CAT train-ed

Back at the base. The CAT train was really awesome. Roger and I was in Challenger 2, and then Alli and Braam went in number 5, each taking 4 hour shifts to drive. We had really good weather on our way to halfway, so we made good time, got there around 6 in the morning, refueled, hooked the bowzer, peed in the Caboose that is at halfway and then headed back to SANAE.

So the thing with using the loo in AntA...you can't go on the ice so we have these 'little' black bags that are used for all human waste. Apparently the air filters of the challengers are exactly the right size for the black bags to fit in, so thats what people generally use to sit on. Problem: if you are a girl you need to pull DOWN your dungarees to pee, so you have to sit there with a naked bum while you go, plus no bushes to go hide behind, so going on the trip was a big no. Thank goodness the Caboose has a little loo that you can close so nobody can see anything!!

On the way back to SANAE some bad weather came in and it was almost whiteout conditions, so we could not see any old tracks and just drove on the GPS coordinates. At some stage it was so bad that we couldn't see the other challenger even though it was just 50m away from us. Luckily we arrived back at the base safely and in time for dinner. I am starved!!