The weather was just as interesting as on many other days: clear sunshine in the morning; completely overcast for the rest of the day.

Visibility was bad, but that is nothing new to us. Even a smidgen of sunshine would help keep our brains active and our spirits high. On the other hand, this skiing business is mostly routine trudging: sometimes it seems that brawn, not brains, are all that's required. So you just grit your teeth and force your arms, legs and skis to keep trekking.

In terms of making headway towards the Pole, the last two day's progress has been `two steps forward, one step back.´ It's like running against the flow on a moving walkway. During the last 48 hours, the ice beneath our feet has moved a total of 5 km in a Southerly direction. In other words, for every one-hour leg that we ski in a Northerly direction, the ice takes us 200 meters back where we just came from. Thus, it would be misleading to calculate the actual distance skied on any given day. The only important thing is, how much distance, as-the-crow-flies, remains between us and the Geographic North Pole.

Distance remaining to the Pole: 151 km.
Skiing days remaining: 5.

All is well with the Expedition.