September 1, 2008   This is the end…   My wind chapped and sun cracked nose has finally healed.  Family barbeques and fresh garden vegetables are helping me pack the 15 lost pounds back onto my…
July 14, 2008 – Monday – Finding my way home There’s no place like home… Packing up equipment and long travels have left me weak and worn, but I after 2 nights sleep in a MY BED, I am refreshed…
July 12, 2008 - Saturday - Homebound Sorry there has been no communication from me in several days.   I have made it from Summit to Kangerlussuaq to Scotia, NY and now I am finally in the airport…
July 9, 2008 - Wednesday - Saying my Goodbyes We have been breaking down and moving equipment for 17 hours!   In 4 hours, I will be up and readying my gear to leave the ice sheet.  I would write…
  July 8, 2008 – Tuesday -Teachers at Summit   The next few journals might be a little shorter than usual.  We are feverishly tearing down equipment in order to have everything packed and ready by…
July 7, 2008 – Monday - Short-timer As this day comes to a close, I am finding it hard to believe that I will be leaving Summit Camp in 3 days. With the Hercules leaving here early on Thursday, I…
July 6, 2008 – Sunday – Parade Update   Update from yesterday: While preparing to work on my journal last night, Christine radioed in from Balloon Island to say that the tethersonde winch wasn’t…
July 5, 2008 – Saturday - Celebrate Independence Day! So, there I was, trying to write my journal entry and all the sudden…I hear over the radio, "THE WINCH IS BROKE!…THE WINCH IS BROKE!…NEMO ISN’T…
July 4, 2008 – Friday – 4th of July! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!! I am sure that most of you are out enjoying the sunshine and eating freshly cut vegetables with barbequed meat and watching fireworks…
  July 3, 2008 – Thursday – Freshies   If you haven’t yet noticed, I am continually impressed with the food the cooks are able to deliver to us in camp.  We have had shrimp curry, lobster tail,…
July 2, 2008 – Wednesday – Small World How CRAZY is this… If you have been following along on this little adventure of mine, you already know that the first ever overland traverse from Thule,…
July 1, 2008- Monday – Canada Day HAPPY CANADA DAY….eh…(Sorry that was SO cliché). We’ve been celebrating Canada Day all day long. We only have one Canadian (Tara from Univ. of Toronto) on the…