Another episode...
It really happened this way....number capture was proceeding well...until the total didn't match. Back to the affiliation detail to see where I'd gone wrong. That's when I saw it. Ronnie updated her location to provide more detail...and the location was Alligator Pond, JAM. Definitely an unusual place name. Off to Google Earth I went.
Was this real alligator or metaphorical alligator? We've had teammates who've traveled in search of alligators...so one can never be certain with this group of adventurers.Happily, this Alligator Pond is near a town on the coast with the most AMAZING bay. Maybe Ronnie kayaks there. Still, with such an unusual name, more searching discovered: ALLIGATOR POND, in Saint Elizabeth: The name is said by locals to derive from the shape of the mountain range, which when seen from the beach, has bumps which look like an alligator's back. Like many other nations, some places are named for geographical features, some for people, some for humor and some ... well, they are truly reflective of the people, culture of the land.
"But many of the names are just purely Jamaican! Jamaicans enjoy naming things and they call it as they see it, so these place-names might describe an incident that happened there or a particular feeling or sentiment they wanted to convey (Rest-and-Be-Thankful, Me-No-Call-You-No-Come, Bad Times, Broke Neck Gully, Half Way Tree, Putogether Corner, Dump, Shambles, Rat Trap, Poor Mans Corner, Sally’s Delight, Betty’s Hope, Thankful Hill, Boldness, Good Design, Excellent Town, Happy Retreat, Heart Ease, Friendship and Welcome). Yes, those are all the names of real places in Jamaica!" http://keepitjiggy.com/other-good-info/ ... ace-names/
And so it was that errant numbers sent all of us down a pathway where once again we learn a little more about our teammates - and the places they call home. Cool stuff.
Season meters as of 197/365 = 70,270,802 m
Total meters on the day = 267,454 m
Oars in space (participation) = 23 percent
MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
2.05 MM Baz
1.3 MM bg
900 K Peter G
400 K Jodi
50 K Tony !
Million Meter Watch:Jay with (56,925 m) to go!
Ron's definitely in the queue on this 4 million meter milestone...and Cathie is approaching midway...
Million Meter Watch:Brett with (189,388 m) to go!
Million Meter Watch:Bernie with (81,086 m) to go!
Million Meter Watch:Charles B with (29,340 m) to go!
Sam with (31,131 m) to go!
Chris H with (100,197 m) to go!
Peter G with (99,000 m) to go!
Raoul with (108,924 m) to go!
Thanks to all who rowed today !!!
Dalton 200 m
Allie 211 m
Ashlee 505 m
Kaylee
888 mTris 2,500 m
Tony 3,333 m
K2 3,679 m
Marty 4,000 m
Sam 4,000 m
Tammy 4,000 m
Richard 4,914 m
Peter G 5,000 m
Zander 5,600 m
David T 6,000 m
Roger 7,000 m
Wim 7,210 m
Rosi 7,513 m
Kristine 9,032 m
Baz 10,000 m
Kevin U 10,000 m
Ronnie 10,500 m
Mike C 11,000 m
Jim K 12,267 m ...that new Tris photo (he's 12 going on 18...)
bg 13,516 m
Jodi 14,816 m
AJ 18,846 m
Raoul 21,097 m
Minnie 21,327 m
Jay 23,500 m
Cathie 25,000 m
Sounds a bit like "Crocodile Island" - aptly found just off our North Queensland coast:
Raoul 21,097 m ...mooning us from Switzerland!