We drove 2 cars to AC, leaving one at the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and the other 8 miles away in Absecon, NJ.  The weather was BEAUTIFUL and crisp (high 40’s and sunny).  A little more wind than we would like but not outrageous.  Because it is so flat, the miles flew by.  We averaged a 3 mph pace.  Glad we started early in the morning, we were home in time for an afternoon football game (which we napped through).  A fun maiden voyage – check out our pix.

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Okay, so Mike and I start our Walk Across America in two days.  We start in Atlantic City, putting our toes in the ocean and then we’re off.  Our plan is to walk 8 miles the first day.  Should be a realistic goal.  We did a test run in October, hiking 43 miles over 4 days, on the Shawangunk Ridge Trail.  We finished all four days – a little battered but triumphant.  We figure if we can do 4 consecutive days of challenging hikes, 8 miles on flat road surface is within our limits.  Stay tuned!