Arctic Kites » Black Dog Institute http://www.arctickites.com/blog Greenland Icecap Crossing 2008 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 “Basil” the dog joins Exped Ted http://www.arctickites.com/blog/2008/03/04/basil-the-dog-joins-exped-ted/ http://www.arctickites.com/blog/2008/03/04/basil-the-dog-joins-exped-ted/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:20:48 +0000 Flip http://www.arctickites.com/2008/03/04/basil-the-dog-joins-exped-ted/ flip-basilw10.jpgBasil the Dog will expand the menagerie accompanying Chris, Rachel and Flip on the expedition. A companion for Exped Ted, Basil is barking at the chance to be the first pretend dog across Greenland.

While Team Brit are raising valuable funds for Diabetes UK, Flip will raise money for The Black Dog Institute in Sydney. Winston Churchill referred to his depression as “The Black Dog”. Flip will raise funds towards installing another clinician in the Institutes’ Depression Clinic by towing Basil (a broomhead on wheels, but it looks a lot like a dog), across Greenland.

Flip hopes to develop a lighter version of Basil in the coming weeks ( a shoe-brush), preferably with a car alarm to warn of polar bears!

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