Although it was still quite dark when I arrived, I could see the camp full of inspirational posters, flags, and banners. A number of opportunities were offered by which to pay tribute to those special people who either survived or succumbed to breast cancer. I wrote my Aunts’ names everywhere I could.
Opening ceremony began promptly at 6:30 as the 1,900 walkers who were dressed all in pink shuffled into the black metal chute. I stepped in near the back so I could get out quickly and easily. Ten minutes of stretching preceded a ceremony that left us all teary eyed. At 7:15 we were given the charge to begin the walk. No, don’t exit out the way we came in, exit out the front through a staged, single-file line. Yes, 
I was close to last or at least a late middle before I finally crossed through the gate. It’s not a race, right?The very first song they played to energize the group was Walking on Sunshine, a song popular in the mid 1980s and performed by Katrina and the Waves. I actually saw them in concert back when they were trying to become better known. The song is so motivating to me that first note from the horn is a very familiar signal. I could name that tune in one note. Rick knew how much that song meant to me and recorded it as a single on a CD. He occasionally played it, perhaps to watch me jump around in excitement. That this would be the first song today was very sweet.
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