Patrick,
First off a big thank you for making the effort to activate all of those 14 grids. Rather than heading off to Cancun and lying on the beach, you spent your vacation time to give all of us something new to work on the satellites. You make it sound so easy, but it is not. Working from a single spot in Delaware cannot be compared to the traveling you did and the planning and execution of finding places where you could operate on a grid boundary safely and see the sky at the same time. You executed on each pass to everyone's delight.
The QSL chore ahead of you cannot compare to receiving and responding to a few qsl cards that come to each of us in the mail. It is time consuming and expensive. Thank you for the all that work that comes AFTER you get home.
Your operation is an inspiration to all of us to consider working from a grid away from home. Several operators have told me that they are planning to do just that. Some new grids will be showing up thanks to the example you set over and over again. Working towards VUCC is something that interests many satellite operators. It gives us something to work for every day.
It was nice to see my callsign at the top of your list for grids worked. I guess that makes me the "Satellite Hog". not unlike the title of "DX Hog" which has also been conferred upon me. The title has pluses and minuses. Everyone can decide that one for themselves. Speaking from personal experience, we all like to work our friends when we are out on an expedition. It shows that our friends are interested in what we are doing and it provides us the encouragement to keep doing it. I hope you feel the same.
The writeup was so detailed that my head was spinning as I read it. It's hard to imagine how you could do this all by yourself out in some of the most remote territory in the United States. Congratulations on a very successful grid dxpedition. I hope to work you on many more.
John K8YSE