LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[Kona2]

I'm liking this virtual canoeing! You're doing a great job navigating us - a little history, a little geography, some camping cuisine.....you're a great trip leader, Darryl !

How far are the portages?

[Kona2]

The team is in 4th place overall, and has 47 team members.

January Virtual Team Challenge Individual Standings

Name Total Event Meters

David A. Alden 54,805
Darryl Bathel 72,797
Kristine Bay 14,584
Alistair Black 26,046
Pat Byron 3,054
Kiba Chan 190,000
Andrea Cosmin 68,885
Ted Cowley-Gilbert 97,000
Daniel Cox 175,288
Karyn Gallagher 79,240
Rodrigo Garcia 0
barbara grandberg 21,142
David Grasfield 43,000
Nigel Greene 36,996
Kenneth Guenther 51,066
William Haag 215,114
Mary Harper 60,345
Robert Hess 40,000
Dawn Howe 15,000
David Hunter 96,116
Peter Huurman 30,000
Steven Larky 60,000
Gina Levy 34,501
John Longmire 55,391
Jane Newall 0
Orion Newall-Vuillemot 0
Anais Newall-Vuillemot 0
Elias Newall-Vuillemot 0
Laurie Pachter 13,012
Angelo Papadopoulos 0
Anthony Parendo 54,439
Tom Pinckney 130,000
Tim Porter 46,412
Debbie Rohlwing 0
Will Salach 133,318
Eva-Kristin Schuster 0
Sorin Spanoche 18,000
Jan Stevenson 42,000
Kristine Strasburger 0
Tim Strasburger 0
Ben Strasburger 0
Keith Strasburger 0
Chris Tudury 116,358
AJ Tudury 47,370
Debbie Vuillemot 0
Nicole Williams 2,915
Will Worthwine 30,329
Total Meters 2,174,523 m!

Seems like we had 48 people yesterday...and the total meters on the day between the two days is 341,290 m - which is less than our team total meters for the day. Something not quite right here....ah - we lost Mitch H!

To the moon!

[Kona2]

Way to row, Luna-Tics! Full moon on the 10th!!

Season meters as of 252/365 = 45,569,145 m

Total meters on the day = 413,877 m

Oars in the water = 32 percent

MILESTONES....Bragging Rights....Celebrations:

1.5 MM Ted CG
300K Kiba

FOUR Million Meter Watch:

Dan with (15,394 m) to go!

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Angelo with (10,702 m) to go!

Kenneth G with (64,506 m) to go!

And thanks to today's lunar crew for moving us to the next campsite:

Kiba 130,000 m
William H 34,313 m
Tom P 30,000 m
Dan 26,189 m
Will S 25,562 m
Ted 25,000 m
Kenneth G 17,019 m
Karyn 14,607 m
Darryl 14,404 m
Andrea 12,009 m
Peter G 12,000 m
AJ 10,662 m
Mary 10,156 m
Chris 10,001 m
Steven 10,000 m
Tony 8,888 m (lots of 8s....that's grrrrreat !)
Jack 8,021 m
Laurie 6,000 m
Barbara 5,031 m
Pat 2,015 m
Sorin 2,000 m (training for the crash Bs in February!?)

[DuluthMoose]

Thanks Jan, its been kind of fun doing this. If you must bring up portages.... there are 43 on the real adventure. Some are pretty tough. When we head in from Sarah there is a particularly memorable one; about a 100 foot rise in elevation taken at about 45% grade (heartbreak hill) with 50 pounds on your back/shoulders, and then the usual 1/4 mile of rocks and boulders and slippery bedrock and fallen trees, etc. But on this virtual trip; we don't do no stinking portaging!

Tony - Grrrrea8's!

The next day of our trip we travel the farthest of any day. It will be 21.5 kilometers back to Sarah Lake. Our more southernly route than the way out will take us from Crooked Lake thru Tuck Lake, and beautiful Robinson Lake, and back in the far west bay of Sarah Lake. We will be camped on an island and a thunderstorm is threatening and will prevent us from having fish for supper. Oh well, its been 5 nights in a row for eating fish anyway. The rain fly is set and this is where supper is served and we watch this mild storm pass by. The next 4 photos tell this story. http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2269 ... t=outdoors

[Kristine Strasburger]

Moose,

Don't you have any chocolate pie? I'm really craving some chocolate pie. Fish and brussels sprouts just aren't cutting it.

[DuluthMoose]

Moose,

Don't you have any chocolate pie? I'm really craving some chocolate pie. Fish and brussels sprouts just aren't cutting it.

No chocolate pie Captain K... Many times we can find enough blueberries to make a cobbler, but not this trip. But down in the bottom of the food pack is something just for this occasion. For dessert there will be instant chocolate pudding made with Bailey's Irish Creme!

