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	<title>2041 IAE 2008 &#187; COCA-COLA</title>
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		<title>Nous avons survécu au « DRAKE PASSAGE » !!!!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lundi 24 Mars, a été le dernier jour où l’on a marché sur le continent….enfin, plus vraiment le continent, mais plus tôt 2 îles de l’archipel des Shetland.
Le matin, nous avons débarqué dans un 1 site très intéressant, pas vraiment exceptionnel par la beauté de son paysage, ni la richesse de sa faune (quoique là [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lundi 24 Mars, a été le dernier jour où l’on a marché sur le continent….enfin, plus vraiment le continent, mais plus tôt 2 îles de l’archipel des Shetland.
Le matin, nous avons débarqué dans un 1 site très intéressant, pas vraiment exceptionnel par la beauté de son paysage, ni la richesse de sa faune (quoique là encore les phoques à fourrures étaient légion), mais plus tôt pour la richesse de son histoire. <a href="http://expedition.2041.com/archives/nous-avons-survecu-au-%c2%ab-drake-passage-%c2%bb/#more-807" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>UAAAHHH!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blog from Cabin 208 Ines Rupprecht
Seems like we get the full Antarctic package. After lovely days with so many wildlife and gorgeous weather we are now on our way back in the Drake Passage. As expected very rough sea. In fact: we hit a storm with more than 60 knots wind (more than 100km/h), waves [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blog from Cabin 208 Ines Rupprecht
Seems like we get the full Antarctic package. After lovely days with so many wildlife and gorgeous weather we are now on our way back in the Drake Passage. As expected very rough sea. In fact: we hit a storm with more than 60 knots wind (more than 100km/h), waves between 6 and 10 meters, wind force eleven (Hurricane strength).. It makes everything flying around the ship inclusive ourselves. The ship gets constantly lifted out of the water and returning back feels like it will break apart. No one allowed outside. 
I was on the bridge all afternoon yesterday as staying in bed was not very pleasant. The captain Jorge is very relaxed, laughing at our nervous faces and questions “when does the ship sink• etc. I asked him if he isn’t the last to leave the ship so better stop laughing – he said I am watching too many movies! Fact is the crew leaves the bridge once a while and someone said they have a little chapel to pray. UAAAHHH!!! Truth is, they put the Auto pilot on.
The outlook is fantastic when waves splash against the windows and float the decks. Seeing the ship nose diving deep in the waves is spectacular. The rolling makes the stomach a bit weak but I am doing well (compared to others who stayed in bed last two days). 
The night was a nightmare – furniture flew around and I had to put my mattress on the floor where I was sliding on it from one side to another. No one really slept last night. What started as an adventure turned out to be quite scary to everyone. The storm was supposed to slow down today but did not so far. Waves are still up to 6 meters and the wind even increased to 70 knots per hour, we roll to all sides I cross all fingers that will end today. Makes me feel incredible sick and tired. Want to be home, enough expedition mode.</p>
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		<title>Een gelukkige Pasen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All,

Happy Eastern, after our Eastern dinner we started our way back to through the Drake Passage. The weather forecast wasn’t promising but it would be a classic Drake Passage. Till we hit a storm and boot went up and down, rolling more than 45° ! This started as a fun trip ended in a roller [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All,</p>

<p>Happy Eastern, after our Eastern dinner we started our way back to through the Drake Passage. The weather forecast wasn’t promising but it would be a classic Drake Passage. Till we hit a storm and boot went up and down, rolling more than 45° ! This started as a fun trip ended in a roller coaster of 48 hours. We all slept very terrible and everybody was down or has a bruise somewhere. The ending of this great trip is nearby and all our check boxes are completed What a great trip this was !!!</p>

<p>Schatties,</p>

<p>Een gelukkige Pasen. We hebben onze terug reis aangevangen en binnen 48 uren ben ik thuis. Maar voor dat we thuis zijn  moeten we deze storm (60-70 knoppen) nog overleven. Het is precies ofdat je op een rollercoaster zit maar dan voor 48 uren.Op eens zie je alleen maar zee en een fractie van een seconde later zie alleen maar lucht. Ik ben niet zeeziekte maar ik heb hier en daar wel een blauwe plek. De golven slagen over de boot en een golfslag van 10 meter.Maar de skipper heeft ons verteld dat we op tijd in de haven zullen zijn. Wat is dit een prachtige reis geweest en ik ben al gestart met het opkuisen van de 2000 foto’s. Hebben jullie een goede Pasen gehad ?</p>

