a day at izok

so this is my day at izok
i get up at 8 15 and have a long hot shower in one of two showers .
i get dressed in my uniform( 1984 hat and tshirt) then off to the kitchen.
today for lunch i made bbq hot dogs and chile with sliced baked herb potatoes.
i basically organize all the hot food and my helper gets the soup and salads ready.
also we have to have our grocery order in by monday noon by email. so it was good i had something easy to organize for lunch as i have to order alot and enough fo4 40 to 50 people for a week,  so i took my time and went over the 8 page list. and looked at all my store rooms and refrigerators.
. after lunch i starting to get ready for dinner i had two very large hams which i did with a dijon, pineapple chili glaze, cod in a cream sauce with chili cheese croutons, scallop potatoes, balsamic beets and cauliflower.  i set up a carving station , which they really liked as i carved the ham when they came for dinner,  who are they you might ask, well at camp this week there will be between 40 and 53 people, from 20 years old to 60's or older. mostly men, but probly about 10 or so women. there are the drillers, usually younger men. 3-4 helicopter pilots and there mechanics. general workers and construction duded, about 5 that work in the main office, core shack workers, there are a couple inuit workers one in maintenance i believe then the other is house keeper slash, dining room organizer cleaner. then there are 3 of us in kitchen 2 at day one at night. we have visitors come once in a while from other camps,  fisheries dept is here at the moment, other mangement from other camps, etc...   the people i have met are very friendly.  plus its not every day you get to have people come for lunch by helicopter( well except when your at camp.)
after work tonight i went for a 1/2 hour kayak it was absolutly beautiful out there, and the lake is very shallow, could see bottom most parts, but there it started to thunder and saw lighting in the far distance so i come back to shore.  they are big on saftey here, before i leaver to go anywhere out side camp. i have to write on a big board, my name,  where im going , or what im doing, when i left when ill be back and  i have to take a radio with me. i realy dont mind, and actually its a good peace of mind as its so quiet out there and dont forget i am in the middle of nowhere in the artic circle... although today you would nevr now, last two days its been 25-29 degrees out, and efffing hot in the kitchen..   the bugs werent bad at all tonight, because of a slight wind, and my great muskul lotion.
so really i had an awesome day, now im in my private room. its a very big round tent with about 12 or so 8 by 8 ish rooms, its perfect really. got a couple shelfs, benches closet a little mirrors and 3thundering jesus helicopters to wake you up at 630 sharp flying right above your heads...
good night