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Travelling the back roads across America on his own in a seven month, eighteen thousand mile journey brought out survival instincts and a perception of life in Gary that we all possess and rarely experience in this modern world that we live. The result is clearly written in; Journey Thru America, My Quest for Peace, in which Gary describes his incredible journey in such a way that the reader experiences the excitement and travelling as if they are experiencing it themselves. Gary speaks his mind of America and American people that is controversial at times and thought provoking. My journey really begins in Virginia, in the 'Bible Belt' of America in September 2002 living with a witch of the Wicca cult called Tigerlilly. Tigerlilly had no appearance of being a witch being blonde and dressing in middle class American clothes. Tigerlilly drove a new metallic silver coloured Dodge car and lived in a trailer on a large trailer park a few miles from the city. By all outward appearances all appeared normal from the outside of her trailer home; with flowers and shrubs surrounding the 60 foot long white trailer. Wooden steps led up to the front door where a large black and white plastic owl stood guard from the top of a railing post. The inside of the trailer also appeared to be middle class American, the lounge was nicely decorated in wheat coloured wallpaper with patterns of dried grass. Pictures of a bearded Jesus were on every wall, tending his flock of white sheep and generally looking holy. The trailer also had 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen diner and a room that was dedicated to the worship of her gods. Fierce upright blood coloured dragons about a foot tall stood upon large shiny black columns that flanked the door, guarding the room with its closed door. On entering the strange room a large painting of what appeared to be a merman painted directly upon the facing wall stared with coal black eyes. The lower half of the strange looking man was fishlike with scales of green and a large curved tail. The upper half was human, complete with long black beard and scowling expression. The eyes appeared to fix upon me, the scowling expression making me feel most unwelcome. Strange idols filled the shadowed room along with more dragons of gold and bronze. A large dagger in a decorated brass and copper coloured scabbard lay centrally upon a square of red velvet flanked by wax covered gothic candleholders. "I will hide nothing from you," said a smiling Tigerlilly. "Our magic is strong - I have cast many spells to bring you here, soon you will meet the coven sisters - and their approval will be needed before we are able to continue." Not the start I had dreamed of, or planned.....