PHOTOS

Back then I loved my bike seat.

Probably screwing up, rather than fixing, bike

A selfy

Lots-O-stuff

Bike problems are SO sad

Nick posing

Caroline’s sassy smile

Dan fixing my bottom bracket on Day 2, It’s still holding strong!!!

Alex is bored waiting for my bike to get fixed…go buy a hoagie!

Shrubbery!

Again!

ALEX!

AGAIN!

I can’t find anything in these bags!

I hate sepia

Thanks for the sign, Col!

Yay Bike for Immigration Justice!

Can’t believe I’m crossing into other states on a bike…wild.

Welcome to Maryland!!

From the front…

from the side..

From behind..

On the road!

My Ride!

pollution? But it was still so beautiful!

View from the susquehanna River.

Bridge over the Susquehanna..the first of many bridges crossed.

ROOAR!

ROAR!!

Clandestine camping behind a church! night #2

Britney work at Subway and supports Immigrant Justice!

I met this man and his daughter outside of a Subway. He enthusiastically supports fair wages for immigrant workers. He gave me $6!!

Caroline and I swam in this stream and saved some capsizers and their stuff.

I want to live in a boat so badly!!

My boat bed!

Boat boat boat, I love boats.

Rick’s sailboat where Caroline and I slept on Night #3

Dinner Caroline and I enjoyed with Susan and Nick.

inside of the “chicken coop”

Nick’s Chicken Coop where Caroline and I slept on Night #4

Spider crawling on my tent while riding…eeek!

The Hyatsville House where I stayed nearby DC. I’m with Elizabeth, Alex, and Katie.

DC

more DC

washington DC from VA

The Potomac River…I believe

Betty is waiting for her husband to get proper documentation so he can come back from El Salvador. She misses him so much!

My Tent at the Horse Farm

Laundry!

Cris owns the farm..this is his shop.

At the Horse Farm I met Big D, a large mammal who only looked my way when I had food…jerk.

Horse Farm

Horse Farm, I slept here on Night #7

Creepy!

Convenience store.

John gave me a ride to the Catholic Worker after my bike-car accident. We went Mother’s Day shopping together on the way.

My room at the St. Frances Catholic Worker. Woke up to some crazy jack-hammer bird at 5:15….but it was still wonderful!

St. Frances Catholic Worker. They offer spiritual retreats for people recovering from addiction.

I was en route to the Catholic Worker when I got hit by the car…

Sagar and I. What a great dude!

Arghu made me an awesome breakfast…thanks Arghu!!

Sagar looking tough. He wished he could bike with me but had to work. He said proudly, “we are not aliens, we are human beings.”

Flashlight that Sagar and Arghu, two Nepalese men I met at a store, gave me to keep safe on my journey. Thanks!

Pretty!….wheat?

One of the many cool looking, closed down general stores I’ve seen along the way.

Cool Door from a general store

HUge pothole!

Blind horses

Victorious! no more sepia!

pretty

Plantations…I’m in the south!

This makes me think of Ann of Green Gables.

Darryl and Sandra let me sleep in their yard behind the shed.

Doggie sniffed around the tent and freaked me out!

greenery

bluuuurr

And George

Here’s Oris

Something here doesn’t belong…

Me in VA

And to the right…

My view to the left for days…

No coal plant!

Cotton growing on the side of the road.

For days in VA all I saw where churches like this and farms.

Cool building

views

Shiny reflections

Pancakes I made in Portsmouth, VA

I can’t WAIT to eat you…

The best!!

I was angry about something but now I can’t remember what!

Matthew’s all about Immigration Justice!!

Matthew AND Eric love want Immigration Justice!

My respite in Portsmouth…thanks Mike and Lauren!

Eric road with me a little while and was excited to learn more about Immigration

500 miles!! I know it looks like 716, but I started with 216..subtraction!

GREAT DISMAL SWAMP!

Dismal house near GREAT DISMAL SWAMP

This is where my butt lives all day every day.

One of the many houses I’ve seen and loved.

So pretty

BEAR crossing…aahhh!!

Brian tried to buy me lunch at Hardee’s

This place should have smelled more…

THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP supports immigration justice

Great Dismal Tree

Seen some great mailboxes

A Book truck!

Andrea found me a place to sleep by some monkey bars and gave me M&M’s…whatta woman!

This church saved my butt.

What a beautiful meal!

sleeping with my baby blankets outside the church

Camping in the playground at the church in Currituck, NC

Pilmoor United Metholdist Church in Currituck, nc, thanks for the campground!

Goodbye trees. So Sad.

Little bitty post office in Adylett

Development

One of the new houses moving in to Adylett, NC.

A new development plot in front of an old house. Adylett, NC on the brink of the outer banks will probably be a total tourist town in a few years. Right now it’s beautiful.

I love this dock!

Had me a little photo session.

me on my dock, what a day!

This dock was my solitude for hours…oh sigh

I love this house

In Kitty Hawk, NC

what’s this…the WORLD’S LARGEST HAMMOCK?!?!

Hanging out on the WORLD”S LARGEST HAMMOCK!!!

Gordon and Don gave me a ride across a crazy bridge. Thanks dudes!

hu?

Norris and Marlene let me camp outside there house in Kitty Hawk..muchas gracias!

Wright Brothers Memorial

replica of their plane

Hill of the First Flight!

Wright Brothers Memorial where the 1st flight took place.

View of Kitty Hawk

I became obsessed with this crap and followed him around for about an hour. He was none to pleased.

Got a lot of beach time in the Outer Banks

I love this puppy, Auggy

Claire’s home

Willie and Scriven discussing immigration.

Robert, OJ, and James at Congaree Restaurant.

Robert: owner and Chef!

Robert and OJ.

Sheila and 2nd cousin Sam

Samn is about to color! I love coloring!

Sam is a bit camera shy.

Liam and 2nd cousin Sheila.

My first rainbow of the trip! Can you see it?!

Grape vines?

Elloree main stree.

1st Baptist Youth Center where I stayed the night on the 24th. I had that place all to myself!

Elloree main drag.

Inside the youth center.

Youth center big kitchen and fridge!

Mike let me stay at the Youth center…thanks!!

Mike and I.

Why Be Bald!?!

Skulls and Cross Bones. This was outside someone’s home on my way from Elloree to Charleston.

There are picnics here every week.

I dub thee Muuud

On the open road! Wind in my hair!

Why Hello Big Tractor

How’s it going?

I’m well, thanks!

STORM on the brink

Robert, Scriven, OJ, James, Willie

James

Robert and OJ at the congaree Restaurant.

Robert.

Deacon Carl Polite

Linda and the HUNKS O’ PIZZA!!

ONION

Alex and Natalie walking to the cattle.

Bull semen in liquid nitrogen…madness!

Natalie teaching me all about farm life.

Sharon and Hodi in the pickle-eating room

The Tree house where Alex and I stayed.

Crossing the “finish line”

more fake celebrating

Monster and I fake celebrating

So much stuff!