This morning at around 9:30 a man in a truck on the opposite side of the road from us saw us walking and offered us what we thought was one of those huge papayas. We had just had breakfast so we politely declined his offer. Six hours later and about 14 miles up the road we were taking a break in the shade. We had left our packs sitting on one side of the road, crossed to the other side and had climbed over the guard rail and were sitting on a little curb. A truck pulled over a little ways past us and stopped. The driver got out so I stood up to see what was going on. It was the guy from this morning who had offered us papaya. He had seen our packs by the side of the road and was looking for us. He led us to the back of his truck and on closer inspection we saw that he hadn’t been offering us papaya. He had been offering us watermelon. He pulled out a knife and cut one into pieces and offered us some. It was so good and we were so hungry because we walked straight through the day without any lunch. I am constantly surprised by people’s thoughtfulness here. 
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It is amazing the inherent goodness that people have & show! It is sad that this element of human behavior seems to disappear when government and the larger elements of society come to bear. Enjoy each opportunity that comes your way and make sure that you let these folks know what you are doing, as this is very impressive and it ties a lot of great elements together. You two are not only American travelers in the 21st. Century doing a most unusual journey, but you are timekeepers of the past and you are melting the goodness of humanity across Centuries. What a feat to be involved with!