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Personal Travel
Onwards
I got to Lima late last night and have spent the day so far just replying to emails and organising the boat for Rolex and BVI regatta. In 12 days I will be arriving in Antigua and re learning how to race yachts ;-). First thing is to get a CSA rating for the boat then deliver it with Sean and Hannah to St Thomas via BVI to meet Barry and the rest of the team.
In the meantime I was able to catch up with Will and his family in Buenos Aires. Last time I sailed with him was 2007 in Newport RI on Yeoman XXXII it was great fun to see him and meet his wife and boy even if it was only briefly at the airport. Tomorrow in New York I have the day in the city before flying to Bermuda so will be catching up with another old friend there. I love having people all over the world to stop in an see – makes the layovers a lot less boring.
Have a good week.
Leaving Peru headed south
I will write more about Peru at some point but for now I am leaving and headed south to Ushuia to get aboard the cruise ship headed for the Antarctic Peninsula. Will update when I can. Great holiday with my parents but I have also never been so wet! It sure does rain in Peru.
Without computer
My computer spit the dummy and can no longer find the hard drive. Fingers crossed that someone in the UK can get the files off otherwise I have lost all my emails from 7 years, my accounting for my business, all documents and my pictures from south america. So time to buy a new computer. As a result my blog will be very infrequent between now and April.
Currently I am in Lake Tittaccacca Peru which is the highest lake in the world. Two days here then onto Colca Canyon and Arequipa. From the 14th I will be working aboard Corinthian II as an expedition leader for two round trips to the Antarctic Peninsula from Argentina.
Wow. Almost Out?
Lots of SPOT update activity today. Four updates, in fact, which is unusual. And if you follow their progress through the day, you’ll see they are almost to a road or highway that is on the map. Maybe we’ll be hearing from Ash soon.
Check out their positions as they progress through the day:
Update 1 (~ 7 hours ago):
Update 2 (~ 6 hours ago):
Update 3 (~ 2 hours ago):
Update 4 (~ 1 hour ago):
Summit!
It appears from the latest SPOT updates that they are making their way down the mountain now.
From five hours ago:
From four hours ago:
(farther down the mountain)
From the guide company: “We just received word that our Jan 8th group summited today!”
It’s possible they did summit today, but judging by the SPOT updates, I’m guessing it was yesterday (?). We’ll find out for sure when Ash gets back online and can clarify.
Congrats Ash! Now have a safe and enjoyable journey back down!
I will continue to check the SPOT updates and see if they continue to come in as the group journeys back. I will re-post anything I find.
Summit!?!?!
The latest SPOT update shows them awefully close to the summit; within the radius of accuracy of the GPS unit, perhaps?! This may very well be their summit check-in! I will keep an eye on the updates and if there are more, or if the guide company confirms it, I will get it posted on here right quick. Go Ash!
An Update from the Guide Company
“Everyone is doing great! They’re at Guanacos Camp and should be heading for the summit on Sunday/Monday.” – Alaska Mountain Guides
Summiting Today?!?
Look how close they are!
Only 300m of altitude left to the summit as of the last SPOT update (about 1 hour ago).
Jan 19 Position Report #2 – Update later in the day
Postition:
And they continue to be healthy and safe.
Position Report from Thursday, Jan 19
Hi all,
Not sure why there was a break in the reports (battery issues?), but the first one since Sunday was just sent about an hour ago:
Looks like they’re making their way to the top.
Oh yes, and “healthy and safe” as well.