Yesterday was great fun. We shifted every box, packet and
bottle of the dry stores supply into the Lower camp dining room. As it turned
out, we also received half a year’s worth of the village coffee supply.
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| Essential supplies |
Once counted and documented we set about splitting the items
between camps and bagging them up, ready for transport by boat and air to their
respective homes.
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| 6 month's coffee supply |
The warm start, coupled with a south wind made for a good deal
of snow melt. At around 3pm, as our Russian friends headed out to the village,
we saw a lot of heavy cloud rolling in which turned to sideways driving
rain. If the river is up this morning it’s only a fraction but I think we will
see it rise slowly throughout the day.
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| Middle ready for transit |
Some of the Russian Middle camp team have arrived safely in
camp and report that the river above the village is in good health. We also
heard rumours of fish jumping…
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| Cloud before the downpour |
Yesterday evening as we finished up we had a visit from a
stunning white tailed eagle. Typically I had taken my big lens off my camera
about 10 minutes previously and as if to rub it in the eagle swooped low along
the far bank before climbing and perching in the trees opposite the camp. By
the time I got back with my camera it had gone.
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| A very different scene 2 nights ago |
Jack Selby
