Well break out the snow chains, wash your clothes in anti-freeze, and stock up on reindeer chow because today we’re gonna ROOOOOAD TRIIIIIP (written in my best Oprah-style holler). On today’s journey, we’re heading for the North Pole, and since we’re departing from Houston, TX it’s gonna take awhile to arrive at our destination. So put this lat/long in your GPS: 90.00° N, 0.00° W and while you’re determining the best route for yourself, I’ll give you a couple of facts about the North Pole that you may not know:
- Did you know the North Pole was discovered as recently as 1909? US Navy engineer Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and four Inuit men have been given disputed credit for being the first men to stand on the North Pole.
- Did you know that there are two North Poles? The geographic North Pole, which I gave you the lat/long for, and the magnetic North Pole with changes slightly everyday. The Magnetic Pole is the one your compass will point to more and more incorrectly the further north you are.
- Did you know that the North Pole isn’t on land? There is only drifting pack ice over the North Pole, so if you were to go there, plant a flag and say, “I claim this North Pole for the Great State of Texas” by the time you got back home that flag might be off the coast of Greenland.
- Did you know Santa’s Workshop is not really at the Geographical North Pole? It’s actually in the Lapland region of far north Finland, and the wouldn’t you know the Lapps are world-reknowned reindeer herders too!
OK now that we’re all up on our North Pole facts, let’s hit the road!
I wanted to take a moment at this special time of year to say how much we here at PPL Motorhomes appreciate your support and business throughout the year, and we look forward to supplying your RV needs in the coming year as well. All the best to all of you from all of us here at PPL Motorhomes.