MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY HELPERS, FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS
JUST TO REMIND INFREQUENT FOLLOWERS OF THE BLOG. I RETURNED TO IRELAND FOR A TIMEOUT AT THE END OF NOVEMBER AS A SURPRISE VISIT FOR MY SISTERS 50TH BIRTHDAY ON DECEMBER 1ST, PLEASE SEE THE ‘ SURPRISE ‘ BLOG POSTING OF 3 WEEKS AGO.
BY THE WAY THANKS TO MY FRIEND STEPHEN IN PANAMA FOR GETTING MY SPOT TRACKING DEVICE WORKING AGAIN. STEPHEN MANAGED TO GET A FIX IN PANAMA A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. PLEASE CLICK ON ‘ SHARED MAP ‘ BELOW THE GOOGLE MAP. I KNOW THIS MAP IS UNSATISFACTORY AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THE GREAT GOOGLE MAP WHICH WE ALL FOLLOWED SO EASILY UP TILL NOW. AS I MENTIONED MANY WEEKS AGO SPOT DROPPED THE SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR THE GOOGLE MAP. MANY THANKS TO SOME PROGRAMMER FRIENDS WHO MANAGED TO KEEP THE GOOGLE MAP IN PLACE. THEY HAD A HUGE JOB WITH THE REPROGRAMMING! THE NEXT STEP IS TRYING TO GET THE LINK FROM THE SHARED MAP BACK ONTO THE GOOGLE MAP. I KNOW ITS A TERRIBLE TIME OF THE YEAR FOR ME TO ASK FOR THIS HELP BUT I AM HOPEFUL!
THANKS AGAIN LADS, I DON’T HAVE A FULL LIST OF YOUR NAMES AS SO MANY WERE INVOLVED HELPING ME AND I WILL POST CREDIT THEN THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED ME IN 2011!
TONY
I DECIDED TO EXTEND THE TIMEOUT IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE FUNDING FOR A NECESSARY SUPPORT VEHICLE FOR THE ANDES MOUNTAINS SECTION STARTING IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS TIME, THE BONUS HERE IS I GET TO STAY WITH MY FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS
MY PLAN IS TO RETURN TO PANAMA ON DECEMBER 31ST AND START RUNNING FROM THE PLACE I FINISHED UP AT ON JANUARY 1ST OR 2ND. I HAVE ABOUT 300KM MORE TO RUN IN PANAMA AND THAT WILL FINISH OFF NORTH AMERICA. I EXPECT TO START RUNNING FROM NEOCOCLI, COLOMBIA (AND SOUTH AMERICA) AROUND 13-14TH JANUARY.
CONGRATS TO MY FRIENDS IN PANAMA CITY, STEPHEN AND HIS WIFE YESI WHO LAST WEEK GAVE BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL WHICH THEY ARE CALLING ’ REBECCA ‘
I STAYED WITH STEPHEN, YESI AND YOUNG JOSEPH JUST BEFORE MY TIMEOUT. STEPHEN HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE HELPING ME WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS AT THIS DIFFICULT AND BUSY TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU WILL HAVE AN EXTRA SPECIAL CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!
December 25th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
tony happy christmas hope you are enjoying your time out panamasounds rough but it will be over soon. good luck with the support vehicle for the mountains. even when you are home i find myself checking the site every day for updates. take care kevin
December 30th, 2011 at 9:59 am
tony i presume you are returning to panama tomorrow. i wish you all the best for the next phase and hope you have drummed up a few bob for the andes. looking forward to following you in 2012. fair play to ya!!! kevin