Greenland 2012 Itinerary

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DAY DATE   ITINERARY
Saturday 28-Jul-12 Arrive at The John Lyon School at 0900 hours, check all bags & eqipment and re-pack stay at School overnight and continue preparations
Sunday 29-Jul-12 Train transfer from South Harrow to London Heathrow Airport arriving at airport check-in at 1000 hours. Departure Flight Number FI 451 - at 1300 and land at Keflavik, Iceland at 1500 hours bus transfer to Reykjavik "Snorri's Guesthouse"
Monday 30-Jul-12 Overnight - Check Kit re-pack bags get any kit food needed
Tuesday 31-Jul-12 Overnight - Visit Reykjavik
Wednesday 01-Aug-12 Flight to Greenland (Scoresbysund) camp Constable Point
Thursday 02-Aug-12 Boat to Liverpool Land - Coastal BASE CAMP 1 (Leave food for return) 
Friday 03-Aug-12 Acclimatisation EXPLORATION TREKS 
Saturday 04-Aug-12 Trek - Shuttle store to Upper Base Camp 1
Sunday 05-Aug-12 Trek - Continue to shuttle store to Upper BASE CAMP 1 (re-pack bags leave food for return, collect food)
Monday 06-Aug-12 Trek - Move camp closer to eastern ADVANCE BASE CAMP 2
Tuesday 07-Aug-12 Rest Day - 
Wednesday 08-Aug-12 Trek to WEST COAST along tongue of glacier (Likely to be Crevassed) Temporary camp near to coast
Thursday 09-Aug-12 Return to Advance Base Camp 2 climbing peak en-route
Friday 10-Aug-12 Trek to base of peak - set up Temp Camp
Saturday 11-Aug-12 Climb to summit of selected peak & return to Advance Base Camp 2 (Overnight)
Sunday 12-Aug-12 Climb to summit of selected peak & return to Advance Base Camp 2 (Overnight)
Monday 13-Aug-12 Climb to summit of selected peak & return to Advance Base Camp 2 (Overnight)
Tuesday 14-Aug-12 Rest Day - Proj. geog. Ice)
Wednesday 15-Aug-12 Climb to summit of selected peak & return to Advance Base Camp 2 (Overnight)
Thursday 16-Aug-12 Depart Advance Base Camp on eastern side
Friday 17-Aug-12 Camp on western (Hurry Fjord) side of Glacier
Saturday 18-Aug-12 Arrive Base Camp
Sunday 19-Aug-12 Boat pick-up Liverpool Land by boat to Scoresbysund - liaise School / Camp - Sea-water proj.
Monday 20-Aug-12 Project Sea-water samples - School & village 
Tuesday 21-Aug-12 Project Sea-water samples - School & village - Possibly return to Constable Point or next morning
Wednesday 22-Aug-12 Return to Constable Point - Fly to Iceland - Snorries Guest House, Reykjavik
Thursday 23-Aug-12 Visit Reykjavik - Snorries Guest House, Reykjavik - Morning Whale Watching Reykjavik - pm visit Reykjavik final shopping
Friday 24-Aug-12 Snorries Guest House, Reykjavik - Golden Circle Tour with www.icelandhorizon.is 
Saturday 25-Aug-12 am visit Blue Lagoon -Return Flight to from Kevlavik to London Heathrow Flight Number FI 454 depart 1610 and arrive LHR 2010 hours ( Arrive Keflavik airport at 1300)