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| 3rd August 2008 Alan | What an adventure - From: Climbing Kilimanjaro and the Rest of Tanzania Enjoyed reading this immensely Mike - brought back some fond memories! |
| 28th July 2008 viviana | cool - From: Climbing Kilimanjaro and the Rest of Tanzania so you are having a bad time ??? jajaja i left bs as , returned home to patagonia, but only staryed a few weeks i traveled to find work, to bariloche stayed there a few days not much, just because i didn`t like what they offered so i found a job in pto madryn, jajja. my life always great! but your trips man! i miss you so much!!!! come back soon |
| 18th July 2008 Slacks | - From: Week Three - Laguna Blu I'm confused. What are you guys talking about? |
| 27th June 2008 mrayner | - From: Andava - Acclimitization Well, the wind was a soft, ocean breeze. Except for the one storm we had - wow, that was windy. Like being in front of a sand blaster. Very cool. There. Happy? ;-) |
| 12th June 2008 Bedard | Important Info Missing - From: Andava - Acclimitization But what about the wind? Aren't you going to tell us about the wind??? |
| 6th June 2008 masao | don't feel bad for the dunes - From: Overland Tour - Western Cape and Southern Namibia! or for burning 5 gallons on your atc! i'd imagine the tracks are blown over by the next day. if you've been following the news back here, noone is buying or driving their overpowered suv's anymore because of gas prices. |
| 31st May 2008 masao | Shark bait - From: Cape Town See - this is EXACTLY what I was talking about when I said I don't like going into deep water.... Those fish have BIG teeth! Sounds more like a resort than a hiking place! |
| 31st May 2008 masao | Tribal council - From: Week Five - Science, science and more science Sounds like you need some immunity from your insides! |
| 31st May 2008 masao | Sounds like a bad treeplanting gig! - From: Week 4 - The Fellowship is Broken Ugh the drinking water situation doesn't sound good! Beaver fever! |
| 31st May 2008 masao | Mmmmm, squishy.... - From: Week Three - Laguna Blu I'm glad you separated the condom story from the sea cucumber one. :-D Wikipedia's explanation of the the sea cucumber's squishiness, or lack thereof is as follows: '...is the peculiar reaction of the creature on being kneaded or disturbed slightly with fingers. It swells and stiffens and a jet of water is released from one end.' Far out.... |
| 31st May 2008 masao | Nice baobob - From: Week 2 - Getting in to the Swing Hey Dr. Doolittle - good to see that the monkey-butt resulting from your gastro issues is not slowing you down any! Yeah, the previous blog entry overwhelmed me. This one is a bit more digest-able - no pun intended. ;-) |
| 31st May 2008 masao | 'It was very cold' - From: Africa or Bust That is what they ALL say.... and why is that person smiling? Where is the sea cucumber? Hey Mike, I thought I should catch up after that barrage of email today - worse than my Vortex spam I tell you! However, unlike my spam, the blog posts have some substance. Cheers! |
| 21st May 2008 mrayner | Just my hair? - From: Africa or Bust My hair? What about my chiseled good looks? And look at that tan - I'm one giant freckle! You want a postcard, I'll need your address dorkwad ... Not sure what a dorkwad is, but I like the sound of it. Farasisa. |
| 21st May 2008 Bedard | Things we like - From: Africa or Bust Kat likes your hair. I like your new nickname. Madagascar looks great (except for the spiders... I don't like them. How big is that ugly yellow/black striped monster?). Send me a postcard!!! Puh-lease! |
| 20th May 2008 gtimmermans | hawkers - From: To Madagascar and Antananarivo I prefer to call them touts ... but whatever. Egypt has them but they give up after awhile. Morocco has some very tenacious (and tricky) touts, they'll follow you around for hours and they get angry if you give them the slip. India is by far the worst though imho, mostly b/c of the sheer volume. |
| 18th May 2008 Slacks | - From: Africa or Bust Nope, I vote for syphillis. Good to hear you are still alive my friend. |
| 18th May 2008 mrayner | Farasisa! - From: Africa or Bust Well, I'd go with farasisa, but only if it's pronounced properly: farah-seesa ... |
| 16th May 2008 viviana | hi!!!! - From: Africa or Bust very nice pictures!!!! you look so happy! hope you are really ok! nice work, jajajja. hope see you very soon, miss a lot people like you! hug vivi |
| 16th May 2008 Gerry | good to know you're alive - From: Africa or Bust I'm trying to figure out which sounds better as your new nickname, farasisa ... or syphillis :) |
| 10th March 2008 Gerry | boobies - From: The Galapagos Islands - Island Tour I love those trips where you see a lot of boobies :) Hey, you knew there'd be a booby joke somewhere ... |
