Back home again

We arrived home on friday afternoon from Goose Bay, nice welcome, a 61/2 hour in total power outage. Pumped up the colman stove for a cup of tea, inconvenient but no big deal for us up here in the NL third world.

We spent 7 days with friends in the valley, I had 5 trips to the chiropractor for treatment on my back, and we both shopped for some large and small items for the house and grandkids, well one grand kid, the youngest.

Took a trip down the aptly named Mud Lake road to see ice movement and look for ducks and geese, saw plenty of both, no pics of them though, only these.

That's our host on the hunt.

What is left of ski doo trail to Mud Lake.

Sun set on way back to the valley.

Lots of activity at the Goose Bay airport on arrival and departure, both civilian and military. 2 AWAC’s were there both days, on Friday a F18 was there refueling, a couple of other air force planes landed and both regional airlines had planes coming and going at high rate.
Heard a rumor that the new commander of the base will be an army man, quite the change indeed. Sure hope something happens down there, shame to see all those reasonably new and refurbished buildings empty.

Had a great flight home, only five of us on a twinn Otter, plus the bottled water and pop in cabin with us, and the frozen chicken and other frozen goods in the baggage compartment. Clear all the way with good view of the ice and Labrador sea.