Counting down

Just over a week until departure now. A short update on the proceedings thus far include:

1/ several people to contact in Huaraz that I should be able to climb with
2/ local information on the conditions suggesting the CB is not as full of snow as previous years; one chap suggested it was closer to July conditions than June;
3/ my Espanol is getting marginally better (I can understand and speak simple sentences);
4/ my 'stuff list' is slowly diminishing, as is my bank account for such purchases! and
5/my rib injury is gone but so is my fitness with lots of farewell gatherings and excessive eating (though some suggest fattening up before climbing at altitude anyway!)

Hasta la vista, Scotito