<p>Ik mis jullie, kusjes en tot zo.</p>

<p>Geert.</p>
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		<title>Emotional goodbye</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all said an emotional goodbye to the Antarctic yesterday in glorious sunshine.  Like most days we still had a wind chill of minus 30, but the more time we spend here we somehow seem to get used to it. The crew who have been travelling here every Summer season for years kept saying [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all said an emotional goodbye to the Antarctic yesterday in glorious sunshine.  Like most days we still had a wind chill of minus 30, but the more time we spend here we somehow seem to get used to it. The crew who have been travelling here every Summer season for years kept saying that we had been so lucky experiencing the best of everything that the Antarctic has to offer – smooth crossing over the Drake Passage, perfect weather, sightings of every wildlife we could wish for…..so I guess it was inevitable that we had to experience a true Drakes Passage crossing on our way home, and that is exactly what happened last night.  I have now had no sleep for nearly 48 hours so a quick note from me to everybody who´s still checking out what we´re up to.</p>

<p>We tried to have some dinner and all linked hands at the table but still couldn´t stop ourselves falling over. We had spend most of the day hanging onto the most secure parts of the ship but had now resorted to crawling everywhere to prevent more accidents.  When a 10m high wave hit the boat side on in the middle of the night I was well prepared as I´d been hanging on to the metal post supporting our bunk beds since 10pm.  The winds were gusting at 90mph, this was extraordinary, even for the Drake Passage and George our Captain who would normally be tucked up in bed stayed awake all night to keep us on course.  The crew have not been able to serve any food in these rough conditions, but we´re still hopeful for dinner tonight before the Pirates of the Antarctic farewell party.  Everything on the boat that is not tied down was thrown across the boat when the huge wave hit us, so now only 40 miles to go before arrive at Cape Horn and have some protection from land.  Now I can´t wait to step onto dry land!</p>
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		<title>Paying the Drake tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sea did not make us the favor this time. I guess the Drake Passage wants to confirm its reputation, showing us all its greatness. 40-45 nautical miles wind &#38; 10m high waves, making the MV Ushuaia (and us of-course) rolling like crazy in the middle of the ocean. 
Sea sickness dominates amongst the expeditioners, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The sea did not make us the favor this time. I guess the Drake Passage wants to confirm its reputation, showing us all its greatness. 40-45 nautical miles wind &amp; 10m high waves, making the MV Ushuaia (and us of-course) rolling like crazy in the middle of the ocean. 
Sea sickness dominates amongst the expeditioners, with few of us managing to stand up. I spent the whole night in the lounge, feeling safer comparing to my cabin. Trying to get some sleep in the 1,5 feet couch with all kinds of objects flying around you is not the ideal, but luckily I managed to get a couple of hours nap. Peter, Virginie &amp; Marjan were somewhere around throughout the night, with Virginie “managing” to fall of her couch twice, ending to continue her sleep on the floor. 
Endless hours of being inactive give the green light to thousands of thoughts crossing your mind.  Realizing what we have been exposed to during the last days. Thinking of what actions can you make to make this trip worth.</p>

<p>Team Inspire, Team Inspire, Team Inspire! Bronco 5 in the lounge area for disembarkation briefing!</p>

<p>Can’t wait to get back home ….</p>
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		<title>La fin du voyage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nous approchons de la fin du voyage… et oui fini, les réveils matinaux à 7h30 par la douce voix de Peter à travers le micro, nous prévenant que le petit déjeuner était prêt : « Inspire team, Inspire team, Inspire team », suivi de prés par celle de « Jumper », un peu moins douce, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nous approchons de la fin du voyage… et oui fini, les réveils matinaux à 7h30 par la douce voix de Peter à travers le micro, nous prévenant que le petit déjeuner était prêt : « Inspire team, Inspire team, Inspire team », suivi de prés par celle de « Jumper », un peu moins douce, mais tout aussi agréable dans son genre, pour nous demander d’activer le mouvement !!!
Fini également, les couches de vêtements à enfiler avant d’affronter le froid polaire à retirer et à faire sécher une fois rentrés, terminé les tours de zodiacs plus ou moins sportifs, et plus de sac à dos de secours à garder toujours à portée de main, avec des vêtements de rechange, de l’eau, et de quoi se sustenter….au cas où….
Mais surtout nous allons nous quitter plus riches qu’avant, avec l’envie, et le besoin de partager autour de nous cette expérience exceptionnelle, mais aussi la nécessité essentielle de préserver cet écosystème vierge de toute activité humaine.
C’est pour cette raison que cette expédition est appelée « Inspire », pour inspirer, et d’influencer notre entourage, et tenter de changer nos habitudes.</p>

