Tuesday 19th   - Coordinates: 65.40.078N, 38.46.143W, Altitude: 435m, Temperatures: 2-7 degrees C, Wind Chill -2.9 , Barometer reading: 962.0.3.

Yesterday  the team made their way towards August’s base camp, sadly due to thinning ice and a landscape hiding deep crevasses, they had to stop their approach 6km from the base camp coordinates. However, with beautifully skies, they were able to see clearly across the Fjord to the place where August’s team were based for a year and Chloe said it was a magical experience.

They woke today (Weds 20th) to a complete whiteout, but were still able to make their gradual decent into Isotorq. Conny and Chloe took the sledge reins and spent the morning dog skiing across the ice, whilst James kept to the trusted human skiing method. As the temperatures have been warming up, the icecap surface has become mushy and wet, and at one point Chloe said it was like water-skiing when the dogs had to pull them through knee deep slush.  When approaching the lip of the ice cap they caught sight of a beautiful frozen fjord and tumbling glaciers reflecting crystal blues and greys with embedded glistening black rocks.  The landscape was dramatic and allowed for a fantastic decent off the ice cap.

At the very edge, the decent became steeper and as the dogs increased in speed, Chloe and Conny went back to being on foot and sinking to their knees in deep slush walked down the steep slope. James’s advanced skiing skills allowed him to ski for the whole decent.  At the bottom, they arrived at the ocean, where the surreal sight of  Mikkel’s speedboat was parked up awaiting them.  They loaded their gear into the boat and bombed it round to the small island of Isotorq ( inhabitants 80 people).

On arrival in Isotorq they had to load all of their kit onto children’s plastic sledges and attempt to pull them up a steep mushy hill towards the settlement. The settlement was seemingly deserted, until the local children got wind of their arrival and ran to try to help them pull the sledges up hill.  The team spent the night in the local service house - which Chloe admitted took them a while to locate as each multicoloured building looked exactly the same!

They had the service house to themselves and were able to spend a relaxing evening in the warm and dry - although still will no running water to shower.

Mikkel, who lives in Isortoq, went back home and Dines stayed at Mikkel’s house for the evening.