article_snippet: Here, Ed and Bunny melt a chunk of ice in Ed and Bunny tent to make some tea . '
article_snippet: After a frantic day of writing last letters for home, us headed down to the ice edge to wave her off.
article_snippet: us felt no regrets as us had not been marooned; instead us real adventure was just beginning.
article_snippet: The long Antarctic night was ending and darkness was giving way to the twilight weeks.
article_snippet: Having dug out the aircraft it was time to get everything set for the long journey' The expedition team faced harsh conditions such as snow piling up on The expedition team accommodation's roof.
article_snippet: snow actually helped to keep the heat in .
article_snippet: Originally the plan had been to rendezvous at the South Pole around Christmas, but bad weather stalled The expedition teamabout 357 miles from the pole.
article_snippet: Fierce winter winds scoured the ice into a large gully behind the hut at Shackleton.