Most of my packing and putting things in storage is done. The last package I was waiting on UPS to deliver showed up. I’m about ready to leave.
I spent most of today packing my things and cleaning house. Still a couple of things that need to be packed up, but one of them is the monitor I’m staring at. I’ll pull that down in the morning.
All of my gear is here. I was worried since UPS tracking information said it was in Massachusetts somewhere and would be delayed again, but they managed to deliver it. Three days for a 2nd Day Air package. It’s all packed up in the backpack and ready to go.
Everything packed easily into the Nimbus Ozone but I’m not entirely sure I have space for food. I think I’m going to get a compression sack for the sleeping bag in Atlanta, since it is taking up quite a bit of space.
Bill dropped by this afternoon with a Pacsafe backpack lock. It weighs about a pound. Sure it would be nice to lock up my pack in towns or wherever, but I’m already carrying more weight than I really want to. (I’ll post a full breakdown later.) Not to mention the AT is, as I said elsewhere, one of the safest places in the world. I suspect I’ll wind up sending it back home.
I went down to Murphy’s to pay my bar bill, all $565.76 of it, and ran into a couple of people I know. Next thing I know, a five minute errand has turned into a three hour evening of burger and drinking. Did get 1.6 miles in though.
Tomorrow morning I’m out of here. Back on Tuesday night so many people told me they wanted to see video that I decided to bring my camcorder after all, even though it does add some weight. We’ll see how that goes.
That’s all for now. Next update after I get to Atlanta and stuff my face with some AYCE buffet or another. Actually, come to think of it, I think I’m going to go to WAFFLE HOUSE! It’s been too many years.