Couchsurfing

I crossed paths with Tony yesterday at milemarker 94, who has walked all the way from the northwest corner of Washington state. Around Montana he realized that it was just not possible to carry enough water between supply points out in that part of the country, and so adopted this cart to carry his gear.

It was inspiring to meet someone so close to the end of his journey, and an even longer one than mine.

Tony also turned me on to couchsurfing; a website where travellers can find people who will put them up for a night or two, and introduced me to my first hostess, who he had just stayed with.

So now I am staying with Xochi, a very cool lady who not only let me sleep here last night, but offered me a free place to rest a couple of days and let my blisters heal and my legs recuperate. I just happened to show up on "thirsty scholars" night, and so (after a shower) got to enjoy two of my favorite things; discussion of books and ideas and consumption of tasty adult beverages. I wanted to put a picture of Xochi here, but she's camera shy.

P.S. my stylus broke, so there are going to be a lot more typing errors. These little buttons are too small for my thumbs.