tuapiro: June 2007

Morning on leaving Keno

10 June 2007

Whitehorse

Last day in town for awhile I have some work to finish off,

then maybe go for a drive-by explore of the outer fringes of the town,

pack my bag and fly to Vancouver early tomorrow morning to meet Lynne.

We have a nice hotel booked on the waterfront downtown for two nights,

then

we have 3 weeks

with no firm plan other than to cruise the ferries and by ways

of the west coast and the inside passage up to Juneau, Alaska

where we hope to meet up with friends.

Here Lynne will stay on a week (maybe) while I head back to Keno and work, she returns to NZ on 12 July.

The weather will probably be wet, but we hope to fit in some kayaking and and hiking along the way.

So without computers or cell phone coverage we shall probably be incommunicado for long periods. But do hope to find some internet cafes in the little towns where we will be served salmon, alaskan king crab and lobster with our chardonnay.

Aaron & kerry & Noa are sitting the dog and the house, and probably eating the grapefruit.

So we will be in touch when we can.

Al

The tailings dam at Keno

8 June 2007

Keno to Whitehorse

Leaving camp at 3pm with a half an hour drive to Mayo
then a wait at the airstrip -
4 of us heading on breaks did a hot swap for the 4 coming in on their rotations plus 4 new drillers -
and headed SE to Whitehorse in a Cessna Caravan
arriving about 6pm

it beat the 5 hour drive - not by much
but I got to see the ground from a new perspective on the way.

This is the Yukon River entering Lake Lebarge just near Whitehorse

to be continued......

6 June 2007

Keno Hill

The show and tell to the plane load of stockbroker analysts, company directors and corporate types up from Vancouver fr the day, has been and gone on the hottest day so far this year. At 7pm it is still 32 degrees and the sky is still hazy from the bush fire smoke.

I woke at 1.3am last night and it was still light out.

But

It seemed to go well

and Clynt was happy.

Tomorrow I can get back to work after all the disruption except there is a mandatory "Bear Awareness" course on in the afternoon. I will let you know what I learn.

PS - How not to get over an ice bank.

4 June 2007

Keno Hill

Tomorrow is a big deal day here with about 30 stockbroker analysts flying/driving up from Vancouver just for the day. Company directors and all.

The powerpoints are made and the displays are up and the core laid out.

Everyone will be very happy to see the end of tomorrow.

I have had a little foray out into the bushes, saw spring lupins and bear diggings. One of the girls on the geophysical survey crew has reported being stalked by a cougar ! Apparently they don't normally live this far north but are following deer as the nether reaches succomb to global warming. Seems a little strange when you walk on permafrost.

Today it was in the low 30's but I still managed to get my truck stuck on an ice bank and had to be pulled out. No harm done.