Sadly, due to the weather conditions, Dines was not able to move from his tent yesterday which meant the team had to stay put for the whole day.  They are in good spirits and had a great day cozied together around the stove in the boys tent; having long chats putting the world to right, learning Inuit from Mikkel, teaching Mikkel English and reading the selection of educational novels they have with them -  James is enlightening the team with his knowledge acquired from his book about Nelson, Conny has gone back to the classics and is reading The Tale of Two Cities by Dickens, and Chloe, who’s kit is all on Dines’s sledge, has stolen Conny’s new Bond book for some light entertainment.

As Chloe’s kit bags are on Dines’s sledge, she is currently without washbag, sleeping bag and additional clothing so, over night she snuggled up in between the boys for warmth and has borrowed layers to wear during the day.  Thankfully, however to keep her sane and safe, she does have with her however her lucky mascot, Simeon the Seal, who she purchased.

With the bulk of the food on Dines’s sledge, they are down to eating puddings and peanuts until he arrives.

Although, they had a great rest day, they are all hoping that Dines will be able to make it to them today so they can push forward. They have woken to another foot of snowfall ( 3 feet over the last few days), white out conditions, a mild wind and temperatures of -5 degrees C.