[Surf Scoter]

Thanks for your comment on the Ducks Team Room. You've got a lively group here!! Nice stats and all. denise

[just27]

Thanks for your comment on the Ducks Team Room. You've got a lively group here!! Nice stats and all. denise

Hi, Denise, and duck friends ... it's all about having fun and, sometimes, not much about rowing ... as has been pointed out on occasion!

I got my C2 motivational marathon mug in yesterday's mail ... and christened it this evening with some Killian's. I'm just so danged pleased to have finished that first (and possibly last) full marathon!


Love that free Concept2 stuff ... almost as motivational as one's peers!

Chris

[andreacs]

I'm liking this virtual canoeing! You're doing a great job navigating us - a little history, a little geography, some camping cuisine.....you're a great trip leader, Darryl !

I agree . Thanks Darryl.

I am running a bit behind, but still enjoying very much the views and campsites .

Happy rowing!

Andrea

[Kona2]

Welcome Chris C! Team is in 4th place overall with 48 team members!

Incredible! We have some serious challenge rowing going on here! Every meter counts - this isn't row big or row home! Good rowing by all!

and are currently leading the challenge with greater than 200K meters posted!

January Virtual Team Challenge Individual Standings

Name Total Event Meters

David A. Alden 64,831
Darryl Bathel 87,218
Kristine Bay 14,584
Alistair Black 26,046
Pat Byron 3,054
Kiba Chan 210,000
Andrea Cosmin 79,531
Ted Cowley-Gilbert 109,000
Daniel Cox 192,986
Chris Czech 42,213
Karyn Gallagher 85,472
Rodrigo Garcia 0
barbara grandberg 21,142
David Grasfield 54,000
Nigel Greene 48,997
Kenneth Guenther 58,093
William Haag 250,474
Mary Harper 70,376
Robert Hess 40,000
Dawn Howe 15,000
David Hunter 122,546
Peter Huurman 30,000
Steven Larky 80,000
Gina Levy 41,501
John Longmire 67,414
Jane Newall 0
Orion Newall-Vuillemot 0
Anais Newall-Vuillemot 0
Elias Newall-Vuillemot 0
Laurie Pachter 19,042
Angelo Papadopoulos 0
Anthony Parendo 62,216
Tom Pinckney 148,000
Tim Porter 53,910
Debbie Rohlwing 0
Will Salach 163,352
Eva-Kristin Schuster 12,043
Sorin Spanoche 18,000
Jan Stevenson 47,000
Kristine Strasburger 0
Tim Strasburger 0
Ben Strasburger 0
Keith Strasburger 0
Chris Tudury 132,421
AJ Tudury 47,370
Debbie Vuillemot 0
Nicole Williams 2,915
Will Worthwine 35,329

Total Team Meters as of 1.08.09 AM 2,556,076 m

Team rowed 371,553 m yesterday!

[Kona2]

Dan's bagged the fourth million meters! Congratulations!

[Kona2]

With the only a couple of days away, the Luna-Tics are rowing ever closer to the target! Good to see marathoner just27 quaffing some intergalactic brew (this will have to do until we find ingredients for Kiba's new year's NRG drink....must have been powerful stuff given the number of 2009 meters !)

Season meters as of 253/365 = 45,851,347 m

Total meters on the day = 282,202 m

Oars in the water = 32 percent

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights....Kilometric Celebrations!:

4.0 MM Dan
2.3 MM Wild Bill William H
400K Kiba

ONE Million Meter Watch:

Angelo with (10,702 m) to go!

Kenneth G with (57,029 m) to go! Nearing that red zone of less than 50K to target!

And thanks to today's lunar crew:

William H 35,360 m
Will S 30,034 m
Tom R 27,862 m
Kiba 20,000 m
Tom P 18,000 m (you're doing great on your quest for 600K)
Dan 17,698 m
Chris 16,063 m
Darryl 14,421 m
Jack 12,023 m
Ted 12,000 m
Andrea 10,646 m
Mary 10,031 m
Steven 10,000 m
Tony 7,777 m We knew you were playing with a full deck!
Tim 7,498 m
Kenneth G 7,027 m
Gina 7,000 m
Karyn 6,232 m
Laurie 6,030 m
Jan 5,000 m
Peter G 1,500 m

Row team row!

[DuluthMoose]

Dan's bagged the fourth million meters!

Way to Row DAN!
Congratulations on "drilling" 4 million meters so far for this rowing year!

[just27]

Dan's bagged the fourth million meters! Congratulations!

... add my congrats, also! Way to be up there, leading the charge, Dan.
Chris

[William H]

Dan's bagged the fourth million meters! Congratulations!

Great rowing, Dan! You've done in one season what it has taken me years to accomplish - well done