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| Tom, CX7TT WRTC-2006 Blog |
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First Class all the way to WRTC! What! Who would spend that kind of money in lieu of a Sky needle or stacked beams? Ah, he drove his own car! Yes, for a bit of international flavor, I have joined the bloggers at WRTC. CX7TT, a referee,drove from Montevideo to WRTC, about 1400 km, 3 tanks of gas and about $210 in fuel. That's about $5.00 per gallon! We have been anticipating this trip for many weeks. I had been to the PY/CX border but never across. The drive was incredibly scenic, varying from very flat farmland where gauchos (cowboys) rode their horses thru the fields of cows, sheep and herds of horses. We stopped after 12hours on the road in Torres, the southern tip of the state of Santa Catarina and the first point where we saw the Atlantic Ocean...wow, Brazil is beautiful and seeing all the big trucks on the road, it's a booming economy! Arrived at the resort and settled in to an awesome two room suite. The Brazilian people are very warm, hospitable and friendly. First faces seen, Terry, N6CW which is a great reunion as he was my contesting mentor in 1978; we subsequently did many contests from VP2V. Next up, Marko, N5ZO, another friend. So many friendly people. More later. Other blog entries by Tom, CX7TT: Jul 10, 2006 10:13 - The Bataan Death March Jul 10, 2006 10:09 - The Envelope Please Jul 10, 2006 10:06 - Setting up-the woes Jul 10, 2006 10:02 - The Goat Rope Jul 7, 2006 05:09 - The "Big" Day Jul 7, 2006 05:08 - Evening's Events Jul 7, 2006 05:06 - Opening Ceremony Jul 7, 2006 05:04 - Rules, Rules & Rules Jul 6, 2006 14:30 Comments on this blog entry: Eric K9GY Posted Jul 6, 2006 15:40 Wow that is a cool story! Wish I was there! Best of luck to all the competitors. CQ CONTEST!
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