Madison, WI - exploration

After the initial "extra day" I took in Madison, I woke up on Friday and decided... maybe just one more;) It's a really great city with a fantastic, inviting vibe. So I whipped out the Ukulele and noodled around in the morning sunshine on the rooftop of Retreat Doris (Rebecca and Marti's home). Later on provided a luxurious exploration of State Street (State Street Gallery - a must see! and check out www.nomadicproject.com - so cool!) and a little check in at Machinery Row bike shop to make sure everything on Llele was still tip top. Still later I had time to sit down with a good book over by the Tenney Locks for a while. Pretty great day in a pretty great place.

I want to say to everyone who has commented, emailed, texted, called, etc: thank you so much for your sweet words of encouragement! I love to hear from you all and it means a lot that you are enjoying hearing about this journey as much as I do because it really is about connecting with people - not just the new faces but the old as well! I do not need a thing from anyone other than that fun contact... if for some reason you want to get in touch you can always email me: maggieracich@gmail.com or send snail mail to my parents (email me for the addy). But in terms of what you should do to "help me out" - simply do what everyone has done for me and offer a couch, a shower, a word of encouragement to anyone you should come across out on a journey. Which really boils down to being considerate to everyone because, we are all on a journey...