Now It Begins

Oct. 28 , 2001 Sunday -Rain has been heavy all week , doesn't do much to deter the bugs. I have been away from home since the terrorist attack. Not even a phone call home.I guess , I must be serious this time.I am not waiting until tomorrow to see if I get picked up for work. I'm just heading out and not looking back this time. I figure I am on my way North finally.Things in Naples are no longer an interest to me . I am not stopping until I get to Asheville N.C. I'll have to figure out how to survive along the way. I am not a thief , panhandler or will I beg for anything.We'll be o-kay as long as Skillet can hold up.
We are walking down the power lines toward Bonita Springs and the water is knee deep all the way . Another good place to get snake-bit again . What a bummer that would be , I would have to think some unknown spirit was trying to keep me in Naples. Our first stop along the way came at the first dry spot I found . Just so happened to be a place I named Rattlesnake Bend . After the huge rattler I saw there once walking my dogs.
There was a fellow living in his van in the woods here , last year, and it appears he's still here. I suppose its a good place to be homeless and not be bothered by anyone . Its a ways to civilization from here. I laid out for three hours and let my boots dry out some . Finally had to get a move on , I left the tent at Skillet Lake and have no protection from the elements, especially those that bite. We stopped at a convenience store and got something to eat , before hiking into Bonita. We laid out at an old restuarant for the night and bugs were not a major problem , but they ate good that night. What in the world could be in store for tomorrow? All night Mexican's were moving around , don't they ever sleep?