Will we, won’t we? – it’s looking good!
As you read this I should be either in Chille or on a plane heading back towards Chille! With the arrival of the glorious Antarctic sunshine, that moved gently into place yesterday evening, our spirits rose. The whole camp hummed into action, with a massive attempt to clear the 2.8 kilometre blue-ice runway, which was under several centimetres of snow and impossible for the aeroplane to land until it was cleared. A huge snow-blower systematically shifted this colossal volume of snow in the hope that it would prove to be possible to fly the jet in and out. This is a job that has been running on for many hours through the Antarctic night (which, of course, is as bright as day here). This is an extraordinarily beautiful Antarctic day, with the new snow lit by the brilliant sunshine, little wind, and views in all directions to the horizon. In some cases this is over 100 miles. The good news is that as I write this I am looking at the plane being loaded up with all our kit ready for us to fly back to Punta Arenas in Chille and home in time for Christmas! Happy birthday to Jamie 13CH, Hannah 10DN, Mohamed 9AB, Jenny 8RG and Thomas 7PL.
