Good evening! Comfortably seated in front of the screen in Chamonix, a few words before going to bed. It was a sad day for Tim and I suppose he's camping somewhere in the valleys on his way back to Mendoza on horseback (or isn't it a mule??). Bram's probably settling in up in camp 1 with the guide, with cooking probably somewhat simpler, but it might taste even better after a day of climbing. Brigitte spend most of her day trying to find out how to transport Tim back to Holland. Easier said than done... I'm not even going to go into details, but it boils done to that she cannot rely on any help from the insurance company and all Iberia flights from Santiago are full until Tim's prebooked flight on the 18th. Looks like he's going to hang out in Mendoza until that day, unless Brigitte knows any magic tricks or buy a completely new ticket with some other airline. They'll figure it out.
I wonder what Bram thinks? Plenty of space in the tent... you know, burps and other gases can now freely be disposed off!!! ;-) I hate the fact that I will not have any word back in the next three-four days. Not that Bram really think that's a problem, that goes with the job. Mountains equal to radio silence. We've just been so spoiled this last week with this fantastic base camp and Tim's satellite phone. There's actually a helicopter flying in twice a day, morning and evening, bringing fresh supplies and drops the doctor on and off. Slightly different from the Dutch way of commuting to work in the never ending traffic jams. And with a great view too! There are about 50p in base camp using the facilities, so I imagine quite an athmosphere in the cooking tent with all the stories. I had another picture in front of me... some sherpa cooking up something dry in a bag on a small gas fire... I seem to get it all wrong here.
Anyhow, I'll have to do with this radio silence for a while, but since Tim's still hanging around somewhere, I'll see what I can provide on this blog on a daily basis. I feel better being in Chamonix with the kids, visiting my dad and Anette, we're so spoiled here, the weather is just fantastic, so we'll spend a couple of great days in this awesome surrounding. Of mountains.
So, I'm hitting the couch and a movie, the kids are sleeping, tomorrow maybe a possibility to sleep out a bit! Take care out there....
xxx Jen and Bok
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gvpyzHé, Bram. How are you doing? No comments yet on the blog. Just to let you and Jenny know that we are still following the stories. And we think about you there on this beautiful mountain. I just heared that Tim is now in Mendoza in his hotel and he is making the best of it until he is going back on the 18th.
Wendie
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