The Barneo 'airport' is one of the worlds most spectacular...

Barneo, Thursday evening: This is as crazy as any airport you ever visit. A rubbed down lump of ice floating around not far from the North Pole. It starts with a few guys in parachutes with some equipment and ends as the most northerly airstrip in the world with jet planes landing on wheels.

The flight of our friends had been a revelation! They were treated to the Polar Sea at its best. The landing capping it all as a huge plume of snow engulfs the plane.

They were greeted and should spend a few hours there, getting a tour and enjoying a bite in the mess tent. Bengt meeting up with loads of friends and colleges from close to the Pole on both sides. – All smiling broadly. In a few hours they will be flown out to their drop off point.

We expect more news tomorrow morning.

Andrea, Anastasia, Sine, Dave, Arne og Bengt taking off!

Longyearbyen 16:14 - Bengt just called from the plane. They are all on board the Antonov 74. And it takes off now! In two and a half hour this sturdy little plane will land on its rubber tires at the floating ice where the basecamp Barneo is situated for the month of April.
We will update you as things happen.

It is Goodby for now. This just outside the Gjestehuset 102.

Thursday: Today is crunch day! Yesterday was a scramble, but by 18:00 they checked in all equipment and food and attended a flight & Polar Sea Briefing.
Today they woke up to the good new that the flight in on. The weather if great! All is set and they are to be ready and stand-by at 15:00!
They will be picked up and taken to the airport for check-out and then the flight is scheduled for 16:00.
We will be back with more!