Pat contacted us here at 5.30pm yesterday to inform us they were given a green light for their return twin-otter flight to Patriot hills. They reported that this should happen in approx 5 hours. The flight which takes approx. 7 hours to complete returns them to Patriot Hills, the main logistical base on the continent close to where they started skiing at Hercules Inlet on the 12th Novemebr.
LATEST at 12 noon on 11-01-08: This has just been confirmed, the team are currently on this twin otter flight to patriot hills. The weather is hampering all flights and looks like it will delay them getting off the continent to Chile until the 13th or 14th. They will spend the next few days on stand-by and will be in contact soon to discuss further arrangements to get home. They will also get another chance to talk to the press from there. The return date to Ireland is now looking like later on in the week, not the 16th as previously issued.
These dates will be decided later on today or tomorrow.
Photo: View from twin otter
