The Thrill of Falling by Witi Ihimaera

Author:Witi Ihimaera [Witi Ihimaera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House New Zealand
Published: 2012-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

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THE CHASE

‘Bingo,’ Colby said.

Beyond the fogbows and hazy mist the sky brightened, the sun spreading pools of light across the gleaming sea. And below, waiting, was an expanse of dense floes: tabulars, blockies, domes, wedges, pinnacles with one or more statuesque peaks and dry docks with two or more such peaks separated by water-filled channels. They were all extraordinary creations: ice Everests whose glassy surfaces created dangerous reflections that could fool a pilot into thinking he was navigating open sky. Many pilots, not having a spotter as alert as Colby, had crashed into the ice walls of a floating berg.

With relief, Drake saw his squadron, and Queequeeg’s, bursting behind him from the cloud cover. ‘Okay, fellas,’ he radioed, ‘we’ve found our happy hunting ground. Start tagging. Colby? Radio the tugs and submarines the coordinates.’ He looked at his watch. ‘Thirty minutes max, boys, and then let’s head for home. I don’t want anybody dropping into the sea.’

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