Enjoying a cafe con leche after a short drive-by city tour of beautiful and vibrant Buenos Aires. Not enough layover time to fully absorb anything but being that it was a 5:30 am tour we enjoyed NO traffic!  A short wait for one more domestic flight on the heels of my 11 hour overnight from NY and I should be soon seeing the beautiful snowcapped peaks of Patagonia I keep hearing about. It’s been an enjoyable adventure already with many stories exchanged with strangers along the way including a new friend and fellow participant PETER (UK) from France. He lit up when he saw my Racing the Planet jacket patches while on the passport line and off we went talking a mile a minute to each other. If that’s any indication of the openness and friendliness of all running this is going to be great fun!  My angst of packing everything needed PLUS having it all fit in my pack was lessened as Peter shared his own challenges with me. My hope remains strong that I will not need to secretly hire a Sherpa to carry all along with me! Ha! I wonder how many penalty points that might bring me?

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Note to worried family and friends: we will be on satellite which will pull down emails and blogs once a day. Expect a delay and don’t be Eeyore please.  Updates on all competitors including status and photos will be updated on the Patagonia website: www.4deserts.com/beyond/patagonia/live. You can sign up for updates to be emailed to you too.