I’ve been skiing on the road outside my house this afternoon! I think it’s safe to say that the parcels of kit for Tierra del Fuego, and Christmas presents I’ve ordered on-line aren’t going to arrive today, and we’re not going anywhere. Axel tested out his snow tires and JUST managed to get to Holyhead and back but he looked almost as white as the snow when he returned! I certainly don’t fancy driving on roads that I could successfully ski on! We were meant to go to the Mitchell blades factory in Chester today, to pick up our shiny new paddles for Tierra del Fuego, but that will have to wait for another time.

The good news for anyone ordering from the UK / Europe / Australasia Cackle TV webstore  is that the lady who posts your DVDs ( Fflur) lives 5 minutes walk from a post office close to sea level (and less snowy) so all orders will still go out. All UK orders are posted 1st class within 24 hours so you still have time to order Christmas presents.

On the subject of weather, while in Tierra del Fuego, we’ll be sent daily weather forecasts from the other side of the world, in Israel. Karel Vissel is remote weatherman extraordinaire. He offers support for remote kayaking trips, helping people to make informed decisions about whether it’s safe to go on the water or better to stay in the tent. More information can be found on Karel’s website, www.kayakweather.com

One slight snag to this plan is that we don’t yet have a satellite phone. We need an Irridium 9555 phone so Karel can send us texts of the weather forecast, and also so we can let the Chilean and Argentinian navy’s know where we are. They won’t let us kayak in their waters without a sat phone. If anyone can lend us a phone for 70 days, or has any contacts which might help, then please let us know.

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