Almost Out

48 17.07S; 73 30.46W

Linda and Rob are now back at the south bank of Jorge Montt Lake where they will likely be picked up by boat in 2 days time.

Today has been another exhausting day with it taking 7 hours to travel 2.2 km. This has actually been due to the awkwardness of travelling through thick bush rather than over the glacier. Tomorrow Linda and Rob will travel back the 2.2km to collect their final load - fortunately a lighter load than today's.

Amazingly they have been blessed with fantastic weather today with beautiful sunshine, 10 deg celcius temperatures and amazing views.

Linda was interviewed on the Saturday Morning Show on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne (approximately 10:30 am Aust. EST Sat 18 July). Linda talked about the difficulties of the trip, the support from people in Australia and about the wildlife that they have seen.

In a satellite phone conversation with her Australian Base Communications she spoke of learning so much from this expedition. The biggest shock for them has been the weather as they have not yet had a day with maximum temperatures staying below zero. This has meant that they have had to contend with rain rather than snow and consequently a much wetter environment than they expected. Linda spoke of feeling as though she has been undertaking an 'underwater expedition' given how wet the trip has been. She was extremely happy to finally be having a day of brilliant sunshine.