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Pole to Pole
Day 4: Ny Alesund
Roger slept badly and suspects he has a sprained wrist following yesterday's excursion. This is his excuse for wearing a sinister black glove on one hand. Fraser dreamt that he gave every member of his family a Ski-Doo for Christmas. I can see why he thought of Christmas, for the snow is falling here as copiously as in any Disney cartoon, making it hard to remember that it's nearly June.Geir is ever hopeful. The barometer is evidently rising and we should be packed and ready to leave at six this evening, after supper.
At 6 p.m. the snow is falling in great big fat lazy flakes, and we are about to settle, not unhappily, for an evening of table tennis and a good night's sleep when Geir and his colleagues suggest that the most settled conditions are often in the middle of the night and they would seriously ask us to consider a 2 a.m. departure. This is seriously considered, but not for very long. Another postponement, until tomorrow morning, is agreed upon. Back to the table tennis.
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Pole to Pole
- Day: 4
- Country/sea: Norway
- Place: Ny Alesund
- Book page no: 17
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- Table tennis
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- Around the World in 80 Days
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