so many parts of this expedition were set-up to be supported by switches…by that I mean technology that requires electricity or satelite connectivity in order to work. From the start each one of them has been a challnege. It startted with a desire to share our experiences and learning as we went along. Solar panels, satellite dish, computers, gps enabled phones, cell phones and satelite phone back ups all lined up to fuel the website w/ information and images. Connecions to family, friends, schools and students was our goal. Aside from the difficult schedule of the trip, and long full days, working with and using the technology itself has been a huge learning curve on systems and the tenuous nature of technology to deliver the powerful information network many of us have come to rely on in normal daily life. Even at this late date in the expedition at the last few layover camps we have had where we were able to set up our satelite system the solar power inverter would only power our computers for a short time before the whole system would crash. Hopefully a pinched wire that may have been creating a short that was finally diagnosed today will make a difference and we will be back to trying, even if at a very limitted level to be saring some stories and images w/ all of you who are supporting this amazing journey. And as most of you already knew long before we set out on this trip, switches…or atleast our dependance on them is greatly over-rated….
travel well and do good work
