December 8, 2009
Day 22: Thinking
Our travel schedule dictates that we take a rest day every seven days. Actually, it's only half a day, but for us, it feels like a week at club med Sleeping in until almost 10, eating Clif bars and other treats in a warm tent versus cold on our sleds... It's hard to describe how these small pleasures rejuvinate our bodies and minds.
Traveling in yet another whiteout. We put our legs and arms in auto pilot and wandered far away from this place. Dongsheng, forever solving one problem or another, restructured his company and solved other business-related issues. Bill, more pragmatic, wondered when we would be able to see the mountains to our immediate right and our upcoming ressupply at Thiels.
For my part, I tried to find the elusive sepia tones in the sky (now a team joke). But mostly, just relaxed and entertained ideas, places, words and friends as they casually wandered in and out of my conciousness. At one point, I was surprised to find myself still skiing!
There are so many things about this trip that are equally grand and subtle, intense or relaxing, big and small. Each day we move further and further south. But while we continue to make our daily linear physical progress, our minds zig zag haphazardly traveling on their own expedition.
Image: Eric navigating in whiteout.
Remember, it's cool to be cold. Save the Poles. Save the planet.
For more information, please visit www.savethepoles.com
For information about guided Antarctic expeditions, please visit http://www.antarctic-logistics.com/
For media inquiries, please contact lora@screamagency.com
For technical inquires, please contact webexpeditions.net
Traveling in yet another whiteout. We put our legs and arms in auto pilot and wandered far away from this place. Dongsheng, forever solving one problem or another, restructured his company and solved other business-related issues. Bill, more pragmatic, wondered when we would be able to see the mountains to our immediate right and our upcoming ressupply at Thiels.
For my part, I tried to find the elusive sepia tones in the sky (now a team joke). But mostly, just relaxed and entertained ideas, places, words and friends as they casually wandered in and out of my conciousness. At one point, I was surprised to find myself still skiing!
There are so many things about this trip that are equally grand and subtle, intense or relaxing, big and small. Each day we move further and further south. But while we continue to make our daily linear physical progress, our minds zig zag haphazardly traveling on their own expedition.
Image: Eric navigating in whiteout.
Remember, it's cool to be cold. Save the Poles. Save the planet.
For more information, please visit www.savethepoles.com
For information about guided Antarctic expeditions, please visit http://www.antarctic-logistics.com/
For media inquiries, please contact lora@screamagency.com
For technical inquires, please contact webexpeditions.net
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