Tentbound
Not a huge amount to report today (it was a rest day, after all). I'd love to tell you that we've been on a day-trip to the nearby mountains, or doing circuit-training in the snow, but the truth is that the weather has taken a turn for the miserable and we've spent most of the day in our sleeping bags, peeking out occasionally to monitor the low cloud and driving snow.
The day hasn't been wasted, however, as I unearthed another(!) book in Tony's sledge, the novel 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts, given to us to read in Greenland by the wonderful Sunny Bates (hi Sunny!). Lying here with a slight headache, I'm half-proud and half-ashamed to admit that I started it this morning and I'm now on page 479, which I'm sure is a personal record. It's one of the finest books I've ever read, and I'd wholeheartedly implore you to buy/beg/borrow a copy, even if you don't plan on being holed up in a tent during an Arctic storm any time soon…
Tomorrow, it's on with the expedition: come snow or shine (or whiteout) we'll be heading back on to the icecap for a 100-mile round trip with rucksacks rather than sledges.
— Filed under Greenland