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West Palm Beach to Jupiter to Saint Lucie to Vero Beach, FL

Thursday April 17, 2008

     7:13am  I just woke up. I slept great last night, dude. It's like a got a hotel room. I'll take a picture.  Another picture.

                   Bird waiting for fish

     9:13am  I am packed up and I am leaving. I'm traveling, skipping town. This place is cool, but there's not too many cool places close to the marina. There's all this ghetto. I'm going to keep traveling aiming for Tampa. Now I really need to get my update typed up.

                   I had such a great reception to the marina last night. Hell yeah. I got to crash in a boat. I took a picture of where I crashed. This guy George was cool as hell. He had a brand new pack of Captain's Wafers and he hooked me up with four of them. I've got a little bit of traveling food. I've got five bucks left too. I'm going to keep walking.

                   Hell yeah, I was walking 1 and the bus actually waited for me. He's only going up to Jupiter, but he gave me a courtesy ride. "I'll walk it if I have to."

     9:30am  It was the nice #1 driver who's hooking me up with a ride. I appreciate it, bro. Everybody gets credit, thanks a lot.

     9:57am  I just landed at Palm Beach Garden Mall. This cool bus driver gave me a courtesy ride. I told him the Note From the Rich on the bus and he liked it. He hooked me up with a transfer so I can catch the #10 going North.

     10:04am  I just got smoked out rowdy at the bus stop at the mall by Matt. Some Cali-Kush. Hell yeah, I'm all stoned. I took a drag off my special cigarette, hehe.

     10:45am  I impulsively got off the bus when I saw a library sign. I don't even know where the library is. I'm going to keep walking. I don't know where I am, hehe.

                     The intersection I got off at was Toney Penna and Military Tr.

                     Entering the Palm Beach County Library. Jupiter Branch. That's where I am, Jupiter. I'll take a picture of the sign when I leave.

     11:01am  I have to wait until eleven twenty five for a computer. I'm going to go eat some Captain's Wafers and have a smoking session.

                     I'm still stoned from that Cali-Kush I got smoked out with by Matt at the mall. That was cool as hell, man.

                     It was cool earlier when I left the marina. I was just walking up 1, Broadway. All of a sudden I see a bus pass and I think, "Damn, I could've caught that one." Then I noticed that like two blocks away he was waiting after the light for some reason. I got to the light and I had to wait for some cars to pass by. I got to the bus and the driver wasn't even there. When he got back I asked him how far North he was going. He told me not that far, just to Jupiter. He hooked me up with a courtesy ride and I got to tell him The Note from the Rich and he friggin' loved it. I've been telling my stories like crazy. And at the mall I got hooked up with some weed by Matt. That Cali-Kush. I told him my story. I didn't tell him the important part because we didn't have that much time. I told him the Note From the Rich on the bus. I am all wired up and giddy.

     11:53am  I left the library. Walking to Indian Town Road now.

     12:01pm  I came up on Indian Town Road. There's a sign that says To I95, Florida Turnpike. I'll take a picture.

     12:20pm  I took a picture of can't understand the name. She listened to my whole story.

     12:31pm  I got kicked off the bus because it was the end of the line at the Walgreen's on Clocktower and Military. I'm going to walk to I95, like three miles away.

     12:54pm  John and Neal. These two kids riding skateboards. They were coming up behind me, so I stopped and offered them my website. I hit them up for my story and it was a great way to kill time on this walk. I'm already by the Shops at Jupiter Creek.

     1:13pm  I walked Indian Town all the way to Safewood Plaza.

     1:30pm  I went in the McDonald's right across the street from the Shell station and took a piss. I'm pretty close to the highway now. Indian Town Road and Island Way/68 Terrace.

     1:46pm  Leaving the Shell. I didn't ask anybody for a ride. I'm just going to thumb it on the onramp. The second right is 95N.

     2:00pm  Man, like after three cars passed after I got on the onramp Ken and Bobby pulled over for me. I appreciate it, guys. Everybody gets credit.

     2:23pm  I just got dropped off at Justice Street and Gatlan Boulevard. Man, that was magical. The third cars that passed when I got on the onramp pulled over for me, hell yeah. It's going to happen again, just watch.

