Great Weather & Great 30km Pushes - Days 7 & 8

Ajeet and Deeya, father and daugher team with Swiss chocolate.

The morning of the eighth day, the team woke up at DYE-2 and was readily on their way.  As they headed out on their journey away from DYE-2, they had the opportunity to witness two large Hercules planes descend, bringing in new scientists and taking home others. An awesome site!

The weather was perfect for skiing, clear, no wind and about -5˚ Celsius. They pushed hard today and accomplished 30km.

The following day (Day 8), the team started out around 10am with really great weather again. The day was beautiful, right at 0˚ Celsius. They skied in their base layers, with sunscreen and baseball caps. Eventually, they were met with some wind and snow from the west and had to layer back up. By 6:20pm, the temps dropped down to -15˚Celsius. One of the coldest evenings they’ve had in awhile. They once again pushed hard and accomplished another 30km! Teammate Tony has now reached his halfway threshold since beginning his expedition at the coast. Tony has reached 340km! Congratulations Tony! The rest of the team has reached their 200km mark!

The team is still singing! And, I’ve learned today that Deeya really enjoys starting the days out with song. Deeya and the team welcome all your requests, so please send them in so we can pass them on.

Tonight the team was settling down to enjoy fried bacon, pasta primavera and bagels. They’re currently located at N66.45.822 W44.57.418.

Be sure to check out the audio blogs below and please do send in your comments, questions and song requests. Check back again tomorrow, we expect to have more photos!