X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:03:19 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173021pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.21] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.2) with ESMTP id 6128548 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:35:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.21; envelope-from=n5zq@verizon.net Received: from RonniPC ([unknown] [200.72.127.78]) by vms173021.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MJX002QP4TRLZI0@vms173021.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:34:45 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-id: From: "Bill Harrelson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-reply-to: Subject: Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:34:39 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3538.513 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3538.513 Hola Listers, Just returned from the met office and it ain't good news. There's a cold rain falling here now and tomorrow will have rain with surface winds of 40 knots. The next several days have a series of fronts passing over Tierra del Fuego, the Drake Passage and/or the Antarctic Peninsula. If the passage is forecast to be reasonably free of ice then there's ice over the peninsula or vice versa. More often than not there's ice in all three places. The met guy says that this is the warmest year on record in this area. The warmth brings moisture and ice. Wednesday and Thursday are unacceptable and it's looking pretty grim for getting to the pole any time this week. Saturday is the next possible window and I'm waiting here to see if that pans out. It's really too late in the season to wait much longer than that. I'm formulating a plan B for putting my tail between my legs and heading home. I'll try to keep you guys up on what's going on. Bill Harrelson N5ZQ 320 2,150 hrs N6ZQ IV 220 hrs