Picking up speed
Monday evening I had a phone call from camp6, and they are making good progress!
Now that they have finally reached the flat icecap, their day distances have increased: yesterday they did 20 km, and the day before 18 km. In total, the distance covered in 3 days between the previous waypoint and this one is 54 km.
The temperatures are still very high for a place that should be one of the coldest places on earth: only -2 at day, and -8 during the night. Winds are still strong, 6-7 bft from the east. This gives a windchill factor of -30.
Everybody is still feeling well, but HJ still has some trouble with his feet, and Jeffrey has blisters now too.
Finally, there is also a message about the camerateam: they will return in Holland today, and hopefully they can already provide some nice pictures to publish on this site…
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
A special greet to Jeffrey from ‘Jeffrey the terrible and Shreyas’: keep goiing strong.
We are supporting you !!! Jeffrey the terrible hanging in his tree and I sitting in a chair with a lot of coffee.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
We are glad to hear you have reached the flat icecap succesfully. It’s a pitty for the boys who have some blisters, hopefully they will have recovered soon.
Pim and the others we wish you a good and healthy trip.
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Great news
At least finding a campsite should be easier now.
Hopefully they can keep up the pace.
We are also anxious to see the footage of the film crew.
Greetings Willemijn, Arnoud and the kids
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Hey ijsies,
heb eens jullie avonturen ‘bij gelezen’. Fijn dat het lekker gaat, op die blaren na dan maar die krijg je ook van de Nijmeegse 4daase he….
Verder veel dank voor de leuke kaart uit Groenland! Wie kan er nou zeggen dat hij daar vrienden heeft zitten…!
Succes daar!
Liefs
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Freunden,
goed bezig, nog maar n klein stukje!
nn heb heel google earth afgezocht maar zie jullie nergens rondlopen, doe eens n olifant na, die zie je beter
zweetse
cheers!
Bassie from Holland
PS: Ed handschoenen in het bovenste vakje he
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
Hi all,
yesterday we returned from the beauty of Greenland with a dozen hours of footage and a few hundred pictures. I will try to get some pictures through as soon as possible so it will give a clear view on the people and the landscape.
When we left the group on Saturday everybody was doing fine and as mentioned before the weather was superb. Nice sunny, not to cold and some wind.
Cheers.
Milan
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Hey Jeffrey
I hope you brought some moleskin to protect against these blisters. Stop by a MEC on your way and get some eh .
Jan and Rosita