WHO THEY ARE - WHERE THEY'RE GOING

The map below is the route the Kennys & Della walked from Spring 2001 to Autumn 2003.

The red dotted line is the route the Kenny's & Della walked. The circled numbers are; 1.Hot Springs, Arkansas departure June 22,2001 2.Madison/Hanover, Indiana They spent winter 2001-02 on Sara & Gene Green's farm. 3.Albion, New York They spent  winter 2002-03 on Watts Fruit Farm. 4. Prospect Harbor, Maine. They arrived at the Mermaid's Purse Farm October 25, 2003. They lived there until September 2006 so Bud could finish writtng  Footloose in America - Dixie to New England. He also built a new wagon for Della to pull. More on that later on this site. When they left Mermaid's Purse Farm they were bound for Boston where they plan to head into western Massachusetts in search of a place to spend the winter.

Bud & Patricia Kenny Bud came up with the idea of touring the world on foot in the mid-1970's while on an 8,000 mile walking tour of America with a pack pony and dog. Besides being a poet and vagabond, Bud has been a disk jockey, a musician, a tour guide, an actor, a farm hand, newspaper reporter and an entrepreneur. Patricia was part of the "Last Patrol" which was a march from Texas to Washington DC. to raise awareness of Vietnam POW & MIA issue. She has been a police officer, legal secretary an executive bank officer and a dog groomer. They were married New Years Eve 2000.

Della was born in the Spring of 1994 in Southern, Lousisiana. Her mother was a Belgium horse and her father a mamoth jack. She stands 16.2 hands and weights 1800 pounds. She loves to  travel because of all the attention she gets. She likes children and adores ice cream. Della never met a Dairy Queen that she didn't love.

DELLA HAS DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES Most of the time Della walks on pavement. So she wears special shoes. They are steel with a carbide material welded to the bottom so she doesn't slip on the pavement. This material is akin to industrial diamonds. Between her shoes and her hoof is a rubber pad to protect her from glass, or nails and other debris that maybe laying on the road.The inside of her hoof has a special packing to further protect her from road heat and ensure proper foot health. Bud is her farrier. He has been shoeing horses and mules since 1974.

As you can see, Della has some very big fans. This big guy was in Springfield, Ohio. Patricia took this picture from inside the cart.

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