Go Achilles!

Not all winds are bad (head winds, the painful to-listen-to Scorpions song "Wind of Change" etc.) ...

... I am thinking about about the windfall created by all of you who kindly donated to the cause of our expedition, the non profit "Achilles", a NYC based organization we are volunteering for since past Summer which enables people with disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics.

Although we are bummed out that the expedition is over, we are happy to see that we (the "we" is for everyone who donated) have reached, and even exceeded, the fundraising goal of $2,000.

A huge, H-U-G-E, Thank You to all of you for donating or for showing interest in the work of Achilles!!

The kayaking chapter of Achilles will use this money to buy gear (paddles, pfds) and propably another double kayak for our 2nd season of the Achilles kayak training program for disabled kayakers at our home base, Pier 66, in NYC.

Biff and I will be at Pier 66 in NYC next Thursday, February 11th at 7 PM (the date is pencilled in, but not confirmed yet, please stay tuned) to give a talk about our Tierra del Fuego expedition, to show pictures and a 10 minute video about our ups and downs from the past 6 weeks in the Land of Fire.


Marcus, Biff