Day 2 is Done

Day 2 is done but not without extreme heat and pain. We started walking at 7:30 in Robertsdale, Alabama passing by our camp in Stapleton and after an hour plus break we headed on toward Bay Minette. A thunderstorm went all around us between Stapleton and Bay Minette, and we didn't get in danger nor did we get wet. The temperature did cool down with the clouds and the breeze. Thank goodness because our thermometer on the pack hit 104 just before lunch. There should be a picture uploaded in a little while under the I-10 bridge over highway 59. The only shade in a 14 mile stretch. By the way total miles walked today was 20 1/2. There is a picture of us with the mother of our hostess, she is a cook in the bakery at Burris Farm Market in Loxley. She had just taken up a fresh batch of cinnamon rolls before we walked in. Of course we had to have one and they were delicious. There is a Forest Service office with a Fire Tower beside our route and we decided to cross the highway and enjoy the shade, treat and bandage blisters, and hopefully climb the tower. No one was there and it didn't dawn on us that it was lunch hour. The steps of course had a no trespassing sign right at the ground. We certainly had our conversation of do we go up or not. Intelligence prevailed because a ranger pulled up when we were preparing to leave. We certainly went and introduced ourselves because we are having a great time meeting people. Of course after the introduction I had to ask the possibility of climbing the tower. Cautioning that there were loose and weak steps and a huge wasp nest at the door, and of course saying "Don't fall", we could go! The rest is history and pictures to show. A picture was made about half way up of the highway from the direction we had come. Then a picture of us at the top as high as we could go without disturbing the wasp nest. Our shuttle driver met us at the Stapleton Post Office and WALKED with us to the Fire Department. When we finished up the walk today, back at the fire station some of our new friends were here to greet us as they were having a meeting tonight at the fire station.
This blog is simply to tell you some of the stories as we go along. After the walk we will compare our notes and present something in better detail. I have hit a wireless network tonight and it is much quicker so I will try to upload many more pictures. All the details of stories will appear later. Thank you for following us and the encouraging words are helping us progress. More hopefully sometime tomorrow. Tomorrow is when we are moving campsites. It will be a long tough day, we will have to see, and try real hard to get a posting done.