You may have noticed over the past few days a man walking with his dog along Highway 98 through Franklin County.
They tend to stand out because the man is also walking alongside a nearly 6 foot tall globe.
The man’s name is Erik Bendle, his dog’s name is “Nice”, and in recent years he has walked over 5000 miles through over 30 states and Washington DC to raise diabetes awareness and encourage people to get healthy with exercise to control and prevent diabetes.
He started in 1998, just taking part in local Diabetes Awareness Week events in Kentucky – but has since expanded his travels around the country.
He will be in Franklin County for the next few days as he continues traveling east along the Gulf Coast.
Today he’ll be walking between Eastpoint and Carrabelle so please do drive carefully if you’re headed that way.
You can keep up with Erik’s travels on-line at www.worldguy.org.
He also has a facebook page where you can see updates
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