Yippee! Finally a rest day and a chance to celebrate Christmas. We’ve had a really tough week here on the ice and are all exhausted from skiing (over 900km!), hauling, pulling and dragging. Everyone looks very tired and too thin.
Pat is still in pain but is managing to pull his own sled; Polly and I have been helping Clare out with the digging, sawing and cooking so that Pat doesn’t have to bend his back.
As a treat for our rest day, Jon cooked Christmas dinner – it was a real treat not to have to eat out of a plastic bag! We had potato cakes, quiche and banoffi pie – all made out of dried food! Amazing job!
I had completely forgotten to bring anyone Christmas presents, but was really chuffed when Clare gave me a wooly hat, Jon gave me a new toothbrush and Shaun gave me a homemade card. We listened to some Christmas music and Shaun played the tin whistle. It was a lovely evening and I wished I could stay in bed for one more day.
