Crazy Arctic Guy going in right direction

DAY 4: MOVING NORTH AT LAST!
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 / 14:11

Quote of the Day:'We are travelling on beautiful young ice - there is still a lot of open water but we are managing to jump over it...'

MIKE DATA LOG
Latest Position: N 81°11'40.1' E 98°18'46.0' (24.1.06 1554hrs GMT)
Miles travelled today: 12km (approx 6km south of starting point, Cape Artichesky)
Weather conditions: Relatively mild
Ice thickness: 30-200cm
Days of food left: 64

DAY 4: HARD WORK PAYS OFF AS MIKE AND BORGE MOVE 12KM NORTH...
Mike and Borge stopped earlier today: 'We've been working hard to regain our lost ground', says Mike. 'The good news is that we have actually moved 12 kms north today and are almost back at Cape Artichesky. We have a southwards drift of only 12° which is a lot less than before. We are travelling on beautiful young ice (first year ice which has a varying thickness of 30 to 200cm). There is still a lot of open water but we are managing to jump over it. There are no more massive leeds (big canals of open water) like we encountered a few days ago.'

'Once we are another 80-90 kms north we will be getting onto the older, thicker ice so the drift should be less and the terrain more stable. Our plan is to do an average walking distance of about 15 kms a day. If the drift is in our favour we might be able to move 20 kms north in one day.'

'The weather conditions are relatively mild, the food is great, we are both strong and are getting on well together. All in all, everything is going well for now!'

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