Mile 413. On day two of the trek west with the Ragozzines there were rest stops with walks in Pearl, Mississippi and Canton, Texas in addition to other rest stops in Grambling, Louisiana and Arlington, Texas. Pictured above is the Krystal in Pearl. The power of suggestion is strong, as the caravan passed multiple Krystals as it entered Jackson. Good thing, as no more were viewed the rest of the way west. Tortoise walked with the children around this parking lot, and later around a Texas sized truck stop in Canton. Then it was on to dinner at Rudy's barbeque in Arlington, through major road construction in Ft. Worth, before ending for the day in Wichita Falls. Enough mosquitoes were on the loose that evening that swimming in the hotel pool was cancelled and Tortoise's final walk consisted of laps down the second floor corridor, down the stairs, along the first floor hallway, up the stairs, repeated eleven times. Yes, Tortoise did enjoy the walk, and smiled! The day's thought was by Dieter Uchtdorf ...
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