First things first, HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENDY!!!! We were hoping that you would be back in Longyearbyen today, but instead you get to spend another day in a small tent with your lovely team at the North Pole. That's a pretty exciting place to spend your birthday! We hope it's a good one :)
The team phoned in today to say that their scheduled pick up was delayed due to bad weather. When they woke they had very windy conditions (around 20 miles per hour) with low visibility and snow. They thought there might be a break in the bad weather but even though conditions did improve slightly the plan is to spend the night on the ice. They will check back in with the Borneo basecamp tomorrow morning, and they hope to fly back to Longyearbyen tomorrow afternoon.
One day of tent time after skiing the last degree to the North Pole is nice, and relaxing. Two days and you start to get a little antsy. No doubt they are having visions of long, hot showers, and dreams of sleeping in a bed with clean sheets and a deep mattress. Ahhh.... Let's all keep our finger's crossed that they make it back to Longyearbyen tomorrow! The team wanted me to pass along that you may not hear from them today because they will be trying to conserve their battery power (the solar battery recharger for their phone doesn't work so well when the sun is barely visible!)
Check back again tomorrow for another update from the team... hopefully from the hotel in Longyearbyen!
The team phoned in today to say that their scheduled pick up was delayed due to bad weather. When they woke they had very windy conditions (around 20 miles per hour) with low visibility and snow. They thought there might be a break in the bad weather but even though conditions did improve slightly the plan is to spend the night on the ice. They will check back in with the Borneo basecamp tomorrow morning, and they hope to fly back to Longyearbyen tomorrow afternoon.
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| The PolarExplorers flag in a lull between gusts of wind. |
One day of tent time after skiing the last degree to the North Pole is nice, and relaxing. Two days and you start to get a little antsy. No doubt they are having visions of long, hot showers, and dreams of sleeping in a bed with clean sheets and a deep mattress. Ahhh.... Let's all keep our finger's crossed that they make it back to Longyearbyen tomorrow! The team wanted me to pass along that you may not hear from them today because they will be trying to conserve their battery power (the solar battery recharger for their phone doesn't work so well when the sun is barely visible!)
Check back again tomorrow for another update from the team... hopefully from the hotel in Longyearbyen!
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