Originally Posted by
indyfabz
You can. During my Montana tour in June I mailed a friend of mine several post cards, despite them being harder to find than they used to be. I also used texts message and a few phone calls to keep two people informed of my location at the end of the day and general status.
Ah, but did you notice the expectations have changed? Daily check-in (text, phone call, or blog post); if your family and friends are like mine, they expect to be notified on days when you may be out of reach of electronics. The previously referenced mother of a cyclist with a dead cell phone battery? That seems to be the norm, as opposed to weekly updates delayed by postal delivery.