Arctic Trucks

We woke up early because we were going on a trip to look at the penguins. In the beginning we could drive on 60 but then it got more rugged and we needed to slow down. This area is dissected by water due to ice meltdown. We have been told that this happens once a year but we have not seen this yet.
We drove down to the ice edge where the Russians unload their ships. We saw a lot of empty barrels, broken and rusty machines on the way. This place really needs some cleaning up!
We had taken the trailers with us in case we could bring a few oil barrels back. We put 30 barrels on the cars, 10 on each car. We manage to prove that those cars can pull 10 barrels each from the shore an up here in one day. Today the Russian monster they use can bring around 40 barrels in a trip that takes 3 days. It was nice to see how easily the cars were able to do this.
On the way back we left the trailers and decided to drive to the Indian barrier in the hope of seeing some penguins. We found some tracks and drove about 20 kilometers to the area where the Indians unload their ships and his area was very clean. We met two friendly penguins and they came towards us when they saw the movement. One of them did not stop long and ran away screaming. The other one stayed around longer and was very friendly.
We turned back and each car was loaded with two men with equipment, 500 kilos on the car and towing 2250 kilos. In the middle of the way a 44 inch tire suddenly passed my car, going fast.  The lug bolts on the trailer had broken and the tire got loose. We changed the bolts and it only took like 15 minutes until we could drive on. This is the second time a log bolt loosens, even though we have been tightening it on regular bases. We are getting a little worried but we still hope this will soon "grow in".  
We came back to Novo around midnight and we decided that since it now was Saturday we should open up a bottle of whiskey. We invited the Russians and they told us some hilarious stories about the cold war and their interactions with the Americans just after the cold war ended. It was very good for the moral to laugh together.

Gísli Jónsson