The situation in the south-east of the Arctic is such that it calls for a plan B. \u00a0Here is a plan B in a nutshell: 1) Change the course to Canadian island Ward Hunt which lies off the north coast of Ellesmere Island. \u00a0We then will reach Denmark Sirius Patrol\u00a0 hut which has a well-marked landing strip. This setting is familiar to the pilots of Norlandair company.\u00a0 They are the ones who are bringing our provision, a second sled and the new dogs. The Russian dogs that ran with us across the Arctic Ocean will fly home.\u00a0 2) The same plane will fly our team to the northern coast of Greenland. 3) We will then continue on with our expedition. The ultimate goal is the crossing of Greenland from the northern tip to the utmost south of this second largest ice body in the world. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The decision to initiate plan B was not easy.\u00a0 However, it was the right one and will not undermine the overall goal of our expedition. And just because we are turning to Canada now, it doesn\u2019t mean the rest of the way will be a breeze.\u00a0 Today we received information from Canadian Ice Service that to our right, only five kilometers away, a huge polynya (one kilometer wide) spread out from west to east. We were told that the satellite images are clear and there is no mistake that we must somehow navigate around this open water. \u00a0At this moment we don\u2019t have a clear plan how to cross this \u201criver\u201d.\u00a0 Tomorrow is another day. \u00a0We are hoping for some good news.\u00a0 May be we should postpone poppin<\/a>g open that proverbial bottle of champagne. <\/p>\n http:\/\/yb.tl\/konyukhov<\/p>\n Translated by Tatiana Koreski <\/i><\/figure>\n![](\"assets\/images\/news\/42305\/IMG16051312.jpg\")
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