The End of The Trip is Always tinged with sadness

Paul P. again. 


We arrived back in Alice yesterday and attended a lunch with CASA, the Alice Springs service provider. I presented a brief slideshow of the trip to them and talk to boat home working together we are all stronger. How by cooperating we each go be on the usual capabilities and excel. 



The summit of Mount Sondor was a very long day for me (and Melinda and Eli who had to wait for me). Mike the camera came with us too and filmed the summit with his drone. Pallen, Vonna, Cindy and Tim went for the sunrise (I considered this too dangerous) and so we met 3km from the summit and our reunion was dutifully filmed by Mike’s drone.



The summit for me is always tinged with sadness. Firstly, it’s that what next moment after over a year of planning. Secondly, it’s the end of a profound experience of friendships constructed through mutual hardships. And thirdly, one has to keep just a little bit in reserve for the final day and then give it your all. So I think we’re all a bit depleted.




So it is the end of one expedition but the real expedition of editing all those 10s of hours of footage (some of it amazing footage) into a single narrative is only just beginning.



Tomorrow, we are very excited to be talking to 70 grade 5 and 6 students at Larapinta Primary School.


So, it is with a huge feeling of gratitude to all our sponsors that Team Adaptive take our leave.


Signed:

Paul Pritchard

Vonna Keller

Paul Allen

Walter Van Praag

Melinda Oogjes

Dirk Oogjes

Mike Sampey

Tim Freeman

Eli Pritchard

and Cindy Brazendale