Flying into Oslo International we were happy to see trees for the first time in two months. We are going home.

We were able to change our flights out of Svalbard and left early this morning. It's always hard for me to say goodbye to the ice and snow, but I know I will be back. I love camping and winter, but for me, four of the last six months have been spent on polar ice caps. Time for a little green. I'm looking forward to shorts and my Scarpa flip flops.

AJ will have a substantially shorter trip as his final destination is England where his parents will be waiting to take him back to Plymouth, and I'm sure some will be some hearty celebrations. Darcy and I have a few more legs until home. We'll overnight in London, then to Ottawa, then the drive through Canada to Thunder Bay (hopefully no speeding tickets). There our paths will diverge. I will head south to Minnesota (and then Colorado) and Darcy will continue on to Winnipeg.

I've never really liked the end of anything and I feel a little down. However, this is not really the end but only the middle. Two down; one to go. The Save the Poles expedition is a journey to the South Pole, North Pole and Mt. Everest in one year. Stay tuned as there will be more information, exciting web posts (from this summer's training and more), pictures, video and most importantly information on climate change.

The Save the Poles expedition is sponsored by Bing with major support from Terramar and project support from Atlas, Madshus, Goal0, Sierra Designs, Optic Nerve and Seventh Generation.