400

Today in Tennessee I saw mountains for the first time since New Mexico. The more important milestone was an American Goldfinch I heard singing as I walked back to my hotel yesterday for number 400. Now it comes down to the final one hundred. Well, make that 99, I heard a Scarlet Tanager from the parking lot of this hotel in Virginia. Another average hotel with below average customer service. What else is new? Memo to service providers: if you fail to provide good customer service, I tell the whole world. I can do that very easily. You have to ask yourself one question: “Is it worth it?” I know you get paid either way but you’re losing business. Go the extra mile!

Tomorrow I’m in Pennsylvania and then the next day I arrive in the refreshing Lakes Region of New Hampshire. My first stop will be Meadowbrook in Gilford, just a few minutes from my apartment, for a long-needed dose of good old rock ‘n roll.