This is a bulletin based on a satellite phone call by Emilie.
We’re back at the Kinnvika Station at the moment. We had to leave the camp at the drilling site on the ice cap yesterday as there was a gale warning. We took our tents down and packed our gear. All the scientific gear was left well-packed there. Now we enjoy the “luxuries” of the station, warm (not hot) sauna and pancakes. We’ve also seen the first polar bear this year. She walked with a small cub along the coast.
Fortunately, it seems that the storm passed Kinnvika afterall. Now it’s about -7 deg and almost no wind. If the weather is good tomorrow, Mike takes a helicopter flight to Longyearbyen to fix the drill, and we drive back up to the camp. We’re still optimistic about the drilling if the weather allows us to get started.
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