Day 3: 31st October
Today was to be a trial run for our main trek. So we spent the morning discussing nutrition and preparing our food rations. Thousands of calories go into every expedition. I like the idea of being able to eat almost continually, but it sounds like you need every last calorie. Forming a breakfast production line, I was in charge of vacuum sealing pouches of muesli, milk powder and a good helping of sugar.
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| Bagging muesli for breakfast |
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| Sealed muesli breakfast bags |
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| Muesli pre and post vacuum packing! |
Once prepared, we headed up onto the plateau, this time with tents and stoves. We found a local spot to camp and quickly set up the tent and started a fire. It soon fell dark and we broke out our dried rations for the first time. Enjoying a warm meal around the fire, discussing expedition life, was a great feeling. The day was topped off by a show of Northern Lights, green streaks dancing across the sky.
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| Walk up to the plateau |
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| View across the plateau |
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| View across the plateau |
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| Camp Site! |
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| Camp Fire! |
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