| 10th March 2008 Popp | Wade Boggs? - From: The Galapagos Islands - Island Tour Where is the picture with Wade? I call bluff .. Your confused you met Youppi (Mtl Expos mascot) for beers .. close .. |
| 25th January 2008 mrayner | Last Word - From: Home at Last! 'Nuff said Masao ... |
| 25th January 2008 mrayner | Galapagos soon - From: Home at Last! No worries Kate - I leave for the Galapagos in two weeks and pics will be up soon after!! |
| 17th January 2008 masao | a comment - From: Home at Last! a last comment.... |
| 17th January 2008 kate | welcome back - From: Home at Last! Welcome back! I'm looking forward to stories and pictures from the Galapagos, whee! |
| 14th January 2008 masao | quebec computer store - From: Santiago i know why - nothing in there is compatible with anything else outside of the country. |
| 13th January 2008 mrayner | Twins? - From: The New Year and Puerto Williams Uh, sure, since he's blond and has a beard, and is about four inches taller, but yeah, I see it ... |
| 11th January 2008 popp | Twins? - From: The New Year and Puerto Williams You and Danny look like twins .. |
| 11th January 2008 mrayner | Wow! - From: Torres del Paine - Return of the King Check out the next post Mark! |
| 11th January 2008 Mark Rayner | Wow! - From: Torres del Paine - Return of the King Awesome pics Mike! That looks like it was an incredible hike. Me jealous! m. |
| 11th January 2008 popp | Climber - From: Torres del Paine - Part II Masao .. AIR DUMP .. |
| 11th January 2008 mrayner | Climber - From: Torres del Paine - Part II When they need to and over the edge. Geez Masao ... |
| 11th January 2008 popp | James Bond bathing suit - From: Torres del Paine - Part II HA! Thanks Mike - great pics. Incidentally got your postcard yesterday, pretty much 1month after you sent it - guess you are at the other end of the world! |
| 11th January 2008 viviana | love the photos!! - From: Isla Navarino - Part I love the pictures you´ve taken mike!!! I´m leaving natales today hope keep coming arround. maybe some day... my best wishes the most beatifull tour leader |
| 10th January 2008 masao | climber - From: Torres del Paine - Part II how and when do they go to the bathroom? |
| 9th January 2008 Mark Rayner | less drama, more fun - From: Isla Navarino - Part I May the last few days have bit less in the drama category! Looking forward to the pictures of airborn hikers in Patagonia. m. |
| 8th January 2008 popp | pics - From: Isla Navarino - Part I sweet trip Mike - where are the pics? how was the weather? A |
| 8th January 2008 Gerry | I'm jealous - From: Isla Navarino - Part I Mike. You are making me want to abandon my family and go travelling again. If only my kids could trek through the mountains without complaining about the wind and cold (and that they're tired and hungry) ... when they're older I'll talk them into it. Enjoy the trip, sounds like a lot of fun. |
| 4th January 2008 Bedard | Seek help - From: Torres del Paine Cliffy, I think you have a fixation or phobia of wind. Your blog seems replete with mentions of it, and often you seem quite perturbed by it. I think you should seek some professional expertise on this subject. Otherwise the trip sounds good! May the wind always be at your back, and try to stay out of jail. Bedard |
| 24th December 2007 masao | you ain't missing a thing - From: Torres del Paine super - just like being there. consider yourself lucky you have avoided the north american xmas season driven by commercial interests and estrogen. i'm hunkering down right now and ejoying the quiet in the office until i have to deal w/ all that 'stuff' for the next few days. happy holidays and all that other stuff. i'll bet new year's down there will be a blast if you are anywhere urban. cheers, masao |
| 21st December 2007 Mark Rayner | Merry Christmas - From: Torres del Paine Hey Mike, Excellent ranger report! I got a really good sense of the walk and your adventure in this stage. Thanks especially for the geology. Have a great Christmas on the trail. It will be one to remember, I'm sure. Heather and I will be up at the Bend on Christmas day, so if you happen to call, I'm sure I'll talk to you. If not, have a good one! m. |
| 18th December 2007 Mark Rayner | Size issues - From: Sinks and Urinals But does the urinal really need to be any bigger? It should be fine unless one has: a) really bad aim b) inner ear disorder c) consumed several bottles of Chilean wine. m. |
| 18th December 2007 masao | big hands, good aim? - From: Sinks and Urinals hmmm, you've lowered your interests down to my standards. ;-p either that or it sounds like they need good cable tv. nice looking sink, indeed. the tap is neat loking, as well. any shots of the cabinet hardware? wood counter is a nice touch. don't tell my wife we ever had this conversation. won't say anything about the massages - you can only be massaged so many times in a day.... |
