Houston, we have a problem!

First I just want to appoligize as it seems that I might not be able to update this blog for a few days or weeks :S) as my internet is patchy at best. I am currently sitting at the local community centre in order to check my emails and give all of you an update. so far its not going so well...
Well yesterday was a VERY interesting day. Our team drove 210km North to Wawa to check out the acces sites we will be using when we begin studying the Magpie River. This river is considered comparable with the Batchawana (which we are studying now), the only difference being that the Magpie has a Hydropower dam on it.

We arrive in Wawa and immediately experience a change in the scenery. In order to get to two of the access points to the river we travelled along a dirt road across more open land full of blueberry bushes.

However, we encountered a few problems. We were unable to get to ANY of the access points on the River! We were blocked by a mound of dirt that was completely impassable, and a washed out road.

In the end we spent the day exploring the small town of Wawa doing toristy things...but more on that to come later when I have better internet access!

Sincerely,

Your extremely frustrated and technologically challenged Field Biologist