Monday, August 11, 2014

Day 106-Camped out at Walmart again instead of the Park.

Got up this morning at 530am as is my custom when camping. Cleaned up at the Walmart bathroom and changed clothes. Still find it strange not to take a shower every day.

The logistics of tearing down camp and cleaning up and changing clothes in a bathroom stall is daunting.

After I was done with I shuffled on over to the McDonalds on Main a mile away and had some maple oatmeal and began my day writing my weekly newspaper column, blogging and posting on FB.

The bus leaves at 4pm today for Denver and I will need to hike the short one mile to the bus station a couple of hours before departure.

I have 2 offers for paid work in Denver: Nelson Tree Service and Heartland Construction both part time work. Heartland Construction will have me negotiate insurance settlements on structural damage to homes and businesses. At the tree service I perform ground duties while the climbers prune or cut down trees.

Then I will volunteer for the SAME Cafe on Colfax in downtown Denver. They serve dinners to the homeless as well as to the general public. The cafe was started by a Mennonite couple with the last name of Birkey from Hopedale. They are related to my friend, Delmar Litwiller, a regular patron of my favorite coffee shop, Eli's in Morton, IL.

I am staying with the Nelsons for two weeks then will be staying with others for the balance of my time in Denver.

I am undecided on the length of my tenure in Denver. Just won't know for a while.

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