There are many steps to the start of a journey. By choosing this photo in Resolute I have skipped unceremoniously past the months of training before we left Australia, the years or organising, researching and planning, the month of preparing equipment and food and doing reccy trips in Iqaluit and even the flight from Iqaluit to Resolute. Sarah, rob and I are here with a number of others - all expeditioners waiting for our lift north. Our flight has been booked for the morning after we arrive - so late in the evening we are loading our sleds onto the plane so we can leave promptly when the pilot calls us in the morning. The twin otter is in a huge hangar. The space is freezing - seems colder than the outside temperature which is well below zero. There is a canopy that hangs over the plane - maybe to keep some heat in though none is being generated.




Our sleds are on board, there are tubs of food waiting back at the main airport terminal for our resupplies. We have our expedition gear on and we have one last night in a bed, and one last shower to look forward to before heading off on our adventure.