Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 09:37

Mia. Springs School, East Hampton, New York

Was it ineresting and fun to go to the end of the Permafrost Tunnel? How big was the tunnel?

Lisa Seff

On 5/24/12 9:50 AM, webmaster@polartrec.com wrote:Hi Mia! It was amazing to go onto the permafrost tunnel! Although a
little scary when we got near the end as some dirt kept falling from the
ceiling! The tunnel is 110 meters long. The entrance of the tunnel
reminded me of the wardrobe that led to the mysterious land of Narnia-it
was such a tiny, snow encrusted building on the outside, but inside was
this magical land of preserved ice, bones and grasses from thousands of
years ago.
Hope you're having fun reading the journals and watching the videos. We
just got in from the boat after 19 hours on the water-think it's time
for bed as I've been up for 23 hours!
Whew!
take care and enjoy the end of summer!
Mrs. Seff
p.s. the temperature on the boat was 34 degrees Fahrenheit! Brrr.