South Pole solo
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt
Camp: South 81- 23.640 west 79- 40.398
Distance: 8.7 nautical miles (16.11km)
Time: 8.5 hours
Weather: beautiful, great for snow play, horrible for sleds
The first three hours I hit a real soft patch and seven Antarctic turtles passed me.
Then in my head I got stuck in a book I have read my children so many times and played out the story at the park many times. The normal verse being – “We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared.”
I switched the words to – “I’m going on a hard snow hunt, it better be a big one, one that makes my sled go fast and I’m not scared.”
Oh no… soft mushy snow….we can’t go under it, we can’t go over it, we’ll have to go through it – splosh, grunt, argh, swear, splosh, swear.
Repeat the above 3.7 million times.
Another odd 16km today gets me closer and my hunt continues.
Song of the Day is by U2 – ‘I still haven’t found what I’m looking for’. ……..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1XXs7e7ac
All smiles
Mark ‘Georgie’ George
PS. Big hello to Gav, thought a lot about you today, which helped me through the soft snow.
categories: South Pole Solo
Comments
I keep tuning in to your progress Mark hoping that the snow conditions have improved. They will of that I am sure. What a great job you are doing. We fret and worry when the temperature drops 5 degrees. I won’t complain any more!!
Keep going Bear Hunter.
Chris and Barb
Looking forward to the next U2 song. ‘Beautiful Day’ it will play loud when you return.
Great analogy. Go out and find that bear. Cheers. Ridgy
Georgie. Lennybe ran 6th in the Murray Bridge Cup on Sunday. He is being set for the Strathalbyn Cup on 15 January over 2050 metres – he will win that for sure. I will put 100 on for you win only. Happy Hunting.
Cheers
gidday mate.just as well you are not a normal bloke.whilst the rest of us would have a cry about pulling a sled through soft snow 10 hours a day you probably wake up and giggle at the prospect.hold fast.
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