The team phoned in to report that they had very warm temperatures today and virtually no wind. The coldest it got was -12C! This is unusually warm for April and the team had to stop several times to make adjustments to people's layering systems - they were too hot! The team encountered a mix of nice ice pans and rubble zones and in the end they made 10 nautical miles of Northward progress.
Nikki making miles!
This pressure ridge required a bit of teamwork.
Several people have emailed to ask the team if they have seen any wildlife so far and they are happy to report back that today this morning they had a visitor in their campsite. No, not a polar bear... a bird! Seeing a bird so far north is extremely unusual. In fact in all the years that PolarExplorers has been guiding expeditions to the North Pole we have only seen two birds! The bird seemed quite comfortable in their camp and Keith was able to walk within one foot of it to take the picture below. The team is curious where it came from and where it is going. They have asked for your assistance in identifying the bird. If you have any ideas what kind of a bird it is please email me and I will forward it to the team. It looked like a gull to them, but what kind?
Help us identify this bird!
When the team phoned in they were just shy of N89.40 but as you'll hear in Niall's audio report it sounds like they might have drifted the tenth of a mile north to pass the magical "two-thirds of the way there" marker. Everyone is doing good and spirits are high. When we talked to the team they were just settling down for a good night's rest. They enjoyed a special dessert from Nikki (chocolate Koala bears from her home country Australia). Mmmmm..... Last night the team eagerly ate up Bob's special dessert which was sugar coated easter cookies from his hometown. As you can guess food is a big deal for the team!
Make sure to listen to Niall's audio report from today, and Keith's audio report for yesterday, and check back again tomorrow for another update from the team!
Warm weather, favourable winds, an opportunity for some bird-watching and eating fabulous desserts - seems like a big party up there in the Arctic. :) More than half way there. May the march forward continue to be as joyful and pleasant. Cheers! - Akash
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Warm weather, favourable winds, an opportunity for some bird-watching and eating fabulous desserts - seems like a big party up there in the Arctic. :) More than half way there. May the march forward continue to be as joyful and pleasant. Cheers! - Akash
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