| Water, water, everywhere! June 3, 2006 GPS-pos: N 86.2804 | W 64.14406 |
Hi this is David for Adventure Ecology, Mission 1. So it would probably be fair to say that over the last week I've probably eaten enough food for ten of me plus all 16 dogs... I didn't quite think it possible to eat that much but after those 7 days on mouse size portions plus 1/2 rations for 10 days prior to our delay, it seems my appetite went into overdrive and I guess I have lots of room to fill.... So for want of a better phrase, with my fuel tank re- filled, I have had the end in sight... Well I thought I did as of writing this I have just finished our 7th full day of travel since the skies opened with food, and all I can say is it's lucky food has a way of lifting the spirit as we've only managed to rack up a very slow, deep wet snow, ice jumbled 22 miles.... Yup 22 miles!! which believe it or not at one point in the not to distant past was what we were managing in ONE to two days travel ... Oh how times have changed .... But with all that said it seems that all I need to do is A) think of my loved ones B) the reasons I am here and the positive impacts that I know mission 1 is having and then very quickly the world seems round again... The spring/summer snow and ice conditions continue to bring new challenges daily, tomorrow we would have been on the ice for 95 days and I think its fair to say that no 2 days have ever been the same and this seems to be the case now even more so than ever... Water water everywhere, where are my snorkel and mask when I need them... So I've always been aware that nature stops for nothing and now I am feeling this more than ever. Being a month behind schedule this massive expanse of floating ice that I have been fortunate enough to call my home for the past 3 months has suddenly started to transform, it's like a giant snake waking from hibernation trying as hard as possible to shed it's skin of ice for a new summer coat of open water. This daily re-shaping of the endless solid white landscape has left a myriad of cracks, twists and turns that often lead to a frustrating dead end... However as long as we don't spend to much time looking at the closed doors we will contine to see the ones that are opening helping us to inch closer to solid land. David for Adventure Ecology |
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