December 13, 2009
Day 27: R & R
I'm not sure who was up first, but it defiinitely wasn't at our normal 6 am wake up call. Hallelujah!
You would think that after almost 12 hours of sleep that we wouldn't need a nap, but we did. Dong opted for an after breakfast snooze; whereas, Bill waited until the afternoon. It was so nice to not rush or freeze and not do the million other difficult things that we do on a normal travel day.
Surprisingly, we spent a large part of our day sewing. Bill fixed the tent and stove bag, Dong repaired another small hole in the tent and made a new nose beak for his goggles. I modified my extra boot liners. There were other projects too - reinforcing a broken shovel blade, a final gear sort, and Dongsheng's successful attempt at opening a polar laundry service. After the initial wash, he just rolled it in snow and hung it on his ski poles to freeze dry.
It's hard to say what was so nice about being here. Our bodies needed the rest that much is obvious. But to sit back, relax, share stories... We looked at the Thiel mountains from the comfort of our small home and enjoyed the snow for what it is... The biggest , most formidable and most beautiful ice sheet in world.
Image: A view of our camp.
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
You would think that after almost 12 hours of sleep that we wouldn't need a nap, but we did. Dong opted for an after breakfast snooze; whereas, Bill waited until the afternoon. It was so nice to not rush or freeze and not do the million other difficult things that we do on a normal travel day.
Surprisingly, we spent a large part of our day sewing. Bill fixed the tent and stove bag, Dong repaired another small hole in the tent and made a new nose beak for his goggles. I modified my extra boot liners. There were other projects too - reinforcing a broken shovel blade, a final gear sort, and Dongsheng's successful attempt at opening a polar laundry service. After the initial wash, he just rolled it in snow and hung it on his ski poles to freeze dry.
It's hard to say what was so nice about being here. Our bodies needed the rest that much is obvious. But to sit back, relax, share stories... We looked at the Thiel mountains from the comfort of our small home and enjoyed the snow for what it is... The biggest , most formidable and most beautiful ice sheet in world.
Image: A view of our camp.
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