Skiing in the Dark - Alone in Antarctica: The First Woman to Ski Solo Across the Southern Ice - page 187

@felicity_aston A steely day in Antarctica with grey skies,
dark weather and flat light. Still managed 22.5nm but was
relieved to get back in the tent.
@felicity_aston With less than 70nm to go I was hoping
to get my 1st glimpse of the mountains today. Scanned the
horizons all day - nothing.
@felicity_aston Stomping through fresh snow has aggravated
my grumbling knees. I keep pleading with them to hold it
together for just one more week...
Privacy was rare during my life at Rothera Research Station. It
was an odd paradox to be so isolated from the world and yet
living so closely with others. During the seven-month winters
with a crew of just twenty I found that it was important to be