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The Sjoa Expedition Journal - Half baked potatoes with Source
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
I woke at 4am, poked my head out my tent to check the light, same as yesterday, grey and gloomy. Tried to fall asleep again but couldn’t put my head to rest so decided to go for a walk.
We slid into the icy waters, climbed up to the where the water runs out of the glacier, happy faces. Got back into our boats, our first horizon line already, sweet! Our first portage, we pulled our 50kg boats across the earth, my legs burning. Finally felt the sun at lunch, we crossed three lakes with a few rapids between the 2nd and 3rd lake, amazed at the number of glittering tributaries.
Ran into some stove problems, half baked potatoes for dinner, warm food is great. I now rest in my tent with all my warm Devold merino wool thermals and socks on, happy to be out of the cold wind.
Scott Martin