Set to leave Henderson’s Cardinal Motel after four hospitable nights with Mike Patel & Family.

Walking the backroads between Henderson and Warrenton.

…Rural Vance County, NC

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…Rural Vance County, NC

North Carolina Scenic Byway: Highway 1001.

…before long, the trees will be full of leaves.

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…Sweet, smiling passersby stop to say hello and ask about the type of thing they don’t see off to the side of their rural country road every day: a man pushing a modified baby jogger filled with gear and signs: WALKING ACROSS AMERICA !

…Rural Warren County

…Arriving just after sunset

…Arriving to Warrenton

…Jerry & Ellen, owners of the The Ivy Bed & Breakfast, invited me in days ago, and have been awaiting my arrival to Warrenton.

Jerry & Ellen had a most delicious meal ready to go as I walked in the door: Gumbo! Ellen is from Louisiana, and Gumbo is one of her many culinary specialties! May, a guest of theirs (left) joins us.

…A look out the front door of the Ivy Bed & Breakfast’s Sharon Bartholomew Room, where I’m being hosted for multiple nights.

The Ivy Bed & Breakfast’s Sharon Bartholomew Room, where hosts Jerry & Ellen are hosting me for several nights.