Well we are here atlast. We arrived at our bed at 1/2 3 in the morning and had to get up at 1/2 7!!!!!!!!!!! So for those of you who cant add up - thats 4 hours sleep!!!!!!!! The flights were long and late and tiring. The airport in Longyearbyen is tiny - its a runway with an aeroplane hanger as a terminal!!!!
So after our few hours sleep we were helpful by making sandwiches for our lunch - that was cheese, cheese and ham, ham, cheese and tomato, cheese ham and tomato and ham with tomato.
So after that this morning we went to the Worlds Biggest Satellite Station. We went in the dome with the antenna and it moved and freaked us all out!!!! It was very cold up there (caus it was very high up!!), also it was cloudy so we couldnt really see anything!!!!
After that and eating our sandwiches we went into the town and did some shopping. There were not many shops and also not a very large range!!!! (I did manage to get some smart trousers as mine are in the airing cupboard at home!!!!!
So after that we returned to our guest house where we are staying (for Mrs B - it is at 78 degrees lattitude!!!)
Many of you expect it to be covered in snow here but it is actually not!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is mainly rocky ground and a little snow on the top of these hills!!!!
Well need to go now because we are going for dinner!! Watch BBC Breakfast Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday caus they are doing something on the trip. Also look at the Ice Edge webby for pics until we can load some up on the boat!!!
We luv ya all lds!!
Michelle, Nat, Ellouise and Tom
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This is us!!!!! (with a few extra people)
This is us @ Heathrow airport before the trip - I (tali_ am in the red top, 2nd left, Ellouise is on my right in the white, and Michelle is on her right. Behind us is Christine, our group leader and on the right is lucy, one of our new mates. Tom seems 2 av disappeared as he is nowhere to be seen. If ne of you have a nice pic of the whole team, please send it to me!!!!!
And this is where we went!!!
Need I say ne mor???
11 comments:
Hey!!
WOW it all sounds sooo interesting lol. I might look up the area on google earth now lol just for a look lol.
It sounds like you are having a great time! I'll be watching bbc breakfast on those days then.
Have a great time
Aaron
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Hi it's Lauren Neely, I miss u lot soooo much and hope u arrived safe! Enjoy yourself and hope u don t freeze to death!
xxxx
GRR google earth hasnt mapped those areas... oh well.
Missing you all loads esp mich lol.
Have a great time and looking at the itenerary you are getting firearms training tomorrow????? (hmmm nat and a gun... Good luck!! you may need it, no offence nat!)
Missing you all loads
Aaron
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hi. it's ellouise's dad and tracy here. glad to see that you've all arrived safely. I think I managed about 9 hours sleep last night (he says rubbing it in). I'll bet you all sleep soundly tonight though as you'll be sooo tired (sorry ellouise i wont be able to read you a bed time story, its a bit far to go, and besides i'd need to get back to go to bed myself -- lol just kidding). anyway its almost time for eastenders (yes, sad i know) and a nice cup of tea. looking forward to seeing what you get up to over the next week or so. take care, love dad x
Hi Mich
Glad u got there ok. Mum told me where 2 find yr blog so have lrnt txt spk xtra quick - shud b doing Gov mins 4 her instead of this lol! Em thinks u r famous as u met Sally T - will show her this 2morrow! Stay safe, have fun and don't 4get yr thermal vest!!!(& yes don't eat the yellow snow - Tom probably did it!!!)
Diane
Hi there guys
glad that you r all having a gr8 time. I wish i was there. Not only cos it would be gr8 but it would i would get away from o2, though they haven't been that bad.
I'll give Jeremy your blog address at badminton tomorrow.
Continue having a gr8 time
Missing you
Ellen
Hi there guys
glad that you r all having a gr8 time. I wish i was there. Not only cos it would be gr8 but it would i would get away from o2, though they haven't been that bad.
I'll give Jeremy your blog address at badminton tomorrow.
Continue having a gr8 time
Missing you
Ellen
Your finally there, hope u have a great time and hope you see all you can and do all you can.
Andy
hope you guys had a great journy and are having an amazin time you all deserve it
miss u lots x
love mischa xxx
'Ello Tom [and the rest of you].
Your turning into a minor celebrities over here, we all saw you on South Today!
It's sunny here, well it was, hope you're all nice and cold over there!
Chrissy Bairds off to Sunderland, and they have a new player called Joe King. ;)
See you when you get back! (Well I wont because I'll be in Barcalona)
Have a great time!
AMY!![Tommy's cousin. :)]
Tom,
I saw you on bbc news, please don't kill any polar bears.
Have fun with your gun!
Love Auntie Lizzie.
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