Back to Patriot Hills

The weather improved the planes could fly into and then out from Base Camp and the Vinson team is now back in Patriot Hills. This is the main airbase for this part of the continent and the place where they will wait for the next flight back to Chile. They are going to get on the same big Russian cargo plane that delivered them to the Ice a couple of weeks ago. It is an awesome sight to see that big bird come in for a landing on the blue ice runway. The plane is scheduled to fly tomorrow, but as always that is weather dependant.

Life is pretty good at Patriot Hills, they have a big heated tent where they can sit in chairs at tables and play cards for hours on end as they wait for the flights. We'll let you know as soon as we hear anything new. Stay tuned.