We did a lot of mileage yesterday. The night crew covered 80 km and made it from 20 km east of Creston to the base of the rocky mountain forest resort. We made it past our first time zone! The indifference continues to be the major reaction. The day crew made it from where we stopped, to past Cranbrook, and another 80 km from where we stopped. We are now stationed in the city of Fernie. I can see the Rocky mountains from where I am. They are still snow capped and simply beautiful. They rise up into the mountains and I cannot even see the top! Walking through the night is pretty scary. We walk alone for 5 km in complete darkness on the highway with nothing but wilderness around us. We take a loud horn to scare away bears, a torch light to guide our way and a rosary. Last night I heard some hustling in the bushes which freaked the hell out of me. It turned out to be a huge elk. They are pretty harmless creatures. The owner of our camp site in Creston were some Catholic Koreans. She treated us to a wonderful Korean dinner and then the next day to a brunch. She is an amazing artist and she showed us her studio of both oil and water color paintings. Definitely was a burst of color there. Before we left, she gave us a number of things to take with us on our journey. Some lemon slices that take care of sun burn, so cucumber slices that refresh us when we walk and some after bite medicine that takes care of any nasty bites. Shows how thoughtful people are! We are now headed for talks in many parishes in Calgary which is only about a 4 hours drive from where we stopped walking. Got to rush for breakfast. Pray for our safety. More importantly, pray for the unborn.
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