Subject: Libelle Update - 21 Dec 99

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 14:03:01 +0000

From: mnoor@lsu.edu

To: allenyc@lsu.edu,Charles Ramcharan ,, Woody Nero , Mathias Allen ,Marcus Allen , Michael Ernst , Bayfield Yacht Club , "Rohde Deborah A." , G Kastorf ,D Kerkhof , Lonna Temple , Nonlinear , Dan and Pat Miller , Milo Parker , Stan Smith ,Max and Maureen , Wolfgang Holdik , Gerald Longenecker ,, JC Wacker ,, R Hannes Beinert ,, Gernot ,Lorrna Knapp ,, "olive@itis.com" ,Kathy Shurts ,, San Rotter ,Mary and Walt ,, Mike and Ruth ,Mariner's Cay ,, Dianne Paul ,Yvonne Allen ,, Werner Sykora ,Wayne ,, Mary ,Tom&Paula ,, Nancy Barthuly ,Matt ,, Glen Miller ,Bob Niemi ,, Erik Herzog ,Venita Plazewski ,, Roland & Angella ,Helen Gurko ,, Marilyn O'Leary ,Rick Pratt ,, Edwin Theriot ,, david brown ,, Carol Fleeger ,, Donna Giberson ,,Kim Wong , ,Bjoern Wissel ,, "Joseph F. Siebenaller" ,, Mary Smith ,Leslie Hill ,, Mohamed Noor ,Lokken ,, Sean ,, Lorna Inniss ,, Hampton Peele ,, Andrea Locke ,Lisa Head ,, Bob Cushing ,Myriam Beaulne ,, Rudi Holdik ,,PC Foerthmann , ,Paul and Janet ,, Jodi and Jennifer ,, Barb Constans ,, "Kai-Chr.Imke.Reck" ,, Jo Schofield ,Heather Haas ,, Shaye Sable ,LeAnn and Joe ,, Ann Doggett ,, Bill Craig ,Century House ,, Darryl Dass ,Don McQueen ,, Greta Burkhart ,Lalita ,, Mark Clapsadl ,, Stan Dodson ,, Alicia ,, Griff Rosser ,jlarkin@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu

--from Yvonne Allen & Charles Ramcharan--

Subject: Computer woes

Hello Folks!

We arrived safely in Santa Cruz, Canary Islands yesterday. It was an uneventful flight and all of our luggage made it here. Northwest should take lessons from Iberia.

Something didn´t survive the trip -- Charles´s computer! We found out that the laptop was dead before we even got on the plane at New Orleans. We took it apart in the airport using a Swiss-Army knife and a tiny screwdriver for eyeglasses. The problem appeared to be the internal power supply. When we arrived here, we tried to have it fixed, but there was nothing the computer stores on the island could do for us. Our computer is 4 years old. As a $60 phone call to the US revealed, parts will be very hard to find for this old clunker.

Charles is not happy. The computer was supposed to allow us to get weather faxes through the communications radio, and was also taken so that Charles could get some work done while travelling. He is left with pencil and paper, but no files and data. This trip will represent the longest time that Charles has ever spent away from a computer in the last 20 years.

We´re provisioning the boat and will leave tomorrow morning. The boat is FILLED with food! It´s wonderful. We have pretty good weather. It´s drizzling rain, but no storms. We´re so busy with boat stuff that we´ve no time to see the town or sample the food. It seems like a terrific place to visit, though. The mountains (volcanoes) in the background are beautiful and the harbour is lovely. We´re still trying to decide whether to aim for Barbados or Trinidad. We´ll let you know our final destination tomorrow morning, when we send our last email message. Communications from then will be only by radio.

Libelle seems very fit and ready. That boat sure looks small, though, and the ocean very big. It only took us about 6 hours to fly from New York to Madrid. Getting back looks like it will be slower.

Alles Gouda,
Yvonne