Comments on: In Mallorca at last! http://www.4kconsulting.com/pictoncastle/2008/11/in-mallorca-at-last/ A log of my passage on the tall ship Picton Castle Nov. 2008 to May 2009 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:05:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: François Cellier http://www.4kconsulting.com/pictoncastle/2008/11/in-mallorca-at-last/#comment-10 François Cellier Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:15:50 +0000 http://www.4kconsulting.com/pictoncastle/?p=66#comment-10 Not even 24 hours after you left it started raining here in Switzerland, and it rained ever since ... down here in the lowlands. This morning, the Flüela Pass was still open, although it required snow chains. In the meantime, it probably closed down entirely. By this evening, they expect the snow line to decrease to 800 m.a.s. You were one lucky fellow! Have a safe trip! --François Not even 24 hours after you left it started raining here in Switzerland, and it rained ever since … down here in the lowlands. This morning, the Flüela Pass was still open, although it required snow chains. In the meantime, it probably closed down entirely. By this evening, they expect the snow line to decrease to 800 m.a.s.

You were one lucky fellow!

Have a safe trip!

–François

]]> By: Stephen Johnson http://www.4kconsulting.com/pictoncastle/2008/11/in-mallorca-at-last/#comment-9 Stephen Johnson Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:00:25 +0000 http://www.4kconsulting.com/pictoncastle/?p=66#comment-9 Bon Voyage, eh? - is there a nautical equivalent of "Break a leg" ? with respect to the other recent posts: Switzerland sounds lovely, cancelled flights & lost luggage are a bummer, the new notebook is nifty, and $350 is outrageous for a malaria shot - but beats getting malaria ;). The incident report on the previous incident (which was quite an interesting read) does sound like a shakedown issue, so hopefully you'll be safe as houses (and where the blazes does that expression come from?) Cheers, STJ Bon Voyage, eh? - is there a nautical equivalent of “Break a leg” ?

with respect to the other recent posts:
Switzerland sounds lovely, cancelled flights & lost luggage are a bummer, the new notebook is nifty, and $350 is outrageous for a malaria shot - but beats getting malaria ;).

The incident report on the previous incident (which was quite an interesting read) does sound like a shakedown issue, so hopefully you’ll be safe as houses (and where the blazes does that expression come from?)

Cheers, STJ

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