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Day Nine:

From: US41N 9 miles from Cedar Lake, IN (Home of Hanover Central)
To: Somewhere in Strip Mall Hell conveniently located between Highland and Munster, IN
Distance: 21 Miles

Topography: No comment.

Weather: No rain today but always threatening.

Landmarks: MERRILLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL isn¹t too shabby either.
Cedar Lake and back to civilization.

The March:
Start: 9:00am
Break: n/a
Lunch Break: 12:30pm
2nd Half: 1:30pm
Finish: 4:30pm (the sun never came out to play today)

Avg. Time: 3.5 mph
Total Time: 6 hours

Daily Mileage: 21
Total To Date: 168.8

Marchers: Core: 4; Passang Passang (Minnesota), Jigme Norbu (Bloomington), Tenzin Jamyang (Chicago), Ngawang Lobsang (Boston)

Guest Marchers: 4; Jamyang Dolma (Minnesota), Ngawang Dolma- aka Ngawang D (MN) Robert M. Hopkins (Merrillville HS, IN), Katy Quick (Merrillville HS, IN)

Casualties: I am really confused by Tenzin¹s consistent determination to walk with one working leg. Katy arrived with a pre-existing injury from a recent broken leg that failed to set right. After lunch she needed to take a break but finished the day.

Rating: Once the wind went away and Robert and Katy ditched school (with permission) it was cruising time.

Host Families:
Wed Dec 8: Unitarian Universalist Church Park Forest, IL
Breakfast: Pani and Cha
Lunch: Carlo's Restaurant Italian and Pizzeria; Cedar Lake,IN (Well Dave and Cynthy, we have finally gone through the kitty)
Dinner: Unitarian Universalist Church of Park Forest; Tibetan meal from Chicago

Leg 10: Heading north on US41 into Chicago suburbs: Munster, Lansing, Calumet City, Burnham and onto the Chicago Lake Front Path. (19 miles)

Quote of Day: "When I heard all that you had to say it really pissed me off, and when I get mad I get impulsive."
"This may sound like a stupid question but what's a Tibet?" (pronounced like a hobbit)
"LIBERAL is not a dirty word here" (UU Church marquee Park Forest, IL)