<p>Cette expédition va se terminer, par là où elle a commencé, le fameux « Drake passage », les 40ème rugissants au sud du Cap Horn, qui n’est pas la partie la plus agréable du voyage, bien que nous ayons été quelque peu épargnés à l’aller.
Ne sachant pas si je serai en état de raconter « en live » la fin de notre voyage, je prends les devants en racontant la dernière partie.</p>

<p>Un soir, nous avons eu la chance, de faire une petite ballade en zodiac entre les icebergs afin de pouvoir observer de plus prés leur formes étranges, leur couleur plus ou moins turquoise, et l’eau cristalline qui les entoure.
Sous l’eau se dessine leur fameuse partie immergée, qui est 7 fois plus importante que la partie apparente, et ce n’est pas un simple dicton….
Sur certains icebergs, des phoques étaient étendus placides et indolents, dans l’eau des pingouin virevoltaient inconscients du danger qui pouvait les attendre au détour d’un virage. Nous étions en train d’observer les phoques, quand tout à coup a surgi contre le zodiac, le fameux prédateur des glaces, le léopard de mer ! C’est une sorte de long phoque, avec une peau tachetée, et une gueule qui n’en fini pas, remplie de dents !!
Ce genre d’individu peut tuer un être humain en l’entraînant sous l’eau, il peut aussi s’en prendre aux flotteurs du zodiacs, mais a priori n’est pas assez fort pour retourner les embarcations… en principe….Dans tous les cas nous avions pour consigne de ne rien laisser dépasser du bateau !!! Il a fait plusieurs tours, attiré par les bulles d’air produites par le moteur, puis sans doute lassé, s’est détourné de nous, et d’un mouvement souple et gracieux, a fui vers d’autres proies.</p>

<p>Je pense que l’endroit que j’ai préféré était « Paradise bay », nous nous sommes engagés dans un étroit chenal, entouré de falaises immenses, le soleil levant illuminait notre avancée, et de temps en temps nous pouvions apercevoir les projections de vapeur produits par des rorquals à l’horizon… cela ressemblait à un décor de cinéma digne du « Seigneur des annaux », très irréel !!!
Nous avons débarqué sur une plage de galets parsemée de pingouins. Le temps était une nouvelle fois magnifique, impressionnant soleil, qui ne nous a pas quitté durant les ¾ du voyage, signe du réchauffement climatique ??
Nous avons gravi un glacier les uns derrière les autres, à la suite de nos 2 guides norvégiens qui une fois de plus était là pour assurer notre sécurité, et mettre à jour les crevasses qui jonchaient notre ascension.
La vue était imprenable, la mer du chenal calme, d’un bleu nuancé de vert, et parsemée des montagnes de glace, dont les cristaux resplendissaient sous le soleil….
Une fois de plus, devant tant de beauté, de grandeur et de richesse, j’ai ressenti le devoir de préserver ce continent pour les générations futures, et l’envie impérieuse de faire quelque chose de concret pour y contribuer !!</p>

<p>Un peu plus tard, nous avons mis le pied sur une crique remplie de pingouins, et notamment des jeunes pas tout à fait sevrés. Paradoxalement, c’étaient eux qui avaient le plus beau plumage, les parents n’ayant pas encore tout à fini leur mue.
Il était assez difficile de respecter les distance de sécurité dans de telles conditions, les petits n’étaient pas effarouchés et venaient carrément réclamer leur pitence auprès de nous…il était dur de se retenir de les toucher, mais en aucun cas  nous ne devons laisser notre empreinte sur la faune et la flore sauvage.
En Antarctique, la flore est évidemment peu luxuriante, seuls les lichens et les mousses peuvent subsister sous ces conditions extrêmes, et là encore les recommandations de la naturaliste étaient très strictes, nous devions autant que possible éviter de marcher sur cette végétation, afin de ne pas bouleverser ce fragile écosystème, qui mettrait plusieurs mois à s’en remettre….
A cet endroit, une base chilienne avait été édifiée, et désormais transformée en musée, mais les pingouins ont complètement envahi l’endroit, se souciant peu des humains qui les observaient&#8230;.
La nature avait repris ses droits, envers et contre tout, malgré le tourisme de plus en plus florissant dans ce dernier endroit encore épargné.
Mais encore pour combien de temps ???</p>
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		<title>Almost like heaven</title>
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Sun is shining with winds hardly above 4 nautical miles. Are we really in Antarctica? Because I spent half the day with just a t-shirt.


