Lake E Daily News April 22, 2009
Today was very special not only because it was Grisha Fedorov's 36th Birthday. Grisha is doing an outstanding job for us here and has been so dedicated over the life of the project. A small celebration with candy bars was enjoyed in the camp office.
The mud was loaded onto the drilling platform in the morning and then Christian Koeberl arrived at 5 PM by helicopter with the necessary hard rock lifter cases. After being delayed in Moscow he arrived in Pevek, changed shoes to boots and was whisked away to the lake by helicopter --- extremely unusual but great luck for us. We thank Dimitry Kozelov, Head ChukotHydromet Administration, and also Airport Director Evdokimov along with the pilots for their support.
The night shift started work by straightening out a small bend in the hole below 500m-driller depth where the angle was about 2 deg and not 0. With that fixed, core recovery resumed.
Weather is cool, highs of only -17 C today with a strong wind from the north and reduced visibility on the ground due to snow blowing. Blue skies otherwise.
Cheers and lets hope the drilling goes smoothly over the next 10 days.
Sincerely, Julie BG
