Sunday 17 February 2008

Cool Nights


Woke to find white crystals covering everything and the walls of the tent sagging alarmingly due to the weight of ice. Excited to find our thermometer showing -12C though we had both stayed warm in our down sleeping bags. That evening, 1 hour after sunset it was showing -5C although it seemed much warmer which made the mornings -12C reading seem a bit dubious. However, Wendy then removed the damp tent from its pannier which immediately became crinkly due to it freezing. Subsequent comparisons with public temperature displays have confirmed the accuracy of our thermometer.

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