Getting up bright and early is becoming a little bit more difficult in the morning and judging from how quiet the others are, I’d say I’m not the only one. After a hearty breakfast, we were able to perform our KP duties. Not a bad trade off since we don’t have any other of our regular chores to do.
Quick briefing on standardizing data recording ( if they only knew how hard it is to see the keys ), lots of clothes layering ( hint: try them on before you bring them ), short van ride and ready to start work on our little patch of Tree Island 11. Our biggest challenge was the smallest tree – a little David and Goliath moral reminder. A bit more arctic weather conditions and wet ground. It was nice to work to the calls of the Canadian goose and occasional whimbrel in the background. We continued in the same area after lunch, where we worked to memorable quotes from Edie, such as,” Thank goodness for Advil!” Just when everyone felt they had enough, we rallied around and finished recording the whole lot, demonstrating the overachiever in all of us.
Dinner held some special treats as it was oneof the staffs birthday. Have to remember to purchase her cookbook Recipes for the Ravenous. We settled in for another informational lecture on the geomorphology of Hudson Bay area. It was interesting to learn about local land features that we actually saw in the field today, like the “jumpy things” that ate Crissy's boot. They can be quite large, are very bouncy and fun to jump in. We were treated to a field trip to Ramsay Lake which is an example of an Ice Push Lake margin and actually got to see snow.
Plan to wake up during the night to hopefully see some northern lights coming from a recent solar flare. Might just be a little slower getting up tomorrow too.
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