What we experience now is very special. The wind at the current drives the ice in a northerly direction at a staggering speed. Last night we drifted 9km! It is not directly north, we have taken a sideways sweep of 10°, but we are not complaining.
With the skill and stamina of this group we have but 40km left for the North Pole. And that is after just day 2! Unbelievable. Even though I have enough experience from the Arctic Ocean to never let the guard down and believe you are there before you stand on the very Pole, we have started talking about carrying on… We’ll see.
Today was another cold but very skiable day. The ice did not disappoint, and the had to negotiate 4 leads. We did very well till Tom had a very close call. One leg disappeared into the water, but he was quickly back up.
Now we are in the tent and awaiting a gourmet meal. Gunnar have brought along some super meals from the celebre chef Terje Næss. For tonight he has prepared a seafood soup with King crabs, and with veal stew as the main course.
If anybody are worrying, we ca ensure you we all feel great and have a very good time.

Tom and David waiting for dinner tonight