Now looks like we might start our expedition this Thursday evening by rowing from Cambridge Bay to Shawn’s cabin, fingers crossed. Looks like we will then be rowing for 2.5 days before seeking shelter by anchoring near the coast for a couple of days to avoid the bad weather.
BREAKFAST
Today was by far the quietest day yet. Slept in. Leven arrived at 10am. Art & Mike made some nice breakfast with hashbrowns and the usual eggs and bacon. I continue to drink a lot of fruit and vegetable juice to make sure I get all my vitamins and won’t get scurvy BEFORE the start of the expedition. Also bought 24 cans of Dr Pepper a few days ago because why not.
LUNCHTIME RUN
Art and Mike then left with Leven to have a shower, do some laundry (incl. a few of my clothes) and to run some errands. I went for a short 4.5k (3mi) run in heavy rain, this time to the West, away from Cambridge Bay. Same repetitive, flat, green, brown, grey tundra as towards the other direction, but even less cabins.
GOOD HAUL OF SNACKS
Bought tons of snacks in the afternoon, incl. Beef jerky, dried sausages, cheese, dried fruits, nuts, peanut butter, honey, muesli, and more of those entirely flavourless pilot cookies. Also purchased 5 or 6 different sauces like soy sauce, tabasco, sriracha, as well as mustard, salt, pepper, herbs and spices. Last not least I bought four large containers of hot chocolate powder (requiring only hot water, not milk, to be added).
DINNER
For dinner, the four of us had grilled pork chops with the vegetables I had prepared yesterday.
QUIET BEFORE THE STORM GOOD WEATHER
I suspect that tomorrow will be another quiet day with bad weather. Art is thinking about staying on board of Hermione from tomorrow until Thursday. For a moment I thought about joining him, but then decided to opt for the comparative “luxury” of Chez Shaun.
