We started work and finished the drilling on site Mile 142.
The site from the chopper.
The drilling was completed be 1200h, complete with 11 boreholes installed with monitoring wells (the general condition of the site is marsh..anywhere from 8-12 inches of fibrous peat on frozen silt).
Permafrost in the silt.
We then spent the rest of the day (4 hours) waiting for our chopper and fighting mosquitoes brewing tea, and yes we used the Kelly Kettle, fighting mosquitoes and Oh Ya fighting mosquitoes.
Kelly Kettle on Mile 142 of the Canol Trail NWT.
At five o’clock we took off for the next site (Mile 131.3) to check out where the chopper could land. We did land on the Twitya River bank and proceeded to clear a proper handing area for our bird.
The old camp at Mile 131.3
The Twitya River from the air.
Our chopper on the banks of the Twitya.
That’s all for now, it’s dinner time and tonight we are having caribou lasagna then I have to go and hand wash my socks. Two days in rubber boots and they are not allowed in the cabin.
P.S. sorry about the layout of the post, but I have to pdf it and e-mail to my blog administrator (Natasha) so she can post it on my behalf. We have no band width here and even getting e-mail takes forever.
It's my pleasure to update this for you, Pat. I'm just thrilled that you're blogging again, and sharing your cool adventures with your friends and family. We miss you lots. Enjoy that caribou lasagna and Labrador tea. Be safe. Looking forward to your next post tomorrow. xox, Natasha
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