5 days left to go

Well, I got my airline ticket confirmation two days ago and I am starting to get anxious. It's been a great experience up here and I would be willing to do it again but after 25 days I am starting to get a little cabin fever.

It started out cold with a dusting of snow this morning but it has turned out to be a beautiful cold crisp day. Sun with clouds and snow showers drifting by.

Darkness is about equal to daylight now with the sun down about 8:30 o 9:00 and sunrise about 6:30 or so. The light has been changing about 20 minutes a day or more.

I've added a clip involving the moving of heavy goods from the dock to the unloading area. Of course this is all done my helicopter and the pilots are amazingly talented at moving these things. I envy their skill and their opportunities to see the country everyday from the air.


We run most things on diesel, except the hot water and stoves which run on propane. The stoves that heat the tents are all diesel fueled and the 45 gallon tanks that feed them need to be topped up everyday. J.J. is pictured here filling up the one by the dry. It's called the "dry"because that is where all the wet clothes are hung to dry.

Since the internet is slow right now I will have to post the video clip later.