Thursday 14 June 2007

Jst a lil afterthought:::
we would all luv 2 say a big hi 2 mr. dymock hu is r tek teacher n he rox
AND Mrs. Toni Sambrook hu is havin a Mega-fantabulous bday 2day n is not goin 2 get drunk 2nite because it is her son's bday as well - he is 7 - she told me!!!
AND also 2 Miss Catherine O'Brien (I hope thats her name anyway!!!) who is also celebrating her bday 2day!!!
We hope you all have a really gr8 day (who is also not going 2 get drunk 2nite - she is saving it til saturday!!! lol!)
Hope u all had a really gr8 day n also ne1 else who happens 2 b readin this 2day
N a BIG BIG BIG thanku 2 mrs sambrook hu let me boro her laptop 2 upd8 this blog because my computer has completely busted itself (n no, it wasn't me hu broke it bcos pl probs fink that because i wld like 2 reiter8 the fact that i am not technically gifted nor minded! lol!
Luv u all!!!!!!!!!
mwah!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2 Weeks 6 Days!!!!

OMG JUST LOOK @ DIS ITINERARY!!! (i av finally learnt how 2 spell it!!! I am SOOOOOO proud of me!!!)
How amazing is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not 2 rub it in or anything!!! Speshly 4 those of u hu weren't quite lucky enuff 2 go. lol! Right, preparations going OK.....ish...... still 2 get: waterproof trousers, sunglasses, old trainers, thermal stuff etcetera, ETCETERA..... UMMM, yeah.
OMG RITE!!!!! WE GET 2 DO A PODCAST!!!!! how amazingly fantabulously supercalifragilisticexpiallidociously technically, SUPERBLY random!!!!

The itinerary for the trip will be as follows*:

July 4th Wednesday
Depart from London Airport pm and arrive Longyearbyen late pm

July 5th Thursday
Morning visit to Svalbard Museum

Environmental project around Longyearbyen and training on blogging for schools

July 6th Friday
Safety programme with UNIS including firearms safety and what to do if encountering a polar bear.

July 7th Saturday
Morning: Environmental project on glaciers around Longyearabyen.

Afternoon 'Crisis on Ice' with local guides and board boat for night sail to Ny Alesund.

July 8th Sunday
Arrive Ny-Alesund for briefing, tour of research park and briefings with scientists to set environmental projects for teams. Dinner with international scientist teams and presentations on Long Acre Polar Project and Kronenberg Glacier.

July 9th Monday
Breakfast on board and visit to Krossfjord Glacier and Virgehamber, a 17th Century Whaling Station.

Far Haren view where Nelson encountered polar bear 1773.

Sail further north overnight.

July 10th Tuesday
Breakfast on board and arrive at pack ice at 81° latitude.

Morning: explore pack ice with smaller boats.

Afternoon; sail to Moffen Island to see walrus colony and on to Liefdefjord to see reindeer breeding grounds and (with any luck) polar bears a at the Moarchbreen glacier view.

Sail back to Ny Aysen.

July 11th Wednesday
Morning: arrive in Ny-Alysen to report on findings of the trip.

Sail back to Longyearbyen.

July 12th Thursday
Breakfast on board and disembark Longyearbyen for glacier study with UNIS.

July 13th Friday
Dog sledding and sight seeing tour of Longyearbyen.

July 14th Saturday
Early morning flight to Oslo for visit to the Fram Museum and early evening flight back to London, Heathrow.

July 16th Monday
Back 2 Wildern, tell miss broadribb bout it, show her da video n relive da adventure!!!!! (see, told ya i wd!)