October 17, 2004
Rushing to Urumqi
| Logbook for Oct. 17th, Day 352 | ||
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Start: Turpan, China Time: 812:30 a.m. N: 42* 56.814 E: 089* 10.634 |
Finish: Urumqi, China Time: 3:00 a.m. N: 43* 46.774 E: 087* 35.761 | Mileage: 110 |
| Notes: Just hours after arriving in Turpan, we received the dreadful news that Colin McAuliffe, our youngest teammate and our comic relief, will be flying home immediately due to a family emergency. We packed up our things and checked out of the hotel at midnight to drive to Urumqi, where he will catch a flight to Beijing and then NYC. He and his family could use your support and prayers right now. We're taking care of Colin, and we'll get him home ASAP. We got an hour or two of sleep, and then we spent the rest of the day freeing Colin's passport (it was at the Kazakhstan Embassy getting its visa), arranging flights, and preparing to say goodbye to our friend. We put him on a plane this evening, and we already miss him. He's like our little brother. Our obnoxious little brother. ;) (N.O.) | ||
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