2001 Race - May 18, 2001, Friday
The Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome, May 2001
We are Going the Extra Mile..... The Extra 2,348 Miles to Find a Cure!
The Great Mississippi River Race for Rett Syndrome, May 2001
We are Going the Extra Mile..... The Extra 2,348 Miles to Find a Cure!
Teams called in to Safety Officer between 5 and 7 AM
Updates/Comments Received from Elizabeth Tynan, Safety Officer, 5-7AM calls, summarized today by Mary Potter since Elizabeth reports slooooow computer problems today:
Team Alaska - Kerm call Mary Potter around 9 AM, could not get his phone working earlier, and now got a busy signal at Elizabeth Tynan's, and didn't want to wait - Kerm said "Well, I didn't want anyone sending the coast guard to look for me!" Kerm was paddling below Lock and Dam 11 and reports he is "floundering down the river". He laughed quite a bit as we spoke and said at night the team tries to dry things out and generally gets 6-8 hours of sleep, although Kerm reports getting 2 to 4 hours a night himself. They are all doing fine! Meanwhile....somewhere on land, Eric called Elizabeth Tynan around 7, more to chat than to report in and indicated yet another main attraction to Team Alaska - they have a great! cook who continues to make excellent meals that everyone is enjoying thoroughly! So now we know the whole story about Team Alaska, also referred to as Team Glob and Team of One Hundred since they seem to readily attract newbies! Team Double Helix - Andrew called in at 6:30 AM, Lock and Dam 22. Paddlers are expected shortly. Team Kruger - Stan called in at 6:00 AM, Lock and Dam 22 Mile 301, below Hannibal, MO. Paddlers are expected shortly. END OF SAFETY REPORT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Webmaster's NOTE.... As I was listening to new messages in the last hour, one began, "Hello, this is the Sheriff's office" and I thought, oh no, someone is really in trouble or they want me take that last sheriff incident off the website...." and he continue "from St. Cloud.", (St Cloud, MN? I wondered.....), "We have a kayak that we believe one of your teams lost! Please call us at...." When I did call, not only did they have the Team Alaska's long lost yellow kayak, the officer reported the kayak had all sorts of rigging on it, the GPS and marine radio "as if it were outfitted for a really long trip" :-). Thank you St. Cloud Sheriffs! Kerm Ketchum will pick up the boat that tried to get away on his return trip home to Alaska after the race has ended.
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