MARY ANN'S TRAVELS

FRIDAY - AUGUST 24 - THE PACKING IS DONE......8 HOURS LATER! I AM OFF ON THIS NEW ADVENTURE. I THINK I HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHES TO OUTFIT AN ENTIRE FAMILY. BUT IT IS A LOT LESS THAN I HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

I INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED MY BEACON TWO DAYS AGO AT 4:30AM. AS I WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO FIND THE INSTRUCTION BOOK AND TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN IT OFF, AMY CALLED TO SEE IF I WAS OK. THE BEACON COMPANY CALLED MY CONTACTS FIRST TO SEE IF I WAS OK BEFORE DEPLOYING THE SWAT TEAM TO COME AND RESCUE ME. FINALLY I FIGURED OUT HOW TO DEACTIVATE IT AND LET THE BEACON COMPANY KNOW THAT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE LADY WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING AND CALLED BACK THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM. (I DON'T THINK IT GOT THAT FAR.) I NOW KNOW IT WORKS. I AM TAKING IT WITH ME TO AFRICA.

I WILL TRY TO ADD TO THIS JOURNAL DURING MY TRIP. OTHERWISE I WILL UPDATE IT WHEN I RETURN.

MY LOVE TO ALL!

MARY ANN