May 10..
It's great to hear that the crew are on their way and that they made a lot of distance today.  1000 km... the mind boggles.  It's no wonder that they are beat.  
This diary will be a wonderful record of the trip.  It's time to compliment Ryan on his SUPERB writing.  His entries are lucid, descriptive, humorous, and really &quot;tell the tale&quot; of their adventures.  It's fun to wait for his description  of the day's events.  It seems that everyone on the trip has some specific role, and Ryan is obviously the one to keep a record of the trip.  Rob and Justin can take care of the technical aspects, and Sean can supervise as well as run into assorted animals on the road.  Division of labor is a great thing!    
Hope that the border crossings go well tomorrow.  We found the roads in Chile to be quite good, so they should be able to get lots of distance behind them in the next few days.  
Alan and Sharon Cooper.