At the moment I am in a motel room with Flora and Skittles, compliments of the Timpones. Flora's Spot unit (gps locator) was acting up, and her parents wanted her to stay in town to call the Spot company and work it out. 

Those of you who are on my Spot list might think my Spot unit is acting up, but don't worry. I am just too forgetful and lazy to dutifully press the button every night. I have six years of age on Flora- I can tell because no one calls me if I don't send a Spot, but if Floras doesn't go through it is the end of the world.

 I do like having the Spot, despite it seeming heavier and heavier every time I pick it up, for its peace of mind value (thanks Dad!). It will signal emergency services to my location in the event that I am alone, about to die for some reason, incapacitated but not incapacitated enough that I can't dig around in my pack and get the spot out, and don't have cell service. Can you envision such a scenario? Can you tell that I have way too much time to think out here? :)

Mostly the Spot serves as a reference point for where to stick the next push pin on the AT map, for those few people keeping track on their office walls:)

So anyway today we will cross into New York! And tomorrow take a train into NYC to stay with Jessy! And the next day have dinner with Chip:) not to mention a bonus visit from Brookie, we will see him one last time on his way across the country:) 

Thank you Meredith for the care package!! Folks let me tell you, she did it well:) four types of homemade cookies, some Walker shortbread, starbursts, earplugs, homemade rice crispy treats:)