bear sighting

I got up just now and went downstairs to the dining room for some juice. I heard the dogs chained down by the harbor shore barking... looked out, and saw that there is a polar bear down there, past the dogs... back to bed for now. 2am and light outside.

Resolute

Resolute isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from here --T-shirt at terminal gift shop.

The weather is slowly improving... it is similar to the retreat of the morning marine-layer fog in the Bay Area. In a couple of hours I should be enroute to Devon Island, along with HC, two Honeybee guys and our drill.

( meanwhile... (3 photos) )

J'ai retournee...

Here and safe, tent is up, unpacked, seam sealer applied, 2C and overcast, with a breeze. The main site is a construction mess. Lack of sun this year means a late thaw... much more snow still here than I'd expected. Which means... the ground isn't dry, and I have to get a 600 lb drill across 2 miles of it.

I did see my sister Vicky, the paramedic... she was headed into Resolute on the plane that took me out. Strange to see her in *this* context!

(shiver) pictures later...