9 Jan 2008

84.42978 deg S

53.56043 deg E

3425 meters above sea level

Maximum & Minimum temperatures: - 26 to - 38 °C

Lighter loads, good snow conditions and driving down hill over the last days combined with no technical problems led us to hope that we had left the differential brake downs behind. But, that was not the case. This afternoon, the rear differential on Chinook broke down for the third time. The replacement started immediately – Kjetil and Einar went out in the cold winds of Antarctica to get us back on the road again as soon as possible.

- Jan-Gunnar

Unfortunately, this is how our sledges are decorated (Photo: Stein Tronstad)