9/10/06: Find true north...

We make a collage of happy, well-worn faces. With a gleam of arctic sunlight in our eyes, I think each face here reflects appreciation for the enormous investment of beloved family and friends. We toted your support over 8,000 miles - across Canada, the Arctic Circle and back. Upon our return, we were met by more than one hundred of you at two separate speaking engagements. The attendance, enthusiasm and outpouring of positive energy nearly overwhelmed us. Bolstered with the confidence of over one hundred bear hugs, we prepare for storytelling south of the Equator. Our pack has sadly split; Erin and Katie are back to San Francisco and Maipo resides in Minnesota with Libby's parents. Rearranged, but not disheartened, we plunge into the future with the same untempered hesitation necessary for a dive into Arctic waters. Please, continue on with us, write to us, and challenge our travelogues.