Manly Hands
6th March, 2008It’s incredible how many of us live lives that require very little manual labour of any kind… myself included. In the first days of our arrival, Alejo helped us get started which involved putting up the WeatherHaven tent. This essentially meant wrestling with ropes in the wind for a full day. By the end of the day my hands were pink and throbbing from the cold and close to blistering. I looked on as Alejo cranked ropes up with little more than his thumb and forefinger… correcting my fumbling attempts at tying things off.
Yesterday we put up the wind turbine in very wet and cold conditions and I am pleased to announce that I now seem to have developed somewhat more manly hands in the few days we have been here. Perhaps by the time the rest of the expedition arrives I will be able to shake hands with the gnarled Antarctic-hands I have always dreamt of having. Remembering of course that it is sacrilegious to shake hands with one’s gloves on in the Antarctic (just a small heads-up to all you soon-to-be Antarctic travelers…).
Amazing site. This looks like an amazing adventure. Best of Luck! I will keep reading and posting! :)
Posted by Pranav on 03/06/08, 10:55 am
All the manual labour is probably good for you! Nice to be able to keep up with all your (icy) adventures. Cape town sends love!! k
Posted by Kerry on 03/07/08, 12:21 am
some hands are for ropes, some are for snow, some for writing poetry. some for planting and digging, some for playing the guitar, some fingers are best at tip-tapping on computer keys, or building snowmen. But its always good to find find hands that can do all these things and still want to do more!
Posted by Miki on 03/10/08, 3:04 pm