Almost Ready

Yes, we know we haven't been updating the blog as frequently as us and you would like. We're guilty of online absence, but we have been pretty busy the last couple of days. The customers arrive tomorrow and we still have a few things to get ready before they get here. The lack of time and working around grease and water all day has made carrying a camera around a difficult task. But don't worry, as we finish all the last minute cleaning and maintenance, the updates and pictures will once again become a frequent thing around here.

We've been in Ushuaia for the last 12 days, that's quite a generous amount of time to spend at the southernmost city in the world. We've had a pretty good mix of weather as the summer days are almost over in this austral city and the winter is slowly seeping through the cracks. Today was particularly cold and both Daniel and I suffered from freezing toes as we washed the GS1150. Something particularly sad happened as we scrubbed mud and dirt off of the motorcycle, Daniel's phone fell from his pocket straight into a bucket of water and soap... the iPhone proved tough and tried to fight this unsuspecting attack for some time, flickering on and off, showing signs of life, hanging by a thread but the laws of physics proved stronger than the iWill and the iPhone finally gave it's last breath never to function again. Sad indeed...

Besides the iPhone's demise we had a few unexpected repairs on the Land Cruiser this afternoon, we had to replace an alternator belt and the power steering belt. We're lucky we caught this today instead of somewhere along the road. Daniel had to run some errands into town as we got closer to wrapping up all the preparations. The day just came to an end with a delicious meal cooked here in with Leo and Daniel.

We're looking forward to the arrival of the customers tomorrow! This means our trip north will begin shortly!