Passing the Errera channel, it was almost like heaven. Enormous Ice Mountains all around us, peaceful waters, whales showing off. Landing at Paradise Bay, the most adventurous of us had an [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sun is shining with winds hardly above 4 nautical miles. Are we really in Antarctica? Because I spent half the day with just a t-shirt.</p>

<p>
Passing the Errera channel, it was almost like heaven. Enormous Ice Mountains all around us, peaceful waters, whales showing off. Landing at Paradise Bay, the most adventurous of us had an unforgettable downhill rolling. </p>

<p>That’s something to remember! </p>

<p>
Our journey is not far from its end. Tomorrow night we will direct towards the Drake Passage (most probably enter it sometime early on Monday) on our way back home. Are we going to be as lucky as coming here? 
SOFOULINO Me acuerdo mucho de ti, te deseo que seas feliz con el bebe.</p>
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		<title>Will life be the same?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This trip should be a life changing experience. I’m still figuring it out after several days of pristine landscapes, untouched glaciers, rocky cliffs, barnacles covered whales, curious penguins, see-through blue icebergs and big arctic birds all over the place. The beauty of the place is indeed fascinating. I remember staring with my mouth open at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This trip should be a life changing experience. I’m still figuring it out after several days of pristine landscapes, untouched glaciers, rocky cliffs, barnacles covered whales, curious penguins, see-through blue icebergs and big arctic birds all over the place. The beauty of the place is indeed fascinating. I remember staring with my mouth open at one hanging glacier, standing on upper deck stairs. Alvaro wanted to climb up and was patiently waiting for me to come out of my state of owe. “Completely understanding” he said when I finally noticed him. Somebody said that being here one forgets about many things back home, even family and kids… We camped at a snowy hill at Dorian Bay and I spotted a piece of wooden plank on the rocks on the way to camping site. This piece of wood, an obvious proof of human intervention, was so much out of place. There was a British and Argentinean emergency hut near by and that was a piece from one of those huts. Why was I so fortunate to witness the grandeur of this continent? Seeing it, smelling it, sensing it is a unique experience that should lead to something bigger the just pictures and stories around a dinner table. What is it that will not be the same in my life after this expedition? I will think about it for the next few days … and I’m sure that I will come up with an answer.</p>
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		<title>A rare opportunity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn´t feel like we´ve spent a week out here, it feels like a year or more. Strange to think that such a short time in Antarctica can fundamentally change your view of the world.

I started the trip by reading about Shackleton´s adventures which may have prepared me for the journey to the most unpredictable [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn´t feel like we´ve spent a week out here, it feels like a year or more. Strange to think that such a short time in Antarctica can fundamentally change your view of the world.</p>

<p>I started the trip by reading about Shackleton´s adventures which may have prepared me for the journey to the most unpredictable and inhospitable continent in the world.  But I think also spending 7 days and nights on a small boat with a team of inspirational people from over 24 countries in the world; small &amp; large companies, students, teachers; all their experiences contribute to a fascinating melting pot of ideas on how each of us can each contribute to making a difference to the world we live in, and preserve this planet for future generations.</p>

<p>I´ve survived on surprisingly little sleep during this week. Every day of our expedition has been packed with adventure - up at 6am to see sunrise, land on Chilean and Argentinian Bases, share expertise in environmental initiatives, listen to Robert Swan´s amazing adventures and tireless endeavours to protect the planet, and so much more.  The fact that the crew are also out on deck (with a minus 30 wind chill) taking pictures of Orcas, Whales, Seals, Pengiuns shows how rare some of these sitings actually are and also how blessed we are with such glorious sunshine and wild skies.  Every time I lift up my new digital camera I think the results are brilliant, but even a video would not truly capture the beauty of this constant 360 degree panorama.</p>

