Return to Labrador: Part 1

To get our Labrador Sea 2016 glider mission underway, it was back up to Labrador - this time to the town of Cartwright, a few hours further north along the Trans-Labrador highway from where we had deployed last year.

Departing St. John's on September 7th, we started the 1400km, three-day drive to Cartwright.

A dose of Newfoundland's famous fog. This narrow strip of land separating the Avalon peninsula from the rest of Newfoundland is often foggy. Incidentally, a plan is afoot to harvest Newfoundland fog and bottle and sell it as drinking water.

The mission glider is fitted with oxygen and carbon dioxide sensors that needed to be kept wet en-route. Here we're collecting some fresh seawater for the job at the wreck site of the SS Ethie.

Waiting to board the MV Apollo ferry across the Belle Isle strait.

Once in Labrador, it was onto the gravel Trans-Labrador highway road up to Cartwright.

The cloud of dust trailing behind vehicles on the dirt road can make it had to spot things - e.g. moose!

There only being one main road in these parts, it's hard to get lost.

Inukshuk in the town of Port Hope Simpson (where we stayed last year).

Someone's ready for winter!

Southeastern Labrador is on Newfoundland time, but further north (including Cartwright) they're on Atlantic time, half an hour different.

We made it!

Unfortunately, just as we pulled in to Cartwright, we had a flat. We enlisted none other than the town's mayor to plug it for us. After that, we made it was an early night so as to be well rested for a crack-of-dawn start the following morning...