Julie and Robyn meeting 26May

Here is a list of some of the stuff that Julie and I talked about last night.

Should we make a website? Would it be useful for keeping all our information together in one place? Will it be simple? -- YES. If everybody could sign up to be contributers and make blog posts instead of sending out reams of emails, it will probably be a lot easier to manage all the info and keep track of everything.

Patagonia stuff: Lori has asked us if we would like any Patagonia gear besides the team shirts. Let's leave this on an individual basis - if you want a hat, shorts, etc, please feel free to let me (Robyn) know when we're placing the shirt orders. Patagonia stuff is on sale at other stores (ex MEC) if you want to try things on first to see what size you need.

Julie will bring her paddle, a paddle for Martin, my paddle, and maybe Lili's paddle down together in her paddle bag. Lili, if you are the first to return to Canada, would you mind taking the paddle bag back with you so that we don't have to take the paddles to Machu Picchu??

Martin, please bring a raft paddle that we can use to steer with.

Taking our own PFDs will not be good for the PFDs, as they don't deal well with being squashed in backpacks for extended periods of time. I wrecked a Lotus PFD once doing that. So, bring your own if you like but we can rent crappy ones for the race that should be good enough.

Lili's question - will we be able to buy 48L of water in Iquitos? Hmm, good question. Martin and I can scope it out when we get there ahead of time and let Lili and Julie know if they should bring some from Lima. Julie will also bring her water filter so that we can filter tap water in Iquitos if we need to.

Team shirts: see separate post
Team name: see separate post
Raft design: see separate post

How are we going to store our gear during the race? Do we feel comfortable leaving our passports etc on the Mother Duck while we're racing or should we bring them on the raft? I'll send out some emails to try to find more info about this.

We should each bring mosquito netting to hang over our hammocks at night. We might also want to bring "sleep sheets" to sleep in (just a bed sheet sewn together) - individual preference.

Registration for the race is supposed to be opening in June. I'm leaving on the 17th for my bike trip, so if it hasn't opened before then, Julie will be in charge of registering us and pre-paying.