The last few days have seen more preparation and training. Tent work, skiiing, skiing with pulks, cooking, cooker maintenance. Packing, re- packing, re-repacking, and then more. Food has been issued, so a huge exercise in terms of breaking it down into food per race leg, then per day and guess what packing and repacking into drop off bags. The problem with repacking so many times is that one forgets what one packed where, when….so starts repacking again!
The bitter weather last night, -36 degrees inside the tent, gave way to the most amazing blue skies and the longest visibility we have yet had. Resolute Bay is framed by a rocky ridge which looms over the village. To the South we can see out to the ridges where the sea ice meets the bay. Despite all the snow and ice, the atmosphere is incredibly dry and sucks the moisture from ones breath. Snow creaks underfoot, but loudly, accentuated by the general silence.
We are all very tired. Activity is pretty well non stop, but any slower moments are spent with mind spinning, wondering whether all is in order, attempting to finesse gear, packing (!) etc., to the extent that we are more worried about over engineering.
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