Day 26
Day 26
Lat S85deg 10.239’
Long W80deg 54.611’
Altitude 1360
Daily
distance 10.26nm
While everyone back home is rushing around on the last
Saturday before Christmas getting last minute gifts, I had a lie in and then
knocked off an hour early! Small reward to myself for reaching halfway. I still
did 8 hours but didn’t like the idea of a complete rest day when the weather is
good so this was a nice compromise.
Another day with barely a breath of wind
so no jacket required. It was nippy enough to warrant a mid-layer though as my
arms were quite cold without it.
My core keeps nice and warm still with my
salopettes resembling Simon Callow’s trousers.
Early in the day I spied a few
dots on the horizon which grew as I closed in. I knew it would be the runway
here at Thiel where they also keep a fuel cache and I was also told there was a
toilet here too. Bizarrely this was true. It’s the only thing here apart from
the fuel drums, runway groomer and a windsock. At 345 statute miles from both
the south pole one way and Union Glacier the other it’s got to be the worlds
most remote toilet. If not then I’d love to hear of another. Things got even
more weird when I peered inside and saw a guest book! Of course I added my name
to it and then browsed the other names and comments from others who have passed
through here, either on expedition or a flight on its way through. It’s the
longest I’ve ever hung around a toilet block and a nice distraction from the
past weeks of whiteness. Did I use it? Depends if that loses my unsupported
status!
As well as the toilet being very remote, I must be one of the most
remote humans on the planet right now too. Apart from a handful of other
expeditioners there’s not a soul around for several hundred miles.
The sky
clouded over a little in the afternoon but the sun is still an ever present.
Being the winter equinox back home and having the shortest day this weekend you
could be forgiven for wondering where the sun has gone. Don’t worry, i’ve got it
down here!!
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