Tuesday, 7 August 2012

breaker, breaker

so in every camp they use radios to talk to one another and most camps have multible channels,  not this camp its all on one.  and we have a radio in the kitchen plus i keep one on me during the day, in case of emergencies.  also we have check ins as there is always people doing work out in the " field" we call it the field if they are workin g out of the camp.  there are alot of goverment natural groups up here doing envirimental studies,  checking water, counting fish, wild life etc etc.. every exploritory camp has to gomthropugh to make sure when they do mine, they can return it it the way it was.  so any way everyday we have atleast two to 4 groups out in the field and they have to call in at 10, 12 and 2. if they dont check in and i cannot get ahold of them within 15 minutes .they send out a helicopter to go find them..we have a map in the dining room where they pin their location and a board where i check off there check ins....
even if i went for a walk, 1 i must take a friend 2 i must take a radio, 3 if going more than 3 kilometers must take a sat phone 4 and if going for a period of time put a pin on the map.5 most important  we must wear a high visible vest, one of those bright florescent yello vests.  the one i wear i swear you could see me from the moon.
we playe frisbee golf again tonight.. we wore our vests and took a radio,  the little course we have set up is just on the out skirts of camp..  but goes up a little rocky hill and has amazing views. we saw a single caribou mowing down on some grass. and i ate some wild bluberries.
two more work days then i get to go home.

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