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Georgie(who is this guy?)

South Pole solo

Ink Pink You Stink

Camp:  82° 14’ 405” South   79° 27’ 414” West
Distance: 13.6 nautical miles (28.18 km)
Time:  9.5 hours
Weather:   same as yesterday, 10-15 knot winds
Snow:  same as yesterday

Ink Pink You Stink

That was the saying when I was at primary school. So after 14 days do I stink??

Well if you read the accounts of Mawson & Co who tragically ended up having to eat his dogs, you could say that he’d look at me as a yummy poodle.

I like to keep clean and I have an arsenal of wet wipes, deodorant, sorbolene cream for feet, toothpaste, Listerine tabs, purell gel for my hands.  I like to smell and feel clean at the expense of lugging the extra weight around every day.  Mawson personifies the tough explorer huskie, I’m more the modern day explorer poodle.

I am still prancing around this tough terrain and smelling good in the process.

Song for the day is  “The Sweetest Thing” by U2   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib2zq-ev7tc

Yours in cleanliness

Mark ‘Georgie’ George

categories: South Pole Solo

Comments

  1. Lamby Dec 09, 2011

    Georgie
    its Lamby. We played cards the other night and I got $200 off Nicole to make you feel like you had been there. Keep going, I don’t want to have to get another $200 off Nicole if you miss the next one. Cheers!

  2. Melin Dec 09, 2011

    Do you really want me to answer that question? You have always stunk!
    keep up the good work, thinking of you always
    Love you heaps
    Melin and her stinky clan!!!

  3. Groover Dec 09, 2011

    Georgie
    Ripper day at the office. 3.18K clawed back.
    Hard yards no doubt but it looks like you are getting better rewarded now.
    Hoping the conditions get better every day.
    Excellent work.

  4. TG & Jan Dec 09, 2011

    G’day MG, has the surface got any better for pulling the sled?? Now it goes like this: Ink Pink, Pen & Ink, I can smell a great big stink – and it comes from YOU!! Remember now? I think Lise told you about our new family member “Chilli” is her name and she’s a cross between a Pomeraniam and a Border Collie – think there was a bikkie tin in there somewhere!! She has dug up about 10 bones from the Harry era and a possum who croaked it about 18 months ago. Jan is taking her for a walk now. Take care TG & Jan

  5. Dylan ridgy Dec 10, 2011

    Hi Georgie The Ridgys here merry Christmas look out for Santa and keep going your going extremely well ! Cheers the ridgys

  6. Nobby Dec 10, 2011

    Georgie,
    Just back from getting the boat to Sydney ready for the start of the Sydney to Hobart and after a mere 5 days without a shower and a change of clothes l was feeling rather shabby and here you are trekking to the South Pole looking and smelling like you are going out drinking.
    Keep trekking mate, sounds like it is incredibly tough, but so are you. Also remember how strong ants are….

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