This adventure is VERY, VERY enjoyable -- but...

VERY, VERY enjoyable, but...not necessarily all fun!       Rory (Jay) experienced a minor "cratering" yesterday (15 May).  After 9 walking days straight {130+miles),  I developed back discomfort that necessitated "truncating" the days planned effort.  Not a big deal, but not fun !   As a consequence,  we stayed in the Theater Motel in Westfield, NY; owned and operated by Tye and Afsheen S.    They, and their daughter, are GREAT people.        The countryside is beautiful and so varying as we progress across the counties and as spring unfolds.  The real CONSTANT is our seemingly daily encounters with marvelous people -- receptive, friendly, warm, interested in us and our adventure, helpful, GENEROUS !  Tye and Afsheen are the latest core examples of that !      We're beginning to grasp that we're having great privilege in being constantly exposed to the roots of the greatness of this country -- THE PEOPLE !!      So, the back discomfort that led to our unplannd stay here is lost in the experience of meeting and making new friends  !!       Jay. 🙂