Greetings from Reykjavik

Boarded a plane at 11.15am in San Francisco and got to Boston 5.5 hours later. Spent 5 hours on the next plane , after a 90 min lay-over, to arrive at Keflavik airport at 6.30 in the morning. Got to my hotel around 8am - naturally my room was not ready yet so went walkabout in Reykjavik. I did an ´architectural walk´ from the Lonely Planet. I was lucky with the weather this morning - it didn´t rain.
Got access to my room around 1pm. It is now 3.30pm and I´m fading fast - what with the 7 hour time difference: it is the equivalent of 8.30am with no sleep the night before. Am debating whether to go for another coffee or whether to take a nap...
Off on my tour of the country tomorrow morning!

Caroline off to Iceland

There was no way I was going to let Stephen have all the fun so I'm off to Iceland today!!
With the time difference I arrive on May 31st and the next day I embark on a 7-day tour of the country. I've packed my warm fluffy jacket and my rain gear!
Not too sure what the internet situation will be on the tour, but I will post updates when I can. Otherwise: till London - I get there on Jun 8th.

Stephen off to Base Camp

Stephen called this morning to say that he and Team VI were off to Base Camp, so the expedition is truly on its way now.
They were supposed to fly yesterday but the weather on the mountain was not favorable. No time has been lost though as this only meant that they got to spend an extra night comfortable in Talkeetna instead of in tents at Base Camp.
After they have settled in at Base Camp today they will do glacier travel and crevasse rescue review.
Naturally Stephen won't be able to call me again from the mountain so from now on we'll have to follow the expedition on the Alpine Ascents cybercasts page.
As said earlier they are not very good at posting on weekends and holidays and since Monday, May 29 is Memorial Day Holiday in the US, I don't expect any cybercast updates until Tuesday.
It works like this: the cybercasts get phoned in and sent to Alpine Ascents' office in Seattle and that is not open on the WE and hols.

Stephen's off to Talkeetna, AK

I just dropped Stephen off at SFO airport from where he will fly to Anchorage, AK today. From Anchorage he will take a bus to Talkeetna, AK - the starting point for his Denali/Mt McKinley adventure. You can follow the cybercasts with updates on his expedition here. To our knowledge Alpine Ascents is not very good at updating these during weekends and holidays, so just bear that in mind. Stephen will be in Team VI (6).

Tomorrow, May 27th the whole team will meet up for orientation and a final gear check before flying to Base Camp on the S.E. fork of the Kahiltna Glacier (7,300ft - 2225m) on Mt McKinley.