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M Verleek
1966
Journal 61
Uniflora. Just before supper Tom and I went by boat to the
rock out crop along the shore S. of Campy to pick up some
fossils which Tom had cached there. We then took the boat
further upstream around the bend, but had to turn back after
about 150 m because of the shallowness of the water.
After supper we finally got them to ARL Barnow on our transmitter.
The news was bad. We have to be ready any time to fly back
to Barnow, since Paul is back from Campy Thompson. I had
a very good as well as interesting time at Meade River.
2 August
I wasted a whole day waiting for the plane from Barnow, which
was to take us out. The plane never came!
Around noon I left camp temporarily to take some pictures
of a herd of 34 Caribou, which were standing on a sandbar S. of
Campy. I finally walked up to them, right across the river where they
were standing. Every once in a while part of the herd would run
off for a little distance. This manoeuvre was to get rid of flies etc.
which were visibly bothering them.
At 20:00 we decided that no plane was going to come and
Art, Roger and I took the boat and we went to the dunes
N. of Campy along the E. shore of the River, just beyond the
remains of some 7 sod huts; the remains of Athasuke. We
got home at 23:00.
3 August
Got up early again and made breakfast for a part of the crew
and myself. By about 09:15 the ARL plane got in. Paul and
Jackie Campbell got off and Tom got on. I got the word that I
could stay another day and that the plane will come by tomorrow