XC club’ers:

Issue seems resolved. I received the following update from the Nadler family:

Keely (Nadler), my persistent niece, wrote the cruise line for the 3rd time last night and they called her about an hour ago and said they wouldn’t refund the money but that Keely, Maddi, and Randy could book the cruise again at no charge anytime within the next two years.  Problem solved—at least for now.  Thank you for helping spread the word!!!!”

Kind regards,
James Mathis
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On Nov 27, 2024, at 00:25, James Mathis <thakius@alumni.nmt.edu> wrote:


Hello New Mexico XCers;

My apologies in advance for this unusual announcement to the NM XC clubs, but I thought there just might be up to 3 persons here who could react to this, wants and can afford a trip to Antarctica, and meet the quickly approaching departure— Dec 4 or 5.

Please direct inquiries to:

Keely Nadler
keelyshae15@yahoo.com
(816) 392-1555

Antarctic trip sale/ticket transfer announcement on behalf of an acquaintance’s friend/family who has had to cancel their trip due to a sudden and grave illness diagnosis for a family member. 

During my visit to the Kansas City area to visit family this week, I learned about the family Nadler’s unfortunate life-changing circumstance. I offered the family this announcement to the xc ski clubs recalling that there had been a presentation to the New Mexico XC ski club about a trip to Antarctica. And, perhaps some interest piqued?

In case there is someone out there who can… I hope I’m capturing the highlights below. 

The family seeks to recover costs of their cancelled trip via resell/transfer tickets to someone (up to three people):
1) who can afford it— many thousands of dollars; there’s at most three tickets available. I think it was a cabin for four, and there are up to three tickets available. Pretty sure the family is willing to work on discounting the price within reason with interested persons.*
2) can meet the schedule of December 5-17*
3) can also, in addition, secure and pay for their flights down to South America.*

The tour and trip description is through the following company: