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Traveling With Yoda...By Lawnmower
Although it sounds like a David Lynch movie you meant to see but never managed to, the story of Paul Woods and his dog, Yoda, has not been filmed. Paul and Yoda left Alaska in 2005, headed for Virginia -- 4500 miles away -- where Paul claims his late mother left him a house. They're not exactly making good time. Their average daytime speed is less than 15 miles per hour. You see, the pair is traveling on Paul's red riding lawn mower. Even Paul admits it's odd-sounding: "You've got to be pretty strange and pretty weird to be driving a tractor mower across country." What? Who said that?
Paul's decision to drive across the country on a lawn mower is based on finances: he claims he couldn't afford to fly or take the train. Instead he drives his mower, sleeps in a tent, stops to work as a day laborer to pay for dog food, food for himself, and for gas.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Angie and Anna Dec 30th 2007 3:02PM
This morning our husbands Bryan and Chris got up at 7:30 am to go and pick up Paul and Yoda we none got no sleep last night wondering if they were froze to death in their tent they had called from their cell phone and said they had to wait until 9 am for him and Yoda to wake up and come out of the tent the took him a hot breakfast from McDonald's and a hot chocolate and after he eat they helped him pack his belongings and loaded them up in the back of the truck he is now in Hazard Kentucky on his way towards London Kentucky we will update you as soon as our husbands get back home they even took pictures of Paul and Yoda together I had sent some dog food to Yoda but Paul said he could only eat soft food because he is so old. I sent him gloves and a ski mask because its going to snow here tomorrow and New Years Day.
Angie and Anna Jan 1st 2008 12:20PM
we picked up Paul and Yoda today in Belfry Kentucky near West Virginia border. we give him a hot chocolate and took him to a homeless shelter in pikeville Kentucky where he was rudely turned away by two women employees that told me that if he had a tent that he could go find a camp ground. the tennates fixed him a hot plate and we took him to a near by campground. It is in the 30's right now but he said he would be fine because he was use to the cold. I believe that the two women that turned him away should be in his shoes right now in the tent I hope he finds his way home I am sure he is tired and yoda is wore out. He is a good man that has had a hard time getting home to his family. If you are fortunate enough to meet him please help him if you can. please keep us updated on his travels.