December 9, 2007
Well we’re on the move again! After 7 hours of hauling we have set our tents up 15km from Patriot Hills. The weather this morning was pretty bad. There was no contrast, which means it was very difficult to tell the difference between the land and the sky. It made it difficult to see any features in the snow. So we kept tripping over the sastrugi (hills in the snow formed by the wind). The hauling wasn’t too bad today as it has been mostly flat. We are having a quick dinner and a nap now and then in a couple of hours (midnight) we will set off again to walk through the night. After doing 7 hours already today it’s going to be pretty tough to carry on through the night as well. Still, it will be great to finally get there!