Resolute Bay is a small settlement (village) with a population of 300 people.
We can see a meteorological station, an airport,
and large tanks for fuel storage in a distance.
The arrival of expedition is a big event for Resolute Bay.
Everybody is very friendly and the expedition is welcoming.
There are a lot of children, and children are the same everywhere.
They are straightforward and quick to familiarize and play with us.
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Local supermarket
Group of children are following us (left)
This is the way to carry small kids in cold weather (right)
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Hotel
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Far away from home
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The hotel we are staying is very nice.
The bed linen is changed once in two days.
The hotel's chief manager Lucas is a kind man.
He helps us solve many important problems.
Generally, everybody is kind, disinterested, not depraved by the fuss of urban life.
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Equipments delivered by Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
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A lot of equipment, there are a total of 39 boxes and we also brought something else with us.
Everything must be unpacked, sorted and packed again for expedition.
Sledges, skis, food for 4 months, warm clothes, tents, and other daily goods.
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Food
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Pemmican
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A set of food include: chocolate, strawberry drink, vitamins, biscuits, and confectionery.
In the shining pack is pemmican - our base food.
Not a big variety of food, but it's have a lot of calories - about 6000,
and it is a pretty high value.
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Mitsuro and I are sewing
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We fixed the tents, because it didn't contain snow skirt, and we had to sew it.
It is very important. I don't know why tent makers do not do it originally.
It is good that we recognized this problem while we are in Japan and brought the needed material with us.
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Computer is also a part of the equipment
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PLB for emergency case
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The computer did not have Russian alphabet symbols on keyboard.
So I made them from a film and stick on it.
PLB is a very important device in our equipment.
In case of emergency we can send a SOS radio signal by one click.
Preparations are going at a full speed.
In next few days we plan to test tents and practice sledges and parachutes.
Stepan Gvozdev
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