Friday 18 February 2011

Second Night Out

A blog we failed to post last night out on the ice.


So here we are again, sat in a tent out in the bay; you could argue that we are practising bleeding - but already our admin is a lot slicker (and that's something I never thought I would hear myself say!).
The march out today was better than previous, and although
we are only dragging about 100kg its feels good.  More importantly we are learning not to rush as that only makes us sweat, which isn't good in the long run plus we will need to dry our clothing which uses more fuel. 

Our routine tonight worked well and we had the tent up and stove on in about 30mins.  The temperature outside is mid -30 and dropping and in the tent with a single stove going its a nice 16 (that’s at the tent apex) but both Jules and I think that the Richard Weber Arctic Special tent is gleaming and will be instant morale on the ice (highly recommended for Arctic travel).

That's enough for now and the blogs will be more structured
on the ice, covering what we are doing, our routines, our equipment, communications  and food.  But if you have any questions please email us using the link on our websites.  Please also excuse grammar and spelling mistakes, as it isn't easy typing with a stylus.
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Finally for Alexandra and Jonty the Berry Bear and the pom
poms you made are in the top pocket of my bag!

Update sent thanks to Iridium.

The 'borrowed' Daybreak mug out on the ice
The other 'borrowed' Daybreak mug - promise we will bring them back

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