Archive for January 17th, 2010
We are the Champions
Posted by Daria in Sudamericana on January 17, 2010
…of the World! We sailed the Magellan Strait, we swam with sharks and flew over the Nazca lines, got stuck in the salt desert, we ate churrasco and drank Reb Bull, the few , the proud!!! (heh, i do hope U.S. Army P.R. sees this and offers me a job that I won’t accept).
We did it! According to plan, no delay, no dilly-dally, we circled a continent just as we were meant to do.
By know, you all know our feats and adventures. And you know what, it was all worth it…every drop of sweat, every strained nerve, every sprained ankle, every dusty and bumpy road. Because at the end of the day, we went to the end of the world, and that’s a fact.
I want to thank our friends, Go and Lili and Calin and Radu – we would not be here without you. And to everyone who was with us along the way, reading the blog and seeing the pictures and cheering us along. Its been a fantastic trip and experience, even more so because we shared it with you all. And I’m never the nice-mushy type, but I wanna give shout-out to my great man, Serban, who sailed us smoothly through it all. Thankies all, and get ready for Asia:)
Less cocky now: today we entered Buenos Aires. And as the gods willed it, we entered it with laurels, people applauding and whistling loudly, lots of flags, etc…the parade. Because we entered at the same time, same column as the Dakkar racers, and we looked the part. It was really cool to see Argentinians wave flags and salute us, like it was all planned.
We’re gonna get really clean now, wash our car, clothes, sees and rest. If I was wild and gaga over other cities, well, disregard that, B.A. really takes the cake. Its like Paris. I’ve only been here for 5 hours, we had an nice calamari and octopus dinner, and from the little that I saw and tasted, I think this my city. But more to come on this.
We have a very, very nice and clean apartment but the air conditioning is a bit iffy, however, personally, I don’t mind it.
Tomorrow we will start sightseeing, and I already saw a Supermercado that sells fresh corn and cherries, yum, the combo:)
And this is all, folks, for tonite’s edition.
Hugs,D.
Looks like we’ve made it
Posted by Go in Sudamericana on January 17, 2010
Stimaţi ascultători,
Astăzi, 16 ianuarie 2010, în jurul orei 19:30 (ora locală), am desfăcut o şampanie pentru a celebra faptul că tocmai ajunsesem la destinaţia noastră finală, oraşul vânturilor bune, capitala federală a Argentinei – în caz că nu v-aţi prins, e vorba de Buenos Aires.
Pe ultimii 60 de km înainte de intrarea în oraş am fost, desigur, aşteptaţi de zeci sute de argentinieni entuziasmaţi care au ocupat marginile drumului şi ne-au aplaudat, fotografiat şi încurajat, respectul şi fascinaţia citindu-li-se în ochi. Faptul că odată cu noi treceau şi maşinile care au participat la Paris-Dakar cred că a fost un bonus drăguţ pentru ei.
Mă bucur să raportez că toată lumea este în stare bună de funcţionare, cu urme de uzură normală, dar fără defecţiuni majore, maşina a ajuns într-o bucată, apartamentul închiriat face toţi banii şi oraşul se arată a fi extrem de promiţător.
Cu aceasta se încheie transmisiunea noastră specială din Buenos Aires, vă urăm să vă simteţi la fel de bine ca noi şi cedăm legătura în studio.