These delays are starting to make us think about xmas, and what we would do if this race conflicted with the holiday. The weather sounds as if it will be bad for a while yet which will put our departure date early next week (I think it will be Sunday).
We (Mike and I) have decided to set a cutoff date for a departure. Wasn't easy to set the cutoff date as the reasons for doing this transend a simple race, but, neither of us could justify missing Christmas with our families regardless of the reasons or money being raised etc. Hopefully the weather will clear making all this a mute point.
We also modified our departure date by one day to eliminate any risk of delay in getting out of Punta Arenas.
We spent the day getting camping gear (tents etc) as tomorrow we are going to find someplace to hike to and camp. We have decided to put all the local National Parks, within a 5 hour radius, into a hat and chose one. This could send us to the southernmost point on the continent, to Argentina, or to Torres del Paine. Either is good for me. Figure we can eat penguin or seal if we have to.
