diff --git a/docs/travel/VA_July_2024.md b/docs/travel/VA_July_2024.md
index 7fecaa0..e40994b 100644
--- a/docs/travel/VA_July_2024.md
+++ b/docs/travel/VA_July_2024.md
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
 
 ---
 
+> nothing to see below here!
+
+## staging area for main document
+
 ```bash
 pandoc -f csv -t markdown input.csv -o output.md
 ```