The ‘lift off’ went very smoothly indeed, with a communal
breakfast at about 7.00am of Alpen and milk (or paraffin if you’re Monty) with
a general terrace clearance.
The container arrived at 8.30am and human chains
crammed its every corner with John West generosity, tents and Dave.
The bus
arrived at 9.40am, and by 10.00am Base Camp had been returned to its natural,
and none-the-less very beautiful, state.
The bus journey was uneventful except
for a twenty-minute break to mend a trailer tyre. We arrived in Reykjavik (or
rather Arsel youth centre) at 6.00pm…
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| The Adventurers return |
... to be greeted by the thought of saunas and showers, the great indoors, warmth, mattresses… The paths of cleanliness, however, are not straight – and after ten minutes the girls’ shower voted against cold water and for third degree burns. A little mechanical alteration though having reduced both showers to torrential river temperature (see earlier) restored normality and 10 days (at least) of grime were showered, sweated and showered away.
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