29 June 2008 Fore!

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June 29, 2008 – Sunday – Fore!

The final round of the Summit Open Golf Challenge was played last night under the nighttime sun. The course proved to be tough for the competitors, with soft snow "sand” traps, bumpy "greens” and a constant breeze that brought the temperature down to -1 F with steady snow dusting the course.

Summit Open Golf Championship — Golfers prepare for the game at the first tee. From left: Christine, Chris, Louisa, Neil, and Bonnie.

Adverse conditions couldn’t stop the determined Summit Campers who set out at night to build the only 6 hole "Championship” golf course on the Greenland Ice sheet (as far as we know). Each person got a soup can (or 55 gallon oil drum…their choice) to use as the pin for their individually designed "hole”.

FORE! — Chris the Medic wisely chooses the 5 iron for this long shot across a snowy, wind-blown golf course.

When the tournament was finished, a British golfer named Louisa, stood proud as the winner of the Summit Open Golf Challenge!

Christine and I have been fighting a broken balloon. The nozzle of the tethersonde got a severe crack that allowed helium to flow freely out and brought "Nemo” to the ground. The process of trying to fix it has taken us 24 hours but we just had our first launch and it is still holding air! I guess you really CAN fix anything with a little duct tape and balin’ twine!

Pizza Night! — Saturday night is Pizza Night at Summit Camp. Everyone is invited into the kitchen to build their favorite pizza. Here, Pat and Robin burst into a hectic kitchen as pizzas are churned out in record time! (photo by Chris the Medic)

No Food Update: Sunday is the day of rest for the staff. So, we had leftover pizza for breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack…. (Feels just like college again!)

Stay Warm!!

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