Around lunchtime Leven, after checking the latest forecasts, decided that we were not going to row another ten miles (12 statute miles, 18km) from 6pm today, as initially planned.
WASHING & LAUNDRY
On the plus side, the sun came out and I got a good wash, did A LOT of laundry, put a new dressing onto my right heel. Thanks to Karts, who kindly lent me his pair of scissors, I also managed to cut my hair (after soaking it in shampoo for 15mins).
SUNSET
The sunset was nice enough, but what was amazing was the intensity of the last rays of sunlight along Lambert Islands shore and a weird patch of rain on the horizon that beautifully reflected the pink light of the sunset, a good 30 or 40 degrees to the side.
READING
I am starting to get really drawn in by Palin’s Erebus. Such a great read. On page 26 there is a map entitled “Pioneers of Arctic Exploration.” It shows, among others, John Ross’s 1829 to 1833 expedition, which made it to King William Island, East of our starting point, Cambridge Bay. And John Franklin’s 1819 to 1822 Coppermine River Expedition, West of Cambridge Bay but South of Lambert Island. So for the first two weeks we were in an area not covered by any of those expeditions, then again for the past few days, and going forward, of course.
THE PLAN FOR THE DAYS AHEAD
It’s now looking like we’ll do a little bit, less than 10 miles (11 statute miles, 18km), of rowing tomorrow night, then sit out adverse winds for three days, before hopefully catching a whole two days of tailwind immediately thereafter.
