Just relaxing and doing a little expedition work. It is my birthday so my time to kickback and have a nice dinner.
Did do my normal weather checks in the arctic. Bering Sea is mostly ice free south of the Bering Straits. Chukchi Sea is still mostly ice covered with some holes near Point Lay and west. Barrow is still froze in. On the Beaufort Sea some holes exist offshore of the Mackenzie area but not nearly passable. Air temps in Kotzebue and Nome are about 55 in the daytime and freezing at night. On the north coast temps do not get much above the freezing line. No sunbathing up there yet.
Tonight I will get my shotgun, finally found what I want, Mossberg 500 with no choke. Good dependable weapon and fairly inexpensive.
working on the boat and more gear preparations daily. just poking along. I am not at all excited about the trip. I look forward to it but excited, no. If you get to high or low dissappointment can become an issue. Just stay calm and focused on the mission.
That is what is new. Enjoy your day.