Yesterday I took some soda's and water out to Lehigh Gap and sat with them for 3 hours, met a few hikers and they were very grateful of the drinks.
I've been talking to Persistent on and off, and found out that her and her group (Melk, Ronin, and Young Eagle) were closing in on our home turf. We made arrangements to meet at 9pm at Little Gap.
So, at 9pm, I arrived and stole them from the trail, got them laundered and showered. We opted to spend the night in a lovely campsite I set up.
Today it's been raining all day, so everyone got a late start getting up, and we all went out to a local diner for breakfast. They've been convinced to zero here (it wasn't really hard considering the weather). So now their all piled in my room reading, watching tv, and using the internet.
Somehow even after being off the trail, I can still convince hikers to take zero's.
-Gadget-
