Russ returned to Argentina about a month ago, and I have been derelict in keeping everyone up to date with his news. For those of you who wish to catch up on his travels southwards, I am posting here the old and current email news from him as he drives deep into southern Argentina.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Praemonitus, Praemuntius
"Forewarned is forearmed.” The Latin version is 'Praemonitus, praemunitus.' The proverb has been traced to 'Treatises of Fistula' (c. 1425) by J. Arderne. In 1615, it was used by Cervantes in 'Don Quixote.' First used in the United States in 'History of New Hampshire' (1685). The proverb is found in many forms: Forewarned, forearmed; Forewarned is quite often forearmed; To be forewarned is to be forearmed, etc.
The above is my way of trying to spiff up my occasional announcements of the start of another trip. Basically, it says when you see the next series of emails from me, you can have foreknowledge of their contents and hit the delete key with confidence without reading them.
This is a short trip - only about a 14 day roundtrip from San Rafael, Argentina to El Calafate. El Calafate is situated in the southern portion of Argentina. The reason for my destination is that nearby is one of the world's largest glaciers, El Perito. If it’s not the largest glacier on the planet, you glacier enthusiasts, let me know where it ranks.
So tomorrow morning, my first step will be getting fortified with a large breakfast of french toast, swimming in butter and syrup, and bacon, washed down with numerous cups of coffee. The next step will be to make a sufficient number of ham sandwiches, of course sampling the ham as I put them together. Then toss in a bag of potato chips and other things to make a picnic on the first day.
The next step will be to turn the nose of my trusty (hopefully) VW Polo Classic south. Or perhaps lie down and take a nap after all that food.
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