expedition
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Day 43 Frustration!
Promising start It looked such a lovely day as got out of the sleeping bag and got ready to go. Sun, just a little cloud, a bit of a breeze but not…
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Day 42 Nothing like a good ol’ whiteout to slow things down…
I hate whiteouts! After what must have been almost two and a half weeks of gorgeous conditions, I think I was starting to forget how much I hate whiteouts. I guess after…
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Day 41 Continued good progress
32.35km day – a record distance Not much to really say about today except that it was great! Good solid progress – I know I have done one other day with around…
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Day 40 A Christmas cracker!
Thanks for your messages It was lovely receiving all your Christmas messages – thank you again for your support. As I say, I am alone here but I definitely don’t feel alone…
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Day 39 Merry Christmas!!
Happy Memories I always think about my mother a lot around Christmas. I am the last of seven kids and she would make these most amazing Christmas dinners for us all together…
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Day 38 Good and steady progress 29km day
Better off down here Another beautiful day here; incredible how good the conditions have been over the last few days. Sun, blue skies and just a bit of a headwind but nothing…
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Day 35 A rest day! Time to recharge the batteries
A day to recharge Yeah, I have been thinking about it for a while now and I think my body has needed it, but I decided to take a day to rest…
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Day 34 Half way!!!!
Can’t believe it! After another 27km, I have reached Thiel Corner – an unmanned ski way and supply depot for airplanes going to the Pole from Union Glacier to refuel, and where…
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Day 33 If only all days could be like this!
Not the furthest distance covered, with just 27.5km travelled today, but it was a good day. Spindrift Snow I was late out if my sleeping bag again. The winds over “night” has…
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Day 32 Never an easy day, -30c windchill and visualising the journey
Well some days have been less hard than others! But today wasn’t one of them. I just found it tough. -30c Windchill It was a little colder today (still not as cold…
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Day 31 An unexpectedly decent day after hit the snooze button
Hit the Snooze button I did not want to get out of my sleeping bag today. I really didn’t. The pain in my neck and left shoulder wasn’t great and I just…
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Day 24 Breaking barriers! Another record distance 30.2km
Great day! So so very happy!!! Really incredibly delighted! With the context of the neck pain issues, and how I was starting to lose confidence in being able to do this; starting…
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Day 23 A full day, 27.5km and home cooking
I was glad I camped where I did last night! As I left off this morning it took another hour of skiing for the sastrugi to start calming down and reducing to…
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Day 21 Just what was needed! 27.5km
Extremely happy with how today went, with two consecutive days of best distances covered. Today eas just what I needed. This time, all in the right direction! Got up a little bit…