\u201cWe are staying put today.\u00a0The snowstorm is horrendous with the visibility close to zero.\u00a0 It got us good; we\u2019ve been stuck here for 24 hours.\u00a0Right now it\u2019s the end of the day and the wind is finally starting to subside.\u00a0 However, we just finished feeding the dogs and cannot start running.\u00a0 The snow has completely covered all the large and small ice cracks, and we\u2019ll have to be extremely careful once we resume our journey.\u00a0 The bear has disappeared somewhere as soon as the storm had arrived.\u00a0 We still had our shotgun (12 mm caliber) ready, and took turns sleeping.\u00a0 Our coordinates haven\u2019t changed much; the sea ice is minimal.\u00a0 Another day had passed, but with no results.\u00a0 Victor and I look at this pause as a mini- break for our dogs which will do them good.\u00a0 On our right side a large polynya has spread its waters for 20 km south.\u00a0 There is no other choice but to move along the polynya, thankfully, it\u2019s along our route and we don\u2019t have to wait to cross it.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Expedition is using satellite tracking beacons \u2013 Yellow Brick. Current position is here: http:\/\/yb.tl\/konyukhov<\/a>\n<\/p>\n