FEB 01, 1994

FREE ROOM

I had a good time riding along the shoulder of I-8 except for the fact that I got a flat about three miles out of Willcox, AZ. I got the flat fixed as fast as I could because it was getting dark fast. After about a mile and a half, I got on Bus. I-8 and rushed into Willcox as fast as I could.

I almost stopped along the way and find a place to camp out but I decided to go on into Willcox. I got into Willcox a little after dusk. While I was walking through the downtown area trying to find the police station, an officer on patrol stopped me and aked me what I was doing. I gave him a short review of my travels so far and asked him where the station was and if somebody there could help me locate a minister.

The officer gave me directions to the station. When I got there, the officer at the counter must have been expecting. I showed her a couple of newspaper clippings and explained her that I needed some help in locating a minister. She asked me for some ID and told me to take a seat and she would try to help me out.

After about fifteen minutes, she called me to the counter. Instead of telling me about a minister, she gave me this piece of paper to sign. It turns out that the churches in town had formed a ministerial alliance and that they would be willing to put me up in a motel for the night. Also, she gave me another voucher so that tomorrow morning I could go to a local grocery store to buy ten dollars of groceries. This was great because I was getting a little low on supplies.

When I got to the motel, I found it to be a little run down. The room was a bit small but there was a good heater and a black and white tv to watch. Tomorrow, I hope to be in Lordsburg, NM.