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As we approached the ice bergs our ship seemed tiny they towered high above us as we crept into the bay we could see the Eskimo's and their sleigh's waiting now we would complete the next few legs with them Our goal is to reach and set up camp at the North Pole loading our supplies onto the sleigh's and getting on soon we were speeding along, the ground very bumpy clinging on, ducking branches as they whip back and forth A wonder world of pristine white and hues of various blues only broken up by the line of trees glinting brightly green large ravines off to the side, one slip and you would be gone to a cold icy grave buried forever in this lost icy world of snow Onwards over the harsh landscape, we need to reach camp before its dark, to unpack what's needed for overnight stay light a campfire settle and feed the husky's waiting patiently cook and eat our food as we share a few beers and some jokes All too soon its dawn, temperature is -20% we have to break things free from the ice, before we can eat and pack up husky's are linked up and ready, what a din they are making so excited to get going, this is now the final stage before the pole We fly down barely noticeable trails that twist and wind slurry left behind us, half a days travel left not too far to go now some we leave the tree line behind, in front nothing but snow ice bergs so big you could lose a couple of houses inside them At last we see the buildings ahead and people pouring out they will return to their own lands until it is time to relieve us six months we will be here recording data about weather and other things, watching polar bears and noting their habits All this just for some insight and some data that will get buried as for us well we have the open space, the freezing cold each other to help past the long nights, day is only 6 hours 18 hours of dark, and fearsome storms that will be our lot Cut off now until spring returns and the reindeer return they have wintered far to the south now coming back they will give birth here on the icy plains of endless snow and we will return to so called civillization until next year
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