Tents and Skis

arctic-mummy
Wed 30 Mar 2011 23:59
It has been a busy day for our first full day up in Resolute. This morning we put the tents up indoors, getting all the poles marked up (we leave the poles in the tent from now on & just break them down, and roll up the tent canvas round them for carrying on the pulk). After getting the hang of this inside, we then took the tents out, and made camp for the evening ... we will eat dinner in South Camp Inn where we are based for the next week, and then have our first night out on the snow. Having put the tents up, you then need to dig them in, putting lots of snow round the valence of the tent. This was hot work; in future, I think we need to take it a bit slower, and keep our core temperature more stable!

This afternoon, we put on thr skis and had our first go at nordic skiing. I was quite apprehensive, as last time I skied, I ruptured my cruciate ligament. After I shakey start (and a few falls, where I mastered getting upright!) I began to get the hang of it - you just have to visualise yourself on the cross trainer in the gym. Our 1.5 hr sesssion passed in a flash, and was great fun. I was also pleased as my layering seemed just right, ensuring good moisture management (no sweating!!)

The rest of the day has been spent doing on going tasks ... today that has been lots of sewing, attaching cloth to our goggles to prevent them steaming up, and keep our noses protected. The best 'Burka' is still being developed and modified! You can clearly see mine in this picture of me on skis!

I am looking forward to our first night in the tent, but it may be a little chilly as we are not cooking in them tonight. We get that responsibility tomorrow!

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