So, I learned of this tradition when we were visiting Robin Hood's Bay on the east coast of England. We were at the water's edge and were asked to take a picture by 2 men that said they had just walked from the west coast of England to the east coast of England. It had taken them 8 days to do this! What an incredible journey. They then tossed a rock that they had carried from the other shore into the water. I thought that this was a great way to link the two and to complete the trek.
After returning to America, I have been on quite an incredible journey myself... I have traveled more of the United States in the last 2 months than I have in a long time. For the first time ever, I saw the West Coast and the East Coast. While I'm missing England, I wanted to take part in an English tradition. In California I picked up a rock in Santa Barbara. Today, I threw that same rock into the Fort Lauderdale Beach. This past 2 months have been very crazy and unplanned, but as I move forward I feel like I am hopefully ending some of this uncertainty. I will soon be on a mission to figure out what I am suppose to do with the next chapter of my life... so when I tossed this rock- it is completing a trek.
I have had an amazing time seeing friends new and old. Abby coming to America was such a fun time and a wonderful blessing. Spending valuable time with my Grandparents was also a great experience and this last 10 days with Leigh has been amazing! It feels like this whole England time is coming to an end, even if I am not wanting it to...
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| The rock where I picked it up at in Santa Barbara, California |
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| The rock where I tossed it back into the ocean in Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
