Müller Ice Cap Daily Report Saturday May 31

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 Daily Report for 31st May and 1st June 2025 

What a difference it makes to be here in the Eureka station, and not in a tent camp, when weather is windy – so quiet without all the tents flapping! Even so there are also drawbacks being back at sea level – what is this odd liquid coming from the sky, are yes rain instead of snow! As all our outdoor gear is made for snow, not rain we had to take turns Saturday clearing out the Eureka northern apron area from all our cargo coming from camp yesterday, so we could all get warm and dry inside after getting drenched in the rainy weather. The heavy rain also managed to cut the power to our ice core freezer, but thanks to Iben’s watchful eye, the problem was spotted quickly, and Derryl (the Eureka electrician) managed to restore power and restart the freezer in short order – thank you! Sunday morning we loaded up the Basler and Twin Otter with PCSP gear going to Resolute, but high winds prevented departure of the Basler, while the Twin Otter left in the later afternoon. In the evening we where kindly invited by Don to give a talk about the Müller ice coring effort, followed by cider and nice chats in the cozy rec-room here at Eureka.  

 

What we have done this weekend: 

- Enjoyed the sturdy walls, food, shower and flush toilets in Eureka  

- Loaded 1 Twin Otter and 1 Basler with PCSP cargo for Resolute. 

- Said goodbye to Troy and Liam, who flew the Twin Otter to Resolute Sunday. 

- Started moving and organizing cargo to clear northern apron. 

- Restored power to our ice core freezer. 

- Gave evening talk showing pictures from our camp for all at Eureka. 

 

We are now 8 in Eureka (Etienne, Iben, Rebecca, Richard, Nicholas, Tessa, Julien and Bo). 

 

Bo Vinther 

Caption: Rainy and muddy conditions on the apron in Eureka Saturday, Richard, Rebecca, Etienne, Nicholas, Iben and Julien looks happy, as the cargo most in the way of operations have been moved.


Caption: Bo, Iben, Nicholas, Rebecca, Tessa, Etienne, Richard and Julien enjoying the excellent Saturday dinner in the Eureka canteen.


Caption: Sunday morning was all about keeping your balance in the wind! Here Iben, Rebecca, Nicholas, Gillian (Basler flight attendant), Troy (Twin Otter pilot), Luke (Basler co-pilot), Bo and Liam (Twin Otter co-pilot) is showing off their abilities, after having loaded up the Twin Otter and the Basler. Kyle (Basler pilot) is observing from the cargo door of the Basler.



Caption: Bo in the Eureka rec-room presenting the rationale and logistics behind the Müller ice coring effort, as well as a lot pictures and stories from the ice cap camp.





 

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