On the road to Churchill

September 21, 2008
I’m sitting in the Denver, CO airport awaiting my 2nd flight to Winnipeg, Canada. I’ve got about 2 hours to wait. I got up at 3am to get to the airport by 4:00. I decided that I wasn’t going to go to bed at all Saturday since I had to wake up so early. I fell asleep in the Phoenix, AZ airport waiting for my plane. Woke up to realize that the plane was already boarding and I was one of the last to get on it. Never done that before. I slept the whole flight from Phx. to Denver. Landing was what woke me. I am so tired that it’s hard to keep my eyes open. The flight is 2+ hours to Winnipeg, then I get on my 3rd and final flight to Churchill. A lot of the teachers are on the same flight so we’ll meet up there. Can’t wait to meet everybody and see the dynamics of the group. I still can’t believe I was one of the lucky few that got picked to go on this expedition. It will be an experience of a lifetime and who knows if an opportunity like this will ever come my way again. The flight to Churchill was uneventful. Met a bunch of my new teammates on the flight and it feels good to be on the ground again. 3 planes and 9 1/2 hours later I’m finally here. Ecstatic to be going to the bird, polar bear, beluga whale watching capitol of the world. I am so excited to learn about our research we are contributing to. Tonight before bed, we saw the Northern lights. Something I've only read about. What a marvelous sight!
Tasks for students:
Look up the Northern lights to find out more info. or go to http://www.lazybearlodge.com/northern_lights.php