Moving along and getting ready.
well we are still drilling ok, although we (1st shift) had an empty barrel coming up after 1 12 hours of trip time and screwing around trying to make Ice core, seems the anti torque springs slipped (probably due to the brittle ice ) and we were unable to drill a complete core, we did adjust the anti torques and it began working again… weather this morning was fog, visability about 1000 feet or so.. with hoar frost on everything it was very beautiful….temps about -3 or so, not bad…. tent was +62 this morning even with the fog …. have been reading in the galley in the evenings now… shot hole drill crew leaving and going to the drill site 150 miles out this morning, riding snomobiles so they should only take about 8-10 hours or so, as opposed to the 18 hours it took them to bring the shot hole drill rig in a couple of days ago… the drill rig is now packed for retro to the US for modification and repairs.. not much else… happy new year.. we are supposed to get the day off, but I will helping with the sheave repair tomorrow..and send some news on how you guys are doing ..