X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:07:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mis005.exch005intermedia.net ([64.78.17.176] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.2) with ESMTP id 6128795 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:11:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.78.17.176; envelope-from=johnwcox@pacificnw.com Received: from EXVBE005-2.exch005intermedia.net ([10.254.1.74]) by mis005.exch005intermedia.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:10:27 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CE24D5.6A985E6A" Subject: RE: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again X-Original-Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:10:27 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <683D1C47989E0E42AB0422DC615861EF03E5AA29@EXVBE005-2.exch005intermedia.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues again Thread-Index: Ac4kzBXiHLRC2GFGQfm+U5j2lrHDxQAByNfc References: From: "John Cox" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Return-Path: johnwcox@pacificnw.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Mar 2013 19:10:27.0623 (UTC) FILETIME=[6AA62370:01CE24D5] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CE24D5.6A985E6A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forty one years ago I did the South Pole and then the North Pole over a = five month period. It was part of an aviation detachment aboard the = Coast Guard Icebreaker Staten Island and VXE-6 out of Christchurch, NZ. =20 The Straights of Magellan and Punta Arenas was not a paradise. As I = remember there was a Chilean prison ship anchored off the coast, out in = the Straights. Getting to the South Pole took a Herc 130 out of McMurdo = and back again. =20 Bill's adventure brings back lots of memories and I look forward to his = safe return with adventurous stories around a warm fire. Heading north = from the pole over the South 60 latitudes was unforgettable. Made me = appreciate the existence of the Panama Canal.=20 =20 New Zealand and points beyond were fabulous. The weather turned wicked = after Feb 28th that year (1972) and the Antarctic Summer went quickly = and directly into winter. The one positive was the long period of = sunlight each day. =20 Maybe Bill and I can share pictures together on his safe return home to = the US of A. =20 Reliving vicariously thru Bill's travel postings. the posts are a = wonderful thing for General Aviation and the spirit of adventure. =20 John Cox ________________________________ From: Lancair Mailing List on behalf of Bill Harrelson Sent: Tue 3/19/2013 11:03 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with them Memphis blues = again 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 -- For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01CE24D5.6A985E6A Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [LML] Stuck outside of Punta Arenas with = them Memphis blues again=0A= =0A= =0A= =0A=
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Forty one = years ago I did the South Pole and then the North Pole over a five = month period.  It was part of an aviation detachment aboard = the Coast Guard Icebreaker Staten Island and VXE-6 out of = Christchurch, NZ.
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The Straights of Magellan and Punta = Arenas was not a paradise.  As I remember there was a Chilean = prison ship anchored off the coast, out in the Straights. Getting to the = South Pole took a Herc 130 out of McMurdo and back again.
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Bill's adventure brings back lots of = memories and I look forward to his safe return with adventurous stories = around a warm fire.  Heading north from the pole over the South 60 = latitudes was unforgettable. Made me appreciate the existence of = the Panama Canal.
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New Zealand and points beyond were = fabulous. The weather turned wicked after Feb 28th that year (1972) and = the Antarctic Summer went quickly and directly into winter.  The = one positive was the long period of sunlight each day.
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Maybe Bill and I can share pictures = together on his safe return home to the US of A.
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Reliving vicariously thru Bill's = travel postings.  the posts are a wonderful thing for General = Aviation and the spirit of adventure.
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Sent: Tue 3/19/2013 11:03 AM
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Subject: [LML] Stuck outside of Punta = Arenas with them Memphis blues again

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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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