22nd March, 2008
Yesterday I went for a camping together with half of the team. We left the boat after the dinner with many layers of clothes, huge boots, sleeping bags and tents. We feared the cold but were lucky to have a wonderful evening on a beautiful glacier. My sleeping bag kept me warm the whole night and I woke up in the morning with the new feeling of sleeping on the ice in Antarctica, something not many people have done so far.
This was the first time I was camping on snow and ice and it was a really magnificent experience. The shower and breakfast after we came back to the boat was also highly appreciated.
18th March, 2008
Nu har jag sett valar för första gången. Det första isberget var verkligen imponerande. Efter nästan 24 timmar ombord på båten har vi äntligen kommit fram till Antarktis. Vi har haft fantastisk tur med vädret hittills men det gungade ändå bra mycket genom Drake passagen. Det bästa var att ligga i sängen, vilket jag gjorde en stor del av tiden. I morgon ska vi äntligen kliva ner i Zodiacs som tar oss till fast land där vi ska träffa Robert Swan och hans team på E-base. Vilket äventyr!
17th February, 2008
Karin’s initial thoughts on climate change…
I’m working every day with environmental issues within Akzo Nobel. Changes and improvements in a large company are much more significant than personal changes, even if they also are very important of course.
