Coast to coast on a loaf of bread and a pound of baloney.

Early in World War II I was in New York and got very home sick for Pomona, California. I was used to hitch hiking in those days but it looked very difficult to hitch hike out of New York City. So I took what little money I had and bought a bus ticket toward California.  My money bought a ticket to Baltimore,  Maryland. I remember walking across Baltimore and also Washington, DC. Long interesting walks.  I walked by an army camp and watched troops marching in big fields. I did so want to be one of them, but was too young.

I sold the clothes and things I had with me. I only kept what I could wear. It was two or three layers of clothes. I bought a loaf of bread and a pound of baloney. I  had a piece of bread when I arrived in Pomona at my sister Jean's house. The trip took five days. My bus trip from Pomona to New York took seven days.

First class hitch hiking. A loaf of bread and a pound of baloney every five days! I do not remember any other food, but there  must have been some. One cold night I paid two dollars for a room.