Today I met up with my project group in the morning with my stuff packed and ready to go and we headed to grab some groceries. We loaded up quite a bit since there are four of us and we will be staying at the cabin pretty frequently for the next month during the sturgeon spawn. We got everything loaded into the big pontoon boat, affectionately named "the tub" due to it's slow speed and poor maneuverability, and headed off for the cabin at slave falls.
After a very cold and windy hour, we arrived at the cabin. There are 3 cabins up on a hill right at the slave falls dam and they are owned by hydro, they are fairly large, have 2 floors and electricity (we are right next to a hydro dam) but no running water. So it was a little tiring carrying our gear up the hill and across the lawn to the cabin, but it was nice just to be indoors after our boat ride. One of the other project teams just doing day work in the area was there having lunch so we did the same. Once the other team had left we cleaned up a bit and got organized.
At 5 we went out on the boat and set 6 nets. You know you are catching something fairly large when the holes in the net are big enough for your head to fit through with room to spare. We were back by 6:30, had some supper, watched a little TV and were in bed by 9:45 knowing that we had to be out on the water Friday morning at 8 to pull our nets.
A couple side notes about being at Slave falls..
#1. I am impressed by the fact that I not only have cell reception here, but actually have better service than in Pinawa!
#2. We have cable so I can watch my Pittsburgh Penguins play Friday night!
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