{"id":644,"date":"2013-01-05T13:17:24","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T18:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inaheartbeat.ca\/tyl\/?p=644"},"modified":"2013-01-05T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T18:17:24","slug":"day-6-union-glacier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/2013\/01\/05\/day-6-union-glacier\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6: Union Glacier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cold \u2013 fog rolling in on the horizon, which has done two things: dropped the temperature and put our flight today into potential jeopardy.<\/p>\n

Sleep is a challenge. Brilliant, bright, bright night – it\u2019s so weird. Even if you use all the devices to cover your eyes, you still feel like you\u2019re trying to sleep staring at the sun.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Ross works on her tan at Union Glacier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A twin-otter \u00a0plane also landed at midnight, but despite all of this, everyone got some sleep.<\/p>\n

At glacier camp, we had eggs, ham, pancakes and fruit for breakfast.<\/p>\n

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A well-stocked Antarctic kitchen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today was day of organization. We practiced packing the sled,\u2026ski bindings, poles with funny little pole covers \u2013 pogey or poggie (sp?) \u2013 to try and reduce hand frostbite.<\/p>\n

Then we went for ski back towards airstrip. We stopped and set up group tent, which we\u2019ll use to eat if the world is reasonable.<\/p>\n

Then we practiced with all the different stoves \u2013 whisper light and a good old-fashioned boy scout two burner Coleman (Dad, I think they took yours.)<\/p>\n

If all is well, we hope to be leaving at around 5 p..m. our time for a four or five hour flight to the last degree.<\/p>\n

We still don\u2019t know yet whether it will happen. It is completely weather and wind dependent. If everything goes well, the next blog will be from the last degree. Wish us luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cold \u2013 fog rolling in on the horizon, which has done two things: dropped the temperature and put our flight today into potential jeopardy. Sleep is a challenge. Brilliant, bright, bright night – it\u2019s so weird. Even if you use all the devices to cover your eyes, you still feel like you\u2019re trying to sleep … <\/p>\n

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