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What a beautiful weekend to date. Warmer again, nice breeze keeping bugs to a minimum.
Lot of action down the dock last evening what with the coast guard vessel Mathew in for a crew change and fuel. Then the scallop boats lining up at the crane to off load the days catch, plus local speed boats arriving back from fishing, hunting etc. Very nice idyllic scene indeed.
Not sure why they have allowed six boats to drag for scallop, the plant is not really geared up for that many boats, seems an ideal number would be no more that four.

No more word on the strike at Voisey’s Bay mine, not sure how long VBNC can keep a couple of hundred workers over there without production, if that’s what’s really happening.

The whole town has been invited to break bread with Ed tomorrow. The queen’s representative Lt. Governor Ed Roberts is due in for a few hours. I’m told he is coming in on another coast guard vessel, the Montreal. Also supposed to be in is the Moncton. Busy little harbor sure.
Ed is supposed to go as far north as Saglek, the ships will head on up to Nunavut with some Rangers on board. It’s the usual showing of the flag thing, sovereignty and all that. Plus everybody and his dog wants to make an appearance at the new Torngat National Park reserve.

After several days of total frustration with dealing with a Canadian company and there stunned help line system [Bell ExpressVu] it was a welcome relief to deal with an American company. Had occasion to call the Continental Airlines lost baggage help line desk. First call I spoke to an Asian sounding man who was very helpull and friendly, he helped sort out the incorrect and incomplete information in their system. I had to call back late last night as the luggage was to be delivered to St.John’s before heading up here. A lady with a distinct southern drawl was also very helpful, and did not mind one bit that she did not know where the hell Nain was in relation to YYT. So get off your bloody high horse Canada corporate, your second rate by a long shot.
The luggage is still a big if, one piece is not located and one is in St.John’s to be sent up tomorrow, but the whole experience of dealing with people who seem to know what they are doing, and do not mind things being pointed out to them, was quite up lifting.

Not sure if this story spreads an ominous cloud over Goose Bay or not. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=43f1becd-1cfe-452d-982f-53e29ca0d7d5 One could wonder how many special reaction troops does Canada need, or better yet can recruit. The number seems familiar; the PC’s were promising 750 for Goose Bay. Maybe the NL nationalists are not fear mongering all that much after all.