| 17th December 2007 Mark Rayner | Drive by barking - From: Puerto Natales Part 2 Thanks for the updates Mike; it's almost like I'm there. We got a whiff of your Patagonian wind here in Ontario yesterday -- at least Grand Bend did. It was just howling through the trees. And speaking of howling, it sounds as though Pto Natales is perfect territory for one of Ceilidh's favourite pasttimes -- drive-by barkings. Have a good hike in tomorrow! Cheers, Mark |
| 17th December 2007 masao | those dogs are strays! - From: Puerto Natales Part 2 wash your hands and don't rub your eyes! looks like alaska now. very cool, regardless. looks like you've dropped a few stones since the summer. m |
| 17th December 2007 masao | more pics! - From: Photos at Last hey - looks like banff! word of advice - don't take drugs or fruit from strangers ;-p m |
| 17th December 2007 Popp | Chaos - From: Puerto Natales Part 2 Cool photos, we never found the Evita tomb. Missing a doozy of a storm in Ottawa 30+cms of snow and very windy. Saying we now have as much snow as we had all of last year. |
| 15th December 2007 popp | Cool - From: Photos at Last Mike - cool photos, brings back memories. Are you staying in refuigios? or camping? |
| 14th December 2007 Mark Rayner | I guess you have seen the wind - From: Los Galciers National Park Hey Mike, Glad to hear the wind hasn't blown away your love of puns! (And glad to hear you're enjoying the trip.) Good luck with the border crossing, and continue having a "blast". (Sheesh.) Cheers, M. |
| 14th December 2007 masao | blast of 'chile' - From: Los Galciers National Park is what we're getting here - you need your crampons to get around downtown ottawa. the buses here are crammed and slow and you wonder whether you will get home in time for supper... more pics! |
| 14th December 2007 popp | internal cavity search - From: Los Galciers National Park Too bad about the weather Mike, those border crossings can be sketchy. |
| 10th December 2007 masao | is it windy? - From: El Calafate tell us mike, is it really windy and cold? sounds like they some industrialization, pavement and roads las vegas style to cut the dust. global warming should cut down on the wind, eventually. |
| 9th December 2007 Mrs. Nobbs | Why not just go to Chicago and climb the Sears Tower? - From: El Calafate Mikey, Love the blog so far. You mentioned the wind a couple of times, so I thought I'd save you some cash and the jet lag with the above suggestion :) I'm sure you'll be out of range for the next few days, but we are wishing you well- a happy and safe journey with a good group. The Leafs are on a winning streak. I'm not allowed to see any news about the Sens. Pat's got all the channels locked out and a net nanny on the sites. Maybe he needs a lesson on tolerance from some Argentinian dictators. :) xo Lee |
| 8th December 2007 popp | budget cutz - From: El Calafate No pics .. |
| 8th December 2007 mrayner | Group hugs everybody - From: Photos? Hey Popp! Yup, FitzRoy is tomorrow, rain is the forecast but it´s gotta be wrong, right? Doing a mixture of hotels and hostels. Right now in a hostel - standard stuff. Upgrade to a hotel when I get to Puerto Natales next week. Keep the comments & messages coming all! |
| 8th December 2007 popp | those aren't pillows - From: Photos? Hey Mike - sounds like a great trip so far. Yah I hear yah on the babe front seems like they also had underwear shops everywhere too. We did the hike to Fitzroy, you will like that if the weather works out. You staying @ hostels or hotels? |
| 7th December 2007 masao | good day from the great white north - From: Photos? hey mike, good to hear you are doing well. as long as the urine smell is not your own and the women aren't really men it sounds like a good place to be. cheers, m ps i ride the sens bandwagon when they are winning but it's probably better they struggle now as opposed to doing the same in april/may as they have done in the past. |
| 6th December 2007 Mark Rayner | Punilicious - From: Photos? Oh Mike! Tombs to die for? Sounds like you're a bit giddy. I like the stories though. The lyre might be a symbolic thing, though, not literal. You will be happy to know the Sens turned around their losing streak last night. Gory details here: http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=146979 Hope you enjoy the beef. I'm making stew tonight to sweeten up life in Bitter London :) m. |
| 5th December 2007 Bedard | Green Christmas? - From: Buenos Aires at last! Sounds great, Cliffy. Much different than the 30cm of snow we now have on the ground (and the requisite car accidents that do seem to happen on every second block here). Send me a postcard! |
| 2nd December 2007 Slacks | Bon Voyage Mikey! - From: Patagonia Awaits Have a safe and fun trip. Looking forward to the blog. |
