Jane's Gone AWOL
By Karen Christian
On Friday, May 24, the “A Team”, the “Creme de la Creme” as Jane calls them, gathered to celebrate the culmination of months of planning and to send Jane Sullivan on her way to take the American Walk of Life.
Who are these people and what were they thinking?
As a result of a New Year’s Day chat, Will Johnson, Adda Quinn, Karin Bird, Trudy Schoneman, Bill Bishop, Lisa Chupity, Karen & Rob Christian, Neil & MaryPanton were brought together by Jane to help execute her goal of walking across America. From our very first meeting, there was no doubt this goal was going to become a reality. The perfect storm was created by combining Jane’s enthusiasm and passion with friends who were dedicated to working out the details.
Hard at work for the past year, the A Team has been gathering data and information, researching places to stay, oddities to see and people to meet as Jane makes her way across America. Each of us with our selected states searched high and low for the best coffee shops, the diveyest dive bars and the most unique American experiences we could find. We’ve had meetings about safety, communication, travel logistics, insurance and packing lists. We’ve met with the architects of the American Discovery Trail and contacted authorities on all sorts of subjects. And now she’s on her way.
After treating us all to a full English breakfast, Jane and Tim headed off in their RV, the Mary Joyce. They will take 10 days heading east to her starting point in Lewes, Delaware. From there, on June 3, she begins the adventure walking and biking across the United States. Members of the A Team, family and friends will be hopping on and off the trail to meet up with Jane on her journey, sharing the fitness challenge and helping drive the Mary Joyce. This trip is sure to be full of amazing experiences for everyone involved, particularly for the Americans that encounter Jane along the way!
From a New Year’s goal to the realization of a dream - Jane’s Gone AWOL!
Keep track of her progress on Instagram (janesgoneawol) and You Tube (Jane Sullivan).