Sable Island Expedition – April 20, 2010
April 20, 2010 It is 11pm and my stomach is in knots. I am scheduled to leave tomorrow and I really, really do not want to go. It is a process that takes place on all of my wilderness excursions. Today I had finally found the flaxen stallion. I was way out on the […]
Sable Island Expedition – April 21, 2010
April 21, 2010 My departure was scheduled for 2pm and as the skies cleared to a bright blue it was obvious the flight would arrive without delay. I took the video camera and went west to spend the last morning with two family groups near the west ponds. It is always the same when you […]
Sable Island Expedition – April 19, 2010
The extreme weather of the last two days had trashed the runway sites on the south beach. First the flooding then the drifting sand had left supervisor Gerry with a mountain of work to repair. I caught an early morning ride with him while he examined the damage and he explained that sometimes the runways […]
Sable Island Expedition – April 18, 2010
April, 2010 Today was another rainy day of flat light and extreme winds. Content to stay in for a while and sort out images, I worked at the kitchen table, checking out the window constantly for a break in the weather. My legs were like rubber from yesterday’s unaccustomed pedaling and while I felt somewhat guilty […]
Sable Island Expedition – April 17, 2010
Yesterday was spent indoors with little complaint. The 70km wind, rain and sleet continued all day and through the night. As morning arrived the winds subsided and I decided to venture out to the north beach. As I headed towards the trail I was shocked at the change in landscape. Throughout the storm massive amounts […]
Sable Island Expedition – April 16, 2010
It is 4:30am on the third day of this, my second expedition to Sable Island. Even though I lay in bed in the relative comfort of my second story room at the coast guard station, I have taken to wearing long johns under my pyjamas with a down sweater on top. A powerful “nor’easter” blew […]