Never A Dull Moment – “Amazing” Indeed

Mar 5, 2010

March 4, 2010

As AJ embarks upon another, well, ‘amazing journey’ a unique and significant occurrence recently played itself out. As travelers with AJ know, every trip is escorted by some combination of Bill and/or Malori-often times with the added leadership of Michele or Stacey or Barry. Behind the scenes are a collection of other players such as marketing personnel, tour companies, airlines and the Jewish Community Center.

The events of last week, most notably the earthquake in Chile, caused a plan of action in our company that has been thankfully unparalleled to date. With the return of our post-Antarctica tour of Easter Island delayed due to the disaster in Chile, Amazing Journeys embarks on a subsequent trip before the previous one officially concluded. With Malori stranded in Easter Island along with 15 travelers (who definitely got more than their money’s worth getting to know this solitary remote island), Bill departs to begin our tour with a new group headed to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. (coincidence that we’re headed back to South America, notwithstanding!). Thankfully, the Islanders and Galapagonians will be airplanes passing through the night as one group has just returned to Miami to finally head home, and the other group heads to Miami to begin their impending tour.

Interesting to say the least, but ultimately goodness, safety and adventure abound for all.

Departing for Ecuador in just a few hours with 23 excited passengers, we look forward to further enhancing Darwin’s theories as we explore giant tortoises, swim with sealions, gawk at strange birds like the blue-footed booby (and red-footed booby), visit natural reserves and animal research facilities…and totally discover a world visited by fewer people on earth than any other locale, save for where we just returned from-Antarctica.

What a world we live in!

Bill and group head to Ecuador sans Malori who is headed home for a well deserved break-in-the action having survived (prospered, even) along with our group, any effects from the Chile earthquake. As a matter of fact Malori and Michele (who staged the rescue mission from our AJ office in Pittsburgh) are quite the heroines. With thousands of people still stranded in Chile, these two single-handedly orchestrated a safe and expeditious (and in many cases, even fun!) way home for everyone.

“M & M” are the best. I am honored to work side-by-side with them and our travelers are blessed to have a team of such dedicated and hard working warriors.

Amazing Indeed!