(although today is Monday I'll update the diary as though it was yesterday - if that makes sense!)
Most of the team had an Easter egg & treat to start the day. The sun was out all day and the temprature only -5 with a slight wind, this caused dehydration problems.
Richard said it is the worst ice conditions he's seen in 15 years, traversing the ice rubble is very tiring as the sledges need to be pulled up and down over the ice boulders (the ice is also moving which sounds like thunder crashing).
As the weather is warmer it makes the snow cover slighty sticky and the sledges are very heavy averaging 120kg, so this makes the going even tougher.
Despite this the team travelled 10.2 miles and no polar bears were sighted today!
The plan is to break camp a little earlier tomorrow and complete 12 miles.
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