CANS, CURVES, AND CRUISES

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November/December 1982
By A.W. and W.M. Scrivner 
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Some of our finds would stretch the imagination of the most uncritical listener. How, for example, did 23 soft-drink bottles (and, weeks later, another 31) get completely stuffed with cigarette butts? Why did someone discard a child's shirt and a pair of men's slacks, both with price tags and labels intact . . . or a smoke alarm, still in its box . . . or a large container of fresh bakery goods?

Then there's the unopened beer—probably four or five cases all told—that we've found during the ten months we've been walking. We don't drink it (it wouldn't help us in our struggle to keep our weight down), but the free drinks do allow us to be generous hosts. Dollar bills and coins are no rarity, either!

Now that we've walked for almost a year, each of us can report the loss of several inches in birth. Our clothes fit better, and we feel great! Better yet, the money collected by recycling litter will be more than enough to handle incidental expenses on our next (dreamed of) cruise. We've made the landscape a bit more appealing, too, and helped save some precious energy. Best of all, we've had a marvelous time! On days when—for one reason or another—it's not possible for us to walk, we feel downright cheated! Strange as the combination may seem, cruise ships and recycling rambles have definitely become important parts of our lifestyle!

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