Latitudezero

Chapter 1: Mystery In The Snow The frigid arctic air blew across the old barge’s deck, numbing the several pairs of men that stood on her bows. Each was wrapped tightly in their own woolly coats. Although, the dark brown thick clothing did little to stem the breezes of glacier winds that whipped about and lashed out fiercely around them. Behind each of their clear goggle masks, they could see only endless hills of white land before them. Layers upon layers of pure white snow stretched as far as the eye could see. Some of the men grumbled, while others shivered uncontrollably. More ice cracked and split as the iron hull of a massive ship wedged its way through the floating ice. Man’s machines were defying nature’s work and were paving a road for his own personal travels. Thousands of feet of cold earth were shattered and parted from their path. The ship, the Iron Brokkr, had ventured this trip many times before. With each new venture, new dents and scratches were made along her