Day 5 is completed and on schedule

Day 5 of walking was just as hot and tough as any day we have had. We walked approximately 19.6 miles getting us to the Camp McMillan and Victory Christian Church. This will give us the final leg to completion in Evergreen of appx. 17.5 miles. We had some super experiences along the way today. We also experienced telephone and camera issues all during the day. I guess they were tired also, We could only get most of the day a couple of minutes of conversation and then "dropped call". A bit frustrating for us because your calls to us have encouraged us kept us motivated, energized always perked up the pace. Thank you!! Sorry for the drops!
Our internet access is limited and slow at best. Therefore to get to sleep tonight I will not be able to upload any more pictures. We will get all the pictures posted after the trip is completed and we can get to a direct connection.
We started the day today between Flomaton and Pollard. We were expecting our first big break to be at base camp. We were approaching the base camp with it in sight and we saw a car pull off ahead of us and folks got out opened the trunk and was walking around the vehicle. We had begun to think what could be their problem and how could we help, because 2 miles earlier a couple was on the side of the road with a flat tire and we offered assistance. And as we approached the vehicle we couldn't believe our eyes. It was Rick and Kim Hagans and two of their children. Rick has been following our reports all week and called us numerous times offering support and encouragement. They had the trunk open pouring ice tea and then Kim started making tomato sandwiches as fast as she could. What a spectacular moment for such a friend driving from Auburn to Houston to visit a nephew that is diagnosed with Cancer, and coming out of route to treat us.
So after taking an extemded break we still needed to stop at base camp and restock with water for the rest of the day. Before we could leave a writer for the Tri-City Ledger newspaper had called trying to find where we were and he was told we were at the South Alabama Gas office resting in the cool and rubbing blisters. He had us wait for a few minutes for him to catch up with us and interview and take a picture for the paper. David thinks that CNN will be next.
There are so many more stories and David and I will regroup our notes upon completion of the walk tomorrow and get a wrap up to the first leg of our journey of Walk Up Alabama!
Also, we will be getting more pictures uploaded when we get a strong enough signal to email them from the phone.

Thanks for your interest, concern, and encouragement. We are not sure of our ETA for Evergreen. We will attempt (questionable coverage) to start at some point estimating the time and communicating with our families. If you can't reach our cells maybe you could contact them.

Happy Hiking to you from the Walkers!