A Much Different Animal Walk....

today was yet another animal walk. my alarm woke me up in the uncomfortable hotel bed at 3:10 AM. half asleep i dressed myself and was out the door in about 6 minutes. marilyn and i checked out of the hotel and drove the mile to the staples center where we met all the other people who did the train run. we hopped on the bus and went to get the animals. our walk started at 4:45 AM. we walked the streets of L.A. (very gross, by the way) where we saw homeless people, too much trash thrown everywhere, smoggy skies and several peta people. they had huge banners saying "the CRUELEST show on earth- ban animal circuses". they run up and down besides us taking pictures and video taping us the entire time. i dont know what they expect to see other than us exercising our animals. at about the 2 mile marker we stopped and the fire department came to us in their big trucks and hosed down the elephants. they were all trumpeting with delight and spraying the water everywhere. now that was a sight to see. sometimes i do think i have the coolest job in the world. the walk was just under 4 miles and we completed it quarter after 6. and the ENTIRE time, i had to go to the bathroom. im back at the train now and we have the rest of the day off. i plan on sleeping for as long as i can, then who knows.

night!