Tonight it is.

We will almost certainly leave tonight, when all the bits and pieces have been done, phone calls made, ice reports collected…

There is a 20 kt easterly forecast for Queen Maud overnight then to NW – not the best and may further block FranklinSir John Franklin, arctic explorer who died with all his men in 1847 while seeking the Northwest Passage. but I think we have to be there to take any opportunity that opens. AGW, about 3 days to Taloyoak (used to be Spence Bay) where we can wait in reasonable comfort  for a week or two if necessary. Won't be easy but necessity dictates.

Photos – Wreck of Amundsen's Maud and an inuksukA stone landmark or cairn built by humans, used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. More here (Wikipedia) (or perhaps an inunnguaq).