Hi CrazyRu,
I enjoyed hanging out with you on Thursday. Sorry if I rubbed you the wrong way but I feel I should clarify since we were both a bit buzzed.
I haven't climbed all possible peaks. I've been a mediocre technical rock climber at best - Never a mountaineer. I've got lots of respect for the pain that mountaineers endure in the interest of fun.
The reason I'm not doing the EC in 09 is not the 300 miles of sailing. It's the fact that the schedule conflicts with another trip. If that conflict didn't exist I'd still have trouble figuring out how to justify 1900 miles of driving and 300+ miles of hitchhiking for a 300 mile cruise. I can do a 300 mile cruise with a day-long round trip to the coast rather than driving all the way to Florida and having to deal with a shuttle. That's very attractive in comparison when I look at my available vacation time. I'd really rather sail than drive.
I'll be following your trip back home with a smile of envy at your ability to get the time off work to do the things you want to do. It was nice to meet you after having read your posts on the watertribe website and I hope to see you again on a cold rainy evening when we can share a drink and a laugh.
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