I have a penchant for sea sickness. Numerous boat outings have consisted of lots of head over side time. Typically, I most enjoy being at sea when unconscious. Thus, you might understand my fear when Kate's dad suggested we help crew for his weekly sailing race while we were in town. That and I don't know a thing about how to sail, let alone race.
You can imagine my surprise when I not only avoided getting sick, but also helped crew on the winning boat! While my contribution primarily consisted of staying out of the way and running from side to side to dangle my feet over the appropriate side of the boat, I did learn some handy sailing terms and attempted to man the sheet of the spinnaker (hopefully I got my terminology for pulling a rope right!).
Tomorrow we fly to Buenos Aires where it looks comfortably cool, unlike sweltering NYC. For now, enjoy the new sailing photos!
Don Quixote turned his mule into a valiant steed with the power of his imagination. I will attempt to repeat this feat in modern times by believing my Fuji Newest is a carbon-fibered, aero-configured, disc-wheeled weapon of speed.
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2007 South America Trip Itinerary
- Whistler: July 21 - July 27
- Seattle: July 27 - Aug 3
- NYC: Aug 4 - Aug 7
- Buenos Aires: Aug 7 - Aug 14
- Uruguay: Aug 14 (day trip)
- San Antonio de Areco (estancia): Aug 15 - Aug 17
- Mendoza: Aug 18 - 20
- Valle de La Luna & Parque Talampaya: Aug 21 - Aug 22
- Cafayate: Aug 23 - Aug 25
- Salta: Aug 26 - Aug 27
- San Pedro de Atacama (Chile!): Aug 28 - Aug 31
- Salt Flats, geysers and lakes of Bolivia: Sept 1 - Sept 3
- La Paz and Croico: Sept 4 - Sept 7
- Lake Titicaca: Sept 8 - Sept 11
- Cuzco: Sept 12 - Sept 13
- Inca Trail/Machu Picchu: Sept 14 - Sept 17
- Cuzco: Sept 18 - 19
- Jungle Tour (Madre de los Dios): Sept 20 - 24
- Cuzco (again!): Sept 25 - Sept 26
- Arequipa: Sept 27 - 29
- Arica (back to Chile): Sept 30
- Iquique/ Mamina: Oct 1 - 4
- Valparaiso: Oct 5 - Oct 8
- Santiago: Oct 9 - Oct 10
- Lakes district in Chile: Oct 11 - Oct 20
- Puerto Mont: Oct 21
- Ferry to Patagonia: Oct 22 - 25
- Patagonia: Oct 26 - Nov 2
- Back in NYC: Nov 5
2 comments:
Oh I am so homesick fro Seattle now. I used to live there and sail with my friend and his wife. They have a 47 foot Catalina in Elliot Bay Marina. What beautiful pictures. And I'm happy to crew if Kate's dad needs anyone to head up to the San Juans :)
well it's wed after the race and Steve missed you both. They came in second and ran into the sand bar. They obviously needed you both on the boat. Hope your trips going smoothly and your having fun.
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