WALK QUICK FACTS: Day two. Today's walk began at 9am and concluded at 4:40pm. We took more frequent breaks stopping approximately every two miles. On Paragon road, HOT Chai and khaptse were delivered from Mrs. Kunyang Norbu's (wife of Thubten Jigme Norbu) restaurant, Cafe Django, followed by a hot Tibetan lunch. Total miles covered 14. 21 walkers were present at the start, joined by 5 more along the route. Van driver, Ken McGee sang folk songs, told great stories, and his training as a medic came in handy. First contact with law enforcement: two different officers concerned for our safety. Media contacts included: Emily Lovberg, independent film maker; on-site interview with Chad from Bloomington radio station, WCBK 102.3 FM radio station in Martinsville, and Keith Rhodes, writer for Martinsville Daily Reporter. The Bloomington Herald Times featured a front page article in the Region section entitled: "Group marching to Indianapolis to put spotlight on Tibetan Issues" written by David Horn. A striking color image documented walker Shawo Lama holding the Tibetan flag in front of a snow dusted field.

We assembled at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the TCC. Our front walker and leader Jigme Norbu told us of the conversation with his father (Thubten Jigme Norbu) about yesterday's walk. His father had seen several news reports that aired that night. One on Channel 5 in Bloomington and the other on Channel 6 in Indianapolis. The WTHR photographer had filmed our feet, by placing the camera directly on the ground. Those images were especially satisfying to him. His father was very happy and pleased by the success of the first day and offered us further inspiration for a day which would cover more distance. The temperature was warmer beginning at a sweltering 27 degrees. We donned lighter clothes and departed from the Big Foot BP Gas Station in Bloomington at 9:30 a.m. Our support vehicle drove to the end point and scouted future rest stops. We decided to count the honks between rest stops. At the first stop we had 87 honks, by the end of the day we were in excess of 300. I only counted 3 honks from a group of Canadian geese that rose from their pond in flight as we passed.

We were escorted and documented during the morning portion of the walk by an independent filmmaker. We had fun as one Tibetan climbed into the back of the filmmaker's truck and positioned the largest Tibetan flag for an iconic photo op. We were positioned on Paragon road, and met our first Sheriff who said that he'd had calls that we were walking in the traffic, but in fact he complimented us, saying that he'd been watching us and we were doing a fine job -- true paragons?

We also met Cary Davis, who stopped on an errand to find out what the walk was all about. He was very supportive and enthuisiastic, saying that he greatly admired the Tibetan people. Little did we know how supportive he would turn out to be by days end. Our driver kept spirits and energy up during stops by strumming his guitar and singing rousing Irish balads and the occassional bawdy reinterpretation of a standard folk tune. His humor and great sense of timing made riding in the support vehicle a healing and rejuvenative experience.

We were joined by Chad from WFHB of Bloomington, who walked along as he interviewed a fellow Tibetan. Sounds of racing cars and semis mixed with Tibetans chanting Rangzen slogans provided the perfect ambient background for the radio interview. Later in the day another radio station from Martinsville appeared on the walk route due to the number of people inquiring, "what were those people doing." The interviewer turned his microphone to allow Tenzin Namgyal to simply and eloquently answer that question, stressing that one of the objectives was to raise awareness and call for the release of Tibetan Political Prisoners Gendhun Choekyl Nyima, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and others.

Our route didn't have any bathrooms until 10 miles into the walk. Can you cross your legs and walk at the same time? Neither could we! The male walkers had better luck, the women enjoyed being chauffeured to the Wendy's.

And as your interest was piqued earlier about the supportive nature of Cary Davis -- he appeared two more times throughout our day. Stopping on the side of the road upon seeing the support vehicle, he presented the group with a large American flag to carry. Our day of much striding ended at 4:40 p.m. at the Marathon Village Pantry in Martinsville. And guess who was there? None other than Cary making sure that we'd made it through the day safely. He embraced many of us saying: "You are such special people. I really love Tibet and hope that your dream of a free Tibet comes true!"