Position:

86.80033 deg S

54.45187 deg E

3151 meters above sea level

Maximum & Minimum Temperatures: - 27 °C to - 36 °C

We continued packing, washing and gradually things came in order. We worked more on our joint presentation that will be held at South Pole tomorrow. Also, flight operations started and John and Jan-Gunnar were busy organizing with ALCI and Troll Station. Late in the day, the Basler that is going to fly us to the Pole was reported on its way and expected to land around 3 a.m. local time tomorrow, i.e. New Zealand time. Half of the group continues directly to the South Pole while the rest will be in Camp Winter for another day or so. The Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, as the first Norwegian Prime Minister in Antarctica, landed safely at Troll with the Norwegian Air Force’s C-130 around 7 a.m. GMT.

It has been a long journey and it will be good to complete it. However, it is with mixed feelings we are leaving behind the breathtaking wonders of Antarctica. We had a fantastic time on the ice. We leave with good memories, new friends and … will be back!

- Jan-Gunnar

John is getting the last things ready for winter (Photo: Jan-Gunnar Winther)

Below is the Polar Puzzle of the Week* for week 11, and the answer is below it.  A new Polar Puzzle for week 12 is on our web page – click on the Education button to see it!

Polar Puzzle 11:  Three polar explorers were having lunch together: Atsu, Unni, and Mary. The one at the head of the table was a mechanical engineer. The one who sat in the middle was a geologist. The one at the foot of the table had blonde hair. Atsu had black hair. Mary had brown hair. Atsu was not an engineer.  Where at the table were the three sitting?

ANSWER: Mary is at the head of the table, Atsu in center, Unni at the foot