Not quite finished
Yesterday was a pinnacle, but the expedition isn't quite finished until we leave Antarctica. Got back to base camp at Patriot Hills in the middle of the night, and now we're waiting out the wind. The last gust hit our tent at 70 knots. Intense. We're not alone,however. There are several other teams here trying to get out as well. So, we're trading stories and making new friends.
In the meantime, let's address Mr. Games class questions: How cold does it get at night? It's 24 hours of daylight down here right now, so "night" really doesn't exist. So, it's the same temperature (COLD) all day long. The other question was can we start a fire? There is no wood to make a fire with in Antarctica. In fact, there's not a single tree on the whole continent. So, no fire. We do get warm during breakfast and dinner in the tents as the cook stoves put off some good heat.
Hope for the winds to die. We'll continue to blog until we leave Patriot Hills.
Take care and sending our love to everyone for their support,
Polar Opposites
In the meantime, let's address Mr. Games class questions: How cold does it get at night? It's 24 hours of daylight down here right now, so "night" really doesn't exist. So, it's the same temperature (COLD) all day long. The other question was can we start a fire? There is no wood to make a fire with in Antarctica. In fact, there's not a single tree on the whole continent. So, no fire. We do get warm during breakfast and dinner in the tents as the cook stoves put off some good heat.
Hope for the winds to die. We'll continue to blog until we leave Patriot Hills.
Take care and sending our love to everyone for their support,
Polar Opposites
posted by Kathy Braegger | 12:27 PM
11 Comments:
Amazing! Congratualtions to all of you!
Kathy - I'm not the least bit surprised - you are an incredible person. Have a safe trip home and thanks for taking us along!
Nanc
Well I guess it's better to have 70 mph winds now than when you were on the trek.
I hope the wait to get back will not detracked from what you've achieved, but we are all missing you Naomi and look forward to having you home.
Any guesses on the timing of the flight to Chile ?
Loads of love John,Tom and Jamie.
Kathy, -It's carma struchen from class of 82!!! Congrats I knew you'd always go far in life just didn't realize how far!!! It's along way from band trips. You are truely an inspiration and I'm so very proud of what you have done with your life. Thanks for letting us share your adventure...Be safe!!!Carm
KB - Big congrats to you and the team on this amazing accomplishment. Hope the winds die down so you can get back to civilization soon. We'll have the spa ready for you to thaw out a bit upon your return .... :)
Vicki
Jenny We all knew that you would achieve everything you set out to do. Well done hope the winds ease and you can fly safely home. Have you got the penguin I asked for? Love julia and all here in portishead xxxxx
Hope you get a flight out soon naomi and team! Missing you lots, Umar and Sarah
Kath, Hope you can get home soon. Cold and windy. My kind of weather :) A safe trip to all of you. Carol
Hi Kathy & Team, Wonderful Achievement & Congrats! KB-Did you try to build a snowman or chat up with Penguins? :-P
Have a safe trip back!
Cheers,
Kishore
R2aka Alcuin
Felicitations Josée:
didyou get to have your 5 o'clock gin and tonic?
R2
For our interest, I posted some data on the trek on:
http://www.nicholaswolfson.com/private/naomi/
Nick
Absolutely amazing Naomi and the rest of the team! Superwomen without doubt! The words "well done" just don't seem enough. I am sitting here rebooking you on a different flight out of Santiago every day. Becoming on first name terms with the reservations staff! Hilarious....
Get back soon so we can hear all about it.
Lots of love
Sarah Alex.xxxxxx
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