[pct-l] Sayonara

[Bill Batchelor]

Craig,

Best to you and your next venture.  I will be watching.

Odd thing happened to Cpt Bivy and I at the beginning of our hike this
weekend that made me think of you - only because the guy we met was a cheery
and apparently New Zealand gent (though he could have been Australian . . .
If you could get together between countries and one group decide to wear a
funny hat - that would help).

Anyway, we had just put on our packs at and we are heading the short road
walk near Cabazon to the trail head.  I noticed when we parked a News van
parked nearby and some guy taking film of the wild flowers.  I did not think
much of it.  As we were walking the road from behind I hear a "hello - you
gents look like your going for a long walk, where you headed" (again, said
accent).  We turned to meet this young man pushing along on a skate-board of
sorts with a small pack, a gps strapped to it, a couple bottles of water.
We tell him we are going up a section of the PCT.  He asks what the total
distance of the PCT is etc. and some other trivia.  Then we ask him "How far
are you going", he says "Los Angeles . . . I started in Florida, I guess
that's why they are here"  He points forward and I had not noticed that the
news van is now parked in front of us about 200 yards and he is shooting
footage of our conversation as he collects footage for the news story when
this guy completes his journey.  I got his name as Rob.  He seemed to find
our names, Gumby and Bivy a bit odd though his facial expression recovered
quickly.  What a hoot!

Anyway, seems there are a few out there like yourself looking for something
interesting to do.  I enjoyed meeting you last year and I wish you the best
in Japan.

Bill  -   Gumby

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Craig Stanton
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:47 PM
To: PCT MailingList
Subject: [pct-l] Sayonara

Ok folks I'm outta here. in 24 hours I'll be on the plane to Tokyo.  
This year sees me try my second long distance hike and I've chosen Japan as
the subject matter. A few of you who met me while walking last year may have
heard of this as a vague idea I was tossing about but now it's a certainty.
Those who are interested can watch along on http://onemanwalking.com . I've
got a video map going that includes clips from the PCT so head over to the
map page and scroll the map to the US if you want to see where I was saying
what it was that I said.


Thanks to all those that gave me advice at this time last year as I
frantically prepared for heading to San Diego, I'm much better at it this
time, but not having the bear-canister/fire-permit/ice-axe regulations is
probably making it one step easier. Thanks also every single angel I met, or
saw signs of along the way. Some I stayed with, some just mysteriously left
water/snacks on the trail and they were always appreciated.

All the best to this year's crew, stay safe, be nice and enjoy yourselves.


Sayonara,
    Craig (SunWalker)
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