[pct-l] San Diego housing and transport

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

This is AWESOME!!!  Thanks Scout and Frodo!  And welcome to the ranks of hiker hosts!  That REI is nearby is a tremendous bonus for the hikers and last minute needs.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mann <bmann1 at san.rr.com>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2007 3:37 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] San Diego housing and transport
>
>My husband Barney (Scout) and I (Frodo) live in San Diego and have hosted
>hikers the past two seasons.  We are mentioned in the latest version of
>Yogi's guide.  We were notified by Yogi and the ADZPCTKO planners that Bob
>Reiss will not be in town this spring, so we are prepared to try to fill his
>enormous shoes.
>
>We thru-hiked the trail this past season, and you can check us out at
>trailjournals.com if you want to make sure we're people you'd like to stay
>with.  (Actually, this is a blatant plug for our journal site, as we know
>thru-hikers aren't too picky.)
>
>We have a large home and yard (at least by San Diego standards) and can
>accommodate many hikers at one time.  We are willing to pick you up at the
>airport/train station/bus terminal, put you up for a night or two, help you
>with last-minute supplies (the REI is nearby and two grocery stores are
>within walking distance), then take you to the border.  We even look forward
>to cooking for a crowd, though we may put you to work!
>
>We have reservations for a couple of hikers so far, and hikers are welcome
>to contact us now, by email.  We look forward to getting to know many of
>this year's crop of thru-hikers!
>
>-Sandy Mann
>
>
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