February l, Montgomery to Durham
I got up early and joined the monks and Shima for prayers, for the first time. I felt encouraged because the monks had not invited anyone to join them for prayers before. Morishita said that I must call the national office to talk with Rev. Kato before rejoining the walk. Sister Ellen drove me to the bus station. I left with many warm goodbyes.

The bus ride to Durham was a long 26 hours, going by a different route than a month ago -- in more ways than one.

   February 2 - February l2. In Durham, N.C.
When I arrived in Durham, I talked with Tim McGloin about the split in the walk and my desire to return. The NCcoordinator of the walk, Tim knew Rev. Kato and Sr. Claire, both of the national office. He discussed the situation with them. They were not aware that we had been asked to take a lifetime vow of abstinence from marijuana and alcohol.

Finally I got permission from the national office to rejoin the walk and a request to get in touch with Neils and Carster to invite them to rejoin the walk also. Their presence was valuable as representing the European perspective on disarmament. I was not able to get in touch with them, but soon Carster called from New Orleans. I told him that I intended to rejoin the walk soon, and that he and Neils were also invited to rejoin. He said that they were not interested, though they intended to continue to work for disarmament and hoped to see us in New York at the UN.

I got on the bus on the twelfth to rejoin the walk in Anniston, Alabama, the next day. I would not have thought that peace walks involved so much bus riding. go to page 16