6th January day 56
Sunday 6th January, day 56, 47km to go 1,099 km of manhauling done.
We now estimate our arrival at the South Pole will be on Tuesday, that’s all going well and no mishaps. We are excited at the thought of our journey coming to an end.
We had another good day, hauling and skiing, the temperature was -22 degrees c with no wind and blue skies.
Its amazing how all the harsh times we have had on this expedition is starting to fade into the recess of our minds as success is on the horizon.
Two more days, just two more days.
We are finding it hard to believe that what we went through was real and that it was all but just a dream. That is what is amazing about challenges.
Already we are wondering, what’s next? But first lets get to the Pole.
All the team are now in good spirits, we have had our down days of battling the hostile environment of Antarctic and wondering, what the hell are we doing here.
We are here because we want to be here and complete a historical voyage of discovery for ourselves. To honour our polar heroes.
I’ll find it hard to sleep for the next two nights.
I still can’t believe its nearly over. The training, the planning, the people we met along the way.
My father once said to me.
Son, your a dreamer, so dream and dream big. But remember it’s in the following of the dream is where the success lay. Achieving your goal is the bonus.
Well we have dreamed big and followed them. We all had a great time on the way. Even if we didn’t reach the pole the journey was amazing. But now we will have the bonus for dreaming. We will stand at the south pole.
Thanks dad for those words of wisdom.
