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14.11.09
A Little Bit Windy
I just got off the phone from Team Leader Felicity (UK) in a windswept Antarctica. After what sounds like a picturesque arrival, the wind has picked up and put their tents to the test. Today we have PodCasts from both Felicity and Stephanie (Cyprus) - Tim (UK Support).
Felicity (UK)'s PodCast:
Link to Podcast
Felicity's PodCast in writing:
"Hello, this is Felicity from the UK, calling to let you know, that the Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctic Expedition has finally arrived in Antarctica.
The whole team are incredibly excited. We arrived at about 5:00 Antarctic time yesterday, after 3 or 4 days of mad packing in Punta Arenas in Chile.
We're now in a tent at the slopes of the Patriot Hills, which are a beautiful set of hills with, wind scowered blue ice, almost gold coloured rock, showing through and then obviously a coating of snow as well.
We are all absolutely gob-smacked to be here and just a huge thank you the Kaspersky Lab Team , who have been enabled us to be here. We are absolutely pinching ourselves in disbelief that we've made it. Today it's a little bit windy, as you might be able to hear the tent rattling behind me but we went out for a short shake-down ski" "
Stephanie (Cyprus)'s PodCast:
Link to Podcast
Stephanie's PodCast in writing:
"This is Stephannie from Cyprus. It's the 14th of November. The team's in Patriot Hills Antarctica.
It's been blowing like mad around here, we've had a few issues with tents. Lots of drama this morning a couple of guys of our tents came out of a few of the valances disappeared, some of the snow disappeared off the valances so the tents were flapping around. The whole team had to get out and make sure that all the tents were secure and build massive walls around both tents because it's really really really windy and you know there is a great possibility of tents disappearing off in this wind if one is not careful.
On a nicer note we're all snug up in our tents"
Photo by Robert Hollingworth