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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:36:28 -0700
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Subject: Re: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again
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Bill,

Remember that you can un-tuck your tail and try the attempt again next 
year. There are no such options after a crash or a forced landing at the 
south pole.

Good luck and be safe!

Regards,

Hamid

On 3/19/2013 11:03 AM, Bill Harrelson wrote:
> 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
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