12th January
Home is calling,,,,,,stuck at the edge of Antarctica.
Relaxed after a night sleep and it is only now that I’m beginning to realise the effort and hardships that we had to endure down here in Antarctic to reach the pole
We are so releaved to be back at, Patriot Hills base camp. We are ready to go home but Antarctic still has us in her grip. Gale force winds has prevented our plane from leaving Punta Arenas, in Chile, over 2800 km away.
Patriot Hills
Base camp, is the jumping point for most expeditions here in Antarctica and the season for expeditions and science projects is coming to an end. Our little base camp is filling up with adventurers, explorers and researchers, filing in here preparing to go home.This is one of the most unusual places that I have been
Thanks to those at base camp on the ice.
It takes a lot of logistics to run an expedition down here and I would like to extend a special thanks to all the team at base camp here. To Mick Sharp, Steve Jones, Martin from South Africa, Victoria from Canada and Hans Christian from Greenland in communication.
To Mark, who kept us updated on the weather forecast over the last 60 days. To the pilots of the Twin Otter Monica and Eric who collected us from the South Pole and brought us back to Patriot Hills to complete the first leg of our journey home.
Sit and wait.
We will now sit and wait for the weather to improve. No use in complaining, we are in the most remote and hostile region on earth. It’s cold and windy today and getting frustrated at having to sit and wait., We will have a better idea of when our aircraft will arrive tomorrow or Monday. We are scheduled to leave Punta Arenas on the 15th and be home on the 16th. We may have to postpone our return a day or so if the weather doesn’t improve.
We will keep all our supporters informed over the next few days of our return date. As long as we are on Antarctic the expedition continues.
Photo: Patriot toilet and radio tent in back
