Day: 122

Spring has arrived.

Temperature: 20F

Location: Committee Bay

Latitude: 67deg 40’ 16’’ N

Longitude: 87deg 41’ 48 ” W

Distance Traveled: 0 miles

Today is a rest day. We are camped out on the ice on Committee Bay, just to the east shore of Melville Peninsula. We have clear weather, and I am looking out to the mountains to the east that we have to cross tomorrow. The dogs are stretched out on their lines like rugs in the sun, and they are having a very good rest. We are drying out clothing, tents and sleeping bags on our day off.

The education tent is busy cranking out the report that will be available online on Monday. They will probably be up late tonight as usual working on that. We can hear the little generator running.

It is a very comfortable day here. The temperature must be about 20 degrees Fahrenheit, with a little bit of a wind. In the tent today we didn’t even have the stove on. So spring has definitely arrived.

We will leave tomorrow on an exciting run, crossing the east side of Melville Bay. We have a large scale map, which doesn’t give us a lot of detail, so it will be interesting.