                     I have decided I'm heading West at Vero Beach on 60 to Tampa.

                     I didn't go to the gas station. I just came over to the onramp. I still have five dollars left.

     2:49pm  In no-time. I waited for like twenty minutes and Chris pulled over for me. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit. Thanks a lot.

     3:15pm  I just got dropped off at the gas station in Saint Lucie. I'm going to check out the cashier and hang out at this gas station. I spent my five bucks. Chris took me to some dude's house and scored me a nickel sack. So no more money. I'm going to go hit up the Subway.

     3:19pm  Scott at the Shell Station in Saint Lucie hooked me up with some cookies at Subway. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.

     3:27pm  I am on the onramp. I walked down to the Pedestrians Prohibited sign and I'm thumbing cars. I put my dirty shirt on. I'm getting good publicity with it.

     3:50pm  In no-time Allan picked me up and is giving me a ride to Vero Beach. Everybody gets credit. Thanks a lot.

     4:35pm  Lisa at the gas station in Vero Beach at the Citgo is hooking me up with some crackers for only thirty cents. I appreciate it, Lisa. Everybody gets credit.

                   I only had like forty cents left in my pocket. I asked Lisa, "Hey, are these crackers thirty cents? They are sometimes." She told me, "They're fifty nine, but you can give me thirty." I logged her generosity and gave her my website.
Oh yeah, I found out I am already on Highway 60. 60/95. I'm going to walk to Tampa. Hehe, yeah right.

                   It was awesome how that last guy picked me up. He was from Cuba. He was a really cool dude. He gave me some cookies and a drink. He let me call my mom on his phone and he even talked to her for a long time. My mom was all, "Que barbaridad!"

     5:31pm  I bought the crackers at the gas station then I walked towards the onramp and I see a sign-flying bum on the corner. I asked him what was up and offered to smoke him out. We went around the corner and sat down in some woods and smoked some weed. I'm going to go back up to the Citgo and ask for rides. Rogue was his name. We had a good little session and I told him my story.

     6:26pm  I'm going to go fly a sign on the interstate! I just wrote one up right now. I took a picture of it. Donations for the cause and I've got my t-shirt on. I'm going to bank.

     6:32pm  Skip just hooked me up with five dollars! Sweet. Here, check out my website. I'm a journalist. Long distance walker. You'll be on there when I update it. Thanks a lot, brother. It's a good story. I appreciate it.

                   Hell yeah, this kid honked at me on the onramp and handed me a five dollar bill!

                   This dude on a blue Cadillac truck just gave me another five!

                   I just got another dollar from this lady.

     7:13pm  I got another dollar from this guy in a truck.

                   Wow, people are just throwing money at me.

                   831-CAV, some old lady in a Toyota just gave me a dollar. Hell yeah.

     7:19pm  This guy driving a New Century Transmissions Incorporated gave me a dollar, hell yeah. That's the second or third trucker that's given me a dollar.

     8:14pm  This cop drove by and I used that as a sign. I'm leaving my spot. I've got twenty bucks. That's more than I need. I'm going to go to the gas stations and ask for rides. I'll offer people gas money.

                   Shit, I left my sign. I have to go back and get it. My Donations for the Cause sign. I'm going to fly that everywhere. Tampa, here I come.

     8:26pm  I had a good welcome at this TA truck stop here. I came to the TA and this brother, what was your name? Greenhead, I asked him if they had any laundry facilities. Oh yeah, this place is all under construction, but still open. It's all tore up. They're remodeling the whole thing. Greenhead hooked me up. He's washing my shirt and a couple pairs of socks for me. He's saving me two bucks. Welcome to Vero Beach, Victor.

     10:09pm  I have secured my camp in the woods across the street. I'm walking back to the TA to get something to eat. Then I'll have a smoking session before I go to bed.

     10:28pm  I returned to my camp. I went to the TA and spent six dollars and bought plenty of food. I bought a chocolate milk and ice cream sandwich and some cookies and some other treats. I'm going to make more money tomorrow morning, hehe.

                   Oh, and I got my shirts washed. Greenhead. My good shirt is stained as hell. It's all tan now, not white. Hopefully I can wash it again and it will be white again.

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