6 days and we're off!

Okay, we may have been excited before, but now we're ecstatic!!!

This is Liss, just calling in to give an update on things happening round Doncaster....apart from the major flooding!!!

Last week we met Caroline Flint, MP for this area, when she came to school to personally congratulate us. We had more photo's taken for the newspapers - we almost know these photographers on first name terms now!

BBC Leeds delivered the video camera yesterday for us to take footage - something else to cram into our suitcases!

United Biscuits (the manufacturers of Iced Gems) sent approx. 400 packets of Iced Gems - No, they are not going in our suitcase but we intend sharing them with our school mates. We've got loads of best friends now!!!

So, off to get sea sick tablets at the weekend!

Despite the flooding the trains to London are still running so we will manage to get to Heathrow!

21 days to go!

Only 21 days to go until Svalbard! We are so excited. What are we most looking forward to about the trip? Simply being in such a beautiful environment, so different to our own. Liss especially can't wait to visit the pack ice and see global warming up close. Lucy is excited to see the polar bears and the glaciers. They both can't wait to simply see the snow, but especially to do the dog-sledding- huskies rock! :)
We had so much fun on Finals Day. Setting up our display was such a great build-up, and we enjoyed going to the Science Museum in the morning. But the best part certainly was presenting to the judges. We had practised so many times and even in front of our entire year group! Presenting the the judges felt like the moment of truth and we thoroughly enjoyed it! We collapsed in a heap of happiness and excitement afterwards! When they called out our names, we were thrilled! We both gave each other a hug, then leaped up to have our photo taken. It was fantastic!
21 days to go and we are buzzing with joy! We shall report back later!

Lots of love,

Liss and Lulu
The Iced Gems
xx

Since the finals!

Since winning Ice Edge everything has gone so quickly! Newspaper articles, photographers and even BBC Look North! It feels like we're celebrities! Of course we did find time to fit in shopping trips for all the essentials we need! Whilst everyone else is buying their summerwear, we're catching all the winterwear before it goes!

Only a month to go and it is all very exciting! BBC Look North have even asked us to film a video diary whilst we are there!

Watch this space as we will be reporting back soon....maybe even from Svalbard!

Liss & LuLu
The Iced Gems xxx