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Pakistan 2021

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  What the hell are you gonna do with a canoe in Islamabad?  A fair and poignant question from the Turkish airlines employee in the Atlanta airport as our teams invaluable Bernie Engelmen attempted to get his "canoe" to Pakistan. Despite her skepticism, she let him slide and Bernie, along with the rest of the American tough guys, were on our way to a 1 am reunion in the Islamabad baggage claim.  Our team was comprised of TL Ben "Big Daddy" Luck, Cody "Weak Link" Beach, Bernie "Sauce Boss" Engelmen, and myself-- Louis "Baby Eugggg" Norris. With solid nicknames in place, we felt that we were ready to take on anything, even the Indus.  A few key statistics from our trip:  Number of soiled underwear: 4.5  Number of drivers named Amos: 2  Number of drivers named Amos who knew what they were doing: 1  Amount of Chai tea consumed: n+1  Number of Urdu words learned by the crew: 2.5  Games of Chess lost by Ben Luck: 0  Number of portages: Wh...