Bob Willard's Lincoln Trek

Track progress as Bob Willard undertakes his planned walking adventure from Abraham Lincoln's birthplace to his various homesites in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois ending at his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois. This narrative is in reverse chronological sequence (i.e., latest at the top) and new readers are advised to start at the bottom and READ UP.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Day 14 (Friday, 9/23) - Summary

I head out on foot to Robinson, but after five or six miles I am picked up by a former concrete worker who has recently worked as a civilian for the US government in Afghanistan. He is going all the way to Charleston, and I instantly change my plans and go there with him.