Walking the States for Librarians

On June 3rd 2006, Stuart Hamilton and Dave Toolan, will be crossing the United States on foot from the east Coast to the West. One of the main reasons for doing this is to be the first Europeans to walk the American Discovery trail from Cape Henloppen in Delaware to Point Reyes on the Californian Pacific Coast, a distance of over 5000 miles. They’re keeping an online journal at www.walkingthestates.com, writing and illustrating a travel book about their experiences and making a documentary about the trip, and we’re also raising money for the British Heart Foundation. There is another reason for my trip however, and that lies in Stuart’s background as librarian.