əpˌɑːn ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv hɪz sˈaʊθwɚd tɹˈɛk ɪn nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, luːˌiːzɪˈænə, dʒˈɛŋkɪnz fˈaʊnd ɐ nˈuː kəmpˈæniən, bˈɑːɹbɚɹə dʒˈoʊ pˈɛnəl, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm hɪz sˈɛkənd wˈaɪf ænd ɐkˈʌmpənid hˌɪm ˌɔn hɪz wˈɔːk wˈɛst.
Upon reaching the end of his southward trek in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jenkins found a new companion, Barbara Jo Pennell, who became his second wife and accompanied him on his walk west.