From: The Mall, Downtown Charlottesville, VA
To: Albemarle County, Charlottesville, VA

Distance: 5 Miles
Topography: Flat, Route A1A runs along the Atlantic Coast throughout Florida.

Weather: The oppressive heat let us all know that we were in fact south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Details: Although only five miles were covered for the day a successful opening demonstration at the mall in downtown Charlottesville, which was attended by members of the media and scores of Tibetans from the local community; and a dynamic interactive presentation with Jay Mac Michael's History class at Albemarle High School kicked the walk off to a fine start.

The March:
Opening Demonstration
and Press Conference: 9:00 am
Start: 10:00 am
Lunch: 12:30 pm
2nd Half: presentations at Albemarle High School
& Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church

Avg. Time: 1st Half: 2mph (5 miles in 2.5 hours)
2nd Half: presentations
Total Time: 2.5 hours

Marchers:
Core: 16
Guests: 20

Casualties: All Core Marchers survived the first day without incident

Stand Outs: Everybody!

Rating: A Great Start!

Host Families:
Friday June 2nd: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, Charlottesville, VA

Meals:
Lunch: Subway, Albemarle County, VA
Dinner: Provided by the congregation of Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church,
as well as the local Tibetan community

Leg Two:
Distance: 16.2 Miles
Wake Time: 6:30am
March Start: 8:00am Albemarle County, VA
Est Finish: 5:00pm Madison County, VA