Hi All,After 26.5 hours, no hassle flight, no hassle with customs, long but smooth flight, I arrived in Mendoza. The Andes look smaller than I expected, however it may well be a lack of sleep prevented me from seeing to clearly.
My two duffels were slightly above the 50LB limit, however UA checked them all the way through from YVR to MDZ, no extra charges incurred. By the time I came through Immigration in MDZ, the bags were being thrown on the carosel, I picked them up, then sailed through the last checkpoint without a hitch, meals and all...
Get at least 100 to 200 Argentine Pesos in YVR to have so you can pay taxi in MDZ, and maybe buy yourself a cold drink at this end. Although US$ accepted in SCL Starbucks, and I negotiated a US$ taxi rate of $7 from airport to Hotel, and the Hotel exchanged a few US$ so I could tip the bellhop, otherwise bartering in US$ is much like it was in the Philippines when I lived there. In fact MDZ looks a lot like Manila, just a different side of the world.
Anyway, look forward to seeing one and all here
Ken Hurley
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Ken,
We were so excited this afternoon to open the web site and see your comments. We are glad to see you arrived safe and sound. We will be tracking you daily. take good care and enjoy the journey.
Much Love,
Joe Jill and Rebecca:)
Hey Dad! We are all glad you arrived safely! Hope you are enjoying you voyage and getting some rest. I can't wait to see the pictures. :)
Love you! Jenny
Hi Papa, glad you arrived safely. Hope you have a great time and we will keep track of you from here.
Love you.
Love Shel
Hey Folks. :)
Friends of Keith Britz here. We are excited for you guys doing this. And, also very thankful for the time and energy and adventure you are laying forth to raise money for those faced with prostate cancer. It is exciting to be able to watch you along the way. Our hearts and prayers are with you each day and we wait with anticipation to see the pictures and hear the stories when you all return.
Take care and have a great time!!!
Jackie and Darwin Gartner
Just signed up so that I can blog with you!
Hey Dad! (Don). Glad to hear you arrived safely. This blogging thing is great. Looking forward to following you up the mountain.The bracelete is on and in a few short hours from now will be enjoying many margaritas on a sunny Mexican beach with Joel and I. Will be thinking of you. Love Tanya.
Ken , thinking of you all the time had a wondeful family gathering at Rons last night all are well sending you lots of well wishes we are watching your progress every day stay safe . Love Sue ,
hi ken thinking about you we will toast you tonight with a mncallums see you next year big huf from Liz and Jim
Ken , We are all waiting for an E mail etc. hope you are feeling well and perhaps resting in a nice warm bed with a cup of tea. miss you so much . Love Sue
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