<p>Over the last few nights we´ve been camping at Dorian Bay, a rare opportunity in the Antarctic. But a real challenge to remove every single thing we brought onto the ice cap in order to protect this environment! We survived the experience, managed to get some sleep and enjoyed the climb up to the ridge where we camped.  This morning at 6.30am we headed off again on a RIB with10 of us, only visible with the full moon, to land again at Dorian Bay. I joined the ´extraction´ crew to climb to the ridge where the 2nd team had camped.  With ´Jumper´ on board the Zoadiac I felt like a member of the SAS.  It was a wet landing in the darkness, we scrambled ashore and climbed up the glacier to rescue our team who had spent the night camping in strong winds.  The sight before us was a huddle of 8 or so tents which looked like Igloos.  They had all built walls of ice round each tent to protect them from the wind and snow.  When we had ´extracted´ them from their Igloos, the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen signaled a new day from behind the mountain range.  So in a few minutes we had melted from SAS adventurers, to be transfixed once more to our Antarctic expedition; determined to preserve the future of peace and science this continent so rightly deserves.</p>
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		<title>Update from Antarctica</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andreas Kadi]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Day 10: 22nd Mar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zur Abwechslung soll es hier auch einmal einen deutschen Eintrag geben&#8230; Gestern hatten wir wieder fantastisches Wetter, so dass das Leadership on the Edge Training von Nick und Robert kurzerhand an Land verlegt wird. Die Pinguine und Albatrosse wundern sich ueber die 70 Personen, die am verschneiten Hang stehen und ueber Themen wie Vertrauensbildung in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zur Abwechslung soll es hier auch einmal einen deutschen Eintrag geben&#8230; Gestern hatten wir wieder fantastisches Wetter, so dass das Leadership on the Edge Training von Nick und Robert kurzerhand an Land verlegt wird. Die Pinguine und Albatrosse wundern sich ueber die 70 Personen, die am verschneiten Hang stehen und ueber Themen wie Vertrauensbildung in Teams diskutieren. Eine Flipchart fehlt auch nicht. Wahrscheinlich haette sich dieses Training fuer den Eintrag ins Guinessbuch der Rekorde qualifiziert.</p>

<p>Dann geht es weiter in die Dorian Bay. Neben den Entdeckern und Forschern der letzten 110 Jahre sind wir Teil der ganz Wenigen, denen es erlaubt ist, auf dem Antarktischen Kontinent zu uebernachten (dank Robert und seinem nachhaltigen Einsatz fuer diesen Teil der Erde). Uebernachten klingt vielleicht nach Hotel, was aber gemeint ist, ist Zelten. Gegen 18 Uhr setzen wir in den Schlauchbooten von der MS Ushuaia ueber an Land und werden von Pinguinen begruesst, die sich wieder einmal ueber so zahlreichen Besuch wundern.</p>

<p>Unter der Fuehrung unserer zwei norwegischen Bergfexen Knut und Trond (ja, ich weiss, ihre Namen klingen wie Moebel von Ikea&#8230;) marschieren wir mit unserer persoenlichen Ausruestung und den Zelten auf ein Plateau, wo wir unser Quartier fuer die Nacht aufschlagen. Die fuenf Teams zu je sieben Personen erledigen das Ruck-Zuck und so koennen wir den Abend noch geniessen und unser Grossmeister Peter gibt sogar ein Konzert mit seiner Gitarre (wahrscheinlich auch rekordverdaechtig!).</p>

<p>Der nahe Vollmond verlangt nicht nach kuenstlicher Beleuchtung (ausser im Zelt) und die Stille der Nacht wird nur durch das Knacken und Grollen von fernen Eisbruechen, das Schnattern der Pinguine am Strand und durch einige Schnarchnasen in den Nachbarzelten gestoert. Im Schlafsack ist es mollig warm (unglaublich, nicht?), auch wenn es draussen einiges unter Null hat und ab und zu der Wind ueber das Plateau pfeift. Ein wenig Schneefall verleiht den Zelten ein weisses Haeubchen.</p>

<p>Die Details ueber die „oeffentliche Toilette“ (auch von uns in einem separaten Zelt errichtet – und abgebaut!) will ich Euch ersparen. Einzelheiten gibt es gerne auf Nachfrage. Tatsache ist, dass wir nichts zurueck gelassen haben auf dem Antarktischen Kontinent, ausser unsere Fussabdruecke. Sogar die drei abgeschlagenen Golfbaelle wurden alle wieder eingesammelt. Der kluge Spieler hat vorgesorgt: die Baelle waren pink, gelb und gruen&#8230;</p>

<p>Morgens um 7 Uhr brechen wir unsere Zelte ab und kehren aufs Schiff zurueck. Die Reise geht weiter&#8230;</p>

<p>Liebe Gruesse an die Kollegen in Wien und Berlin und alle, die Deutsch verstehen . 1000 Kuesse an M, M, M und T* K®*</p>
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