him about the walk, and he got very excited. He put his hand on my shoulder and told me how he saw Ted Williams play.


2. In Mamaornak, (no clue how to spell that town) this couple told us they saw us back in New Rochelle. They reccomened a Pizza Place, and told the staff how we were walking from the Stadium to Fenway.

3. Getting to White Plains. I just walked 20 miles through a thunderstorm and through some busy roads. I know there is still a long way to go, and the weather may not cooperate but I am feeling confident.

4. Walking home from the Resteraunt and looking like I just spent a night with Kobe Bryant.
Im tired, and my pinky toe is one blister. Goodnight