DAY 5 - A DAY OF REST AND RALLYING

DAY 5 was a day of rest - the blisters got the best of Tracie after walking 10 miles a day for 4 days straight with no relief.  Both Tracie and Valerie are otherwise healthy and very much enjoying the journey.

LOCATION UPDATE:  Tomorrow (Sunday) will be a day of walking through Oxnard and Ventura.  Very visible through town - not sure what the reception will be.

DAY 5 - We tried to use the day to catch up on some a

dministrative things that we'd been neglecting - making new signs to carry as we go; buying new shoes for Tracie; updating the website and blog; and getting in touch with people.  

Also, we were informed that a small demonstration was going to take place place in front of Lassen's Health Food Store at noon.  The owner of Lassen's donated $27,500 to the yes on 8 campaign and people were gathering to educate people about the choices they are making.  We were delighted to join them.

Here are the dedicated warriors that were at the demonstration.

This picture is of Anthony and Daisy.  Anthony takes his sign out EVERYDAY to demand equality for all - often standing on street corners by himself during his lunch hour.

Our hostess for the evening was Lynne in Ojai.  Not enough can be sa

id about Lynne in our blog... Since she heard of our journey, she has been actively calling, emailing, and contacting as many people as she can (and she knows A LOT of people) to enlist their support.  We enjoyed a wonderful evening at her home - which has become a safe haven for hundreds over the years.   Watching the unseasonal shooting stars while soaking in the hot tub seemed a sign of good things to come.

FRANGELA LOVES US!!

Here's an email that Frangela sent us after we were on their radio show. Check them out on AM1150 - Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4pm. We'll be calling Frangela every weekend we're on the road to San Fran!

You soooo rock!!!!
We will make sure to announce your amazing walk again this weekend!
And you have to try to call in if you can with updates please!!!!!
It'll be a frangela exclusive, unless of course, you're, you know, updating someone else too . . .
which would be your right . . .you know . . .we would totally understand and stuff :)
you both rock!
and you are soooo putting your beliefs into action - you are a true inspiration to us all!
thank you again for calling and writing and doing what you do!
you rock,
angela & frances

DAY 4 - MALIBU TO OXNARD

This is what our walk looked like most of the day... beautiful! The sign is misleading...we walked a few more than 3 miles - more like 10.

LOCATION UPDATE: Saturday we had planned to march through Oxnard and Ventura, however, we are taking a day of rest to heal Tracie's blisters. (as hard as she tries to prevent them, they keep coming back!) We will be attending a rally at a local health food store that gave money to the yes on 8 campaign - Lassens Health Foods at 4071 E. Main in Ventura - Hope to see you there!

Back to day 4! The walk was beutiful, but a little painful for Tracie - still fighting with blisters. (warning: there is a picture below of the blisters, viewer discretion advised) We had mostly traffic again today, and not a lot of honking or feedback. We did meet a few wonderful people. Marshall rode his bike up to us and asked about what we're doing. We talked for a minute and then he rode off. An hour or two later, Marshall rode up again after having enjoyed his hambuger at Neptune's Net and pulled 2 beers out of his pocket for us! We sat right down at the beach and enjoyed them - thanks Marshall!!

Then we ran across a couple from Newbury Park, who were camping along the PCH. Dawn and Robert crossed barriers to sign the petition!

Here are our lovely hostesses for night 4 - Terri and Toni - in their gorgeous backyard. They fixed Tracie a nice epsom salt bath for her feet, fed us a wonderful Thai meal, and graciously gave us their wonderful vibrating bed that rocked us to sleep in record time. Their dog, Tuli, will have a comment segment on our Supreme Court video.

And here is a picture of ONE of Tracie's blisters! Both pinky toes are JUST blisters now, and both main foot pads are very blistered. We hope to treat and rest these on Saturday and start off on our trek again Sunday.

DAY 3 - PICTURE UPDATE

Day 3 took us by Pepperdine University, and we couldn't resist taking this picture. It's dedicated to Professor Richard Peterson.... remember him from those horrible "Yes on 8" commercials?

And we all may be a little battered after the fight.... but it's not over!
(we saw this sign crumpled up on the side of PCH near Pepperdine)

And these were our fantastic hostesses, Linda and Edna, and their adorable pooches. We are standing in front of the home that they designed themselves in beautiful Camarillo.

Revoke 8 Mobile Sighting!

Let us know if you've seen it!

-Sarah

Day 3 - ALONG THE PCH

We traveled up the PCH through more of Malibu today. Even with a late start and healing feet, we went another ten miles or so.

Location Update: Tomorrow (Friday) we will be completing the long stretch of PCH through Malibu (who knew Malibu was so long) and ending at Oxnard.

A big thank you to Craig for transporting us safely and for his advice on blister care - feet are almost like new excepting one small remaining area. Did not encounter much foot traffic today, but were able to pass out our new flier, thanks to Katie. PCH traffic was steady and primarily supportive. Deborah, who checked in on us again today, calling our march God's work, is now our official guardian angel. And to our fantastic hostesses, Linda and Edna - the flowers, the home cooked meal, the hot tub, and the sharing of stories was a most wonderful night to remember. It's so nice to have such a warm, friendly welcome after a long day of walking. Thank you doesn't quite convey our appreciation. We will post some pictures tomorrow.

DAY 2 - ACCOMPLISHED!

LOCATION UPDATE: We traveled from Santa Monica to Malibu today (Wednesday) and we'll be leaving from Las Flores and PCH in Malibu tomorrow morning around 9am.

We are well rested because of our fantastic hosts - here we are with our dear friend Deb on night one!

Today was fantastic!! Because of one thing.... all of you. And we mean this very sincerely. Here are a few of our experiences with you: Perk, the gorgeous lifeguard/actor/model/all around nice guy (they really do exist!) Deborah - who pulled over to ask if we needed water (she heard us on the Stephanie Miller Show!), and then she offered her home if we needed a break! Then there's Craig who graciously picked us up when Tracie's blisters prevented her from going any further, and he dropped us off at our lodging location for the night. And Craig's mom, Gera, who sent Craig back over with Mole Skin that she insists will help the blisters - this Mole Skin has traveled the world with her... good karma! Those of you who added comments to our blog - wow, we were both teary eyed reading those comments. We really do all effect each another. Then there was Matt who is so determined to join us and march, he's trying to take his final exams early! And our brother-in-law, Joe, came to the rescue and helped us fix something on our website!

You are all so inspiring. We regret we can't write every story of every one we're touched by... but know that it's truly amazing.

Tracie's blisters have caused us to move a little slower than we would have liked, but nonetheless, we've still traveled about 20 miles and about 50,000 steps! And on about mile 18, we learned that the California Supreme Court agreed to hear cases regarding Prop 8!!! Great News!

Tomorrow we'll be traveling up the Pacific Coast Highway. From our experience today, we may reach areas that begin to get unpassable... and as we leave Malibu's city limits, we'll not have any other cities to go through until a little farther up PCH in Oxnard. So, depending on the safety of the road (we've been advised not to walk on this next portion - but we want to at least try) - we'll be in Oxnard in the next couple of days.

Keep fighting the fight!