Welcome to Day 7 ...
Today, was a day full of walking. Today, we walked over 14 miles (32.787 Steps), most of our walk today was on a sidewalk along the road but toward the end we jumped into the road for the last two miles or so. It is when we are in the road that traffic slows, there is more enthusiasm and excitement from us and also the folks driving by. I have to say that the folks along our road today were mostly positive (honking affirmation). I wanted to share a few photos from today with a little narration!
This is a photo of a group of young children who were cheering us along the way. We don't know how they heard about us but there they were, waiting for us along our route. It was so endearing!
I've been taking photos of different places of worship along the way. This one was under construction. I didn't notice the building going up until it was too late (the walkers were going at a good clip) but the artist rendering is pretty amazing and it was going up like it looks.
This might look like a regular, day walking but this was the 100 mile mark after leaving Charlottesville. VA.
The sign came up along the walk! It says, "Welcome Walkthewalk2020 Friends of Apcotink Creek. I don't know who they are but they heard of us apparently.
This is the close of the day, each day at the end we have a debrief of the walk.
This is James Walkingshaw from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors who joined our pilgrimage today. He shared a history of the area that we were walking through, in particular about a plantation that was based in the area where we stopped that when they decided to put a shopping center in the early 60's there were two cemeteries in the building zone; one for those who lived in the big farmhouse (white folks) and a cemetery of enslaved people. He shared that the builders meticulously relocated the occupants of the white cemetery to a local church cemetery while the enslaved people remained in place somewhere under the parking lot of the Giant. Even in death there is no reverence for those who lived a life of oppression. He thanked our group for walking through his community as they are learning to deal with their racist past.
More day walkers started up with our group and this is Tina who walked the first three or so miles with our group and then was returning to her car. She declined assistance from our group. We had more day walkers join our group today. It is heartening.
This evening we joined the RLC Revivial in the conference room and we heard a panel of three. I am going to put the link here and encourage you to check it out. It was a power evening.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=602286623804147&extid=o6RpIe3nSwMtoUl7
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