Californian Hospitality

Me, Mary and Hojo.








A fews days ago, Hojo (a thru hiker I have walked with) and I were sitting in McDonalds on Highway 15 pondering if we could get a ride into town to sort out some gear we needed. Whilst procrastinating, the Mad Hatter asked a couple who had just walked in the door.

Mary Becraft (pictured above) and her boyfriend Ian McGarraugh promptly drove us the 30 or so miles to where they lived. Ian was dropped off at work and Mary spent the rest of her day, and time, driving us around various shops, checking on her computer for information, and then driving us the 30 miles back.

American hospitality continues to surprise me. Californian hospitality amazes me.

Thank you Mary, thank you Ian.