It was cold this morning. So cold, that the lake behind us is starting to freeze over around the edges. Some of the guys in camp can’t believe we have such a fascination for frozen water. The ice on the lake was about 5mm thick but we still piffed a few yonnies in it. 
Even Cookie the pug had to wear an embarrassing white sheep skin coat!!! 
The boys braved the cold to head out to West Bear again. They have a strict rehab policy around here. Burn it. So they lit the fire to end all fires.
Dan tries to tell me that they are working hard. However, they were throwing their steaks in aluminum foil on a spade and cooking them for lunch. Wes dropped by to start slinging samples and decided to join us for lunch. The steaks were good though Wes thought I looked like a homeless guy who hadn’t eaten for a week.
Even Cookie the pug had to wear an embarrassing white sheep skin coat!!! The boys braved the cold to head out to West Bear again. They have a strict rehab policy around here. Burn it. So they lit the fire to end all fires.Dan tries to tell me that they are working hard. However, they were throwing their steaks in aluminum foil on a spade and cooking them for lunch. Wes dropped by to start slinging samples and decided to join us for lunch. The steaks were good though Wes thought I looked like a homeless guy who hadn’t eaten for a week.
When Wes showed up a bit early we were all pleased to get back.
It was quite squeezy with four of us in the back of the chopper. Here’s Darcy, Steve and I squeezed up.
The team had laid out all of the boxes which meant we had to do our geo stuff on them. The best thing about West Bear and the 5 degree maximum day was that we could light the piles of scrap timber up without causing a major forest fire. It was cold, my toes were hurting, so I cut the fingers off a pair of cotton gloves and placed the mitt over my foot. It worked, only slightly. Tomorrow I’m bringing more clothes. 
Okay, blokes and fires. There is something magical about a fire especially when it is lit with petrol. Well, the wood was that cold and wet that even after three goes with accelerant it didn’t work. On the third go I picked up a wet tissue and said try lighting this. Brendo, who now looks like a bear with a bushy beard gave it a light. To my amazement it was covered in petrol and lit exceptionally well. Unusual! Anyway, Corey really gave it a good shot and it eventually worked. What a bushman!
One good fire leads to another. Using the embers we lit up the next pile. We also had to give it a little help!
I had port and vodka with the boys and talked cricket. It was good having tins again. Tan watched a terrible movie with the girls called “Population 436”.
