Skidoo Driving

November 17, 2009   

skidoo lessons
A morning of powerpoints (including information on what to do as a co-pilot) and tours around the buildings and then an afternoon of fun on the skidoos and gators (golf buggy). It is a little chilly and overcast today but still very very beautiful.

We went for a walk around Rothera point which is about 45 minutes. There were terns, elephant seals, weddell seals, blue eyed shags. The water is still very clear as the summer algae bloom hasn’t started yet so the iceberg parts under water are very clear. There are four huge bergs grounded off the point at the moment and the cove on the north end of the runway is full of broken up sea ice and icebergs.

After our walk and the last twin otter had landed we got clearance to go for a 3 km run around the runway. Wow I am unfit… I am working up to the 10km run at New Years Eve which is 5.5 times around the runway. So I figure if I run 1.5 times around every day this week and next week 2 times the week after 2.5 times I might complete the run. I will for sure be lapped but completion is all I am aiming for. It is cold out there and with a headwind it is a hard run!

I am now into day 2 of no chocolate so we will see how my new resolution goes. The chocolate pudding with custard was so very tempting. Adam the navy pilot I came down here with has given up alchol till mid February. Claire the docter has given up that would be too embaressing for her if I put it on my blog!

 

6 Responses to “Skidoo Driving”

  1. tina lundh November 17th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Hi Ash!
    Sounds like you haven’t had to hole up yet-that’s good.
    You’ll be pleased to hear that I rraced my boat spinnaker for the first time in BYC Midwinters and got 2nd. Can o Whopass beat us by just under 2 minutes so we had some good match racing. All that sailing with you on the Moore has helped my confidence a lot!
    Had to chuckle @ the resolutions you all have going: no chocolate and the unpublishable one-haha! Good luck training for your run. Inspired me to get my butt in gear as well.
    Have fun!
    Tina

  2. dad November 17th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Soo Good, you probably will need several hot water bottles!!!

    XXXX

  3. Sharman November 17th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Amazing pictures Ash! Hmm, no chocolate, that negates that package…unless its like sending contraband for barter purposes 🙂

  4. Andy November 17th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    Ashley that’s awesome! Is everything upside down there? Doesn’t that make you dizzy?

  5. admin November 19th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    No I can eat chocolate on christmas day and new years so will be eating everything that comes in any packages I get then! Also I am doing this only till Feb!

  6. admin November 19th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    Andy it is really really amazing.. Can’t describe it. So much to learn.