JAN24
Gisli and Kenny are already well on their way to the fuel drop, it‘s an 8-900 km drive for them. They will try to be there tomorrow morning but if weather allows, the first flight to the South Pole will take of from Novo tomorrow morning to pick up most of the competitors. The plane will land at the fuel drop and needs 20 barrels of fuel to continue to the South Pole. The flight each way will take about 10 hours calculating 2.5 hours in refueling of the plane but the plane has to refuel at the fuel drop each way The second flight to pick up the rest of the competitors, the BBC film crew and the Norwegian film crew is scheduled the 28th. We expect getting new rear axles with this flight. Again Gisli and Kenny will need to have fuel ready for them as well. Once all the competitors have left we will change the axles in the two cars that are still here at the South Pole before driving back to Novo. Gisli and Kenny will wait for us at the fuel drop and we will all drive together from there to Novo.
