Welcome to 2009 and the Return of the Workweek

Welcome to 2009 and back to the workweek.  Did you have good holidays?  Is the tree down?  The Menorah packed away?  Did you at least remove the piles of clothes from the treadmill before avoiding it?  O.A.R.S., for the most part, remained open throughout the holidays.  Though the commercial California whitewater rafting season is still some months away, the Adventure Consultants have been booking trips for the lucky folks heading to the Galapagos Islands and Chile’s Rio Futaleufú – to Baja, Mexico, for sea kayaking and whale watching, and to mainland Ecuador for a multi-sport trip including hiking and biking in Cotopaxi National Park and rafting the Jatunyacu River.

James Rodger, O.A.R.S.’ California/Oregon regional manager during the summer months and currently a guide in the Galapagos and Chile, promised to keep us posted with the happenings in Latin America.  We’re eagerly waiting for some footage of the Futaleufú trips, as well as some images from the Galapagos.  He was last seen here at O.A.R.S. office for the annual regional managers’ meeting in December.  He made a brief appearance in facebook, but I haven’t personally heard from him… can’t wait to see what he sends.  (Here are some images from his 2008 season.)

Written by Tracy

Writer, Photographer, former Waterblogged Editor