Day 2 - Jan 27

Witch of the Day
    This quick snapshot during a rest stop of Jan Bayley was picked by everyone (except Jan) during dinner
as the picture of the day. Her evil eye unnerved everyone and threats of revenge and evil spells and potions
sent everyone scurring for cover.... Please Jan don't cast a spell on us, we were only having fun!!!!
(Please note: don't leave this picture up too long, the eye follows you around the room and we have not
tested the long term effects of the "eye" "look away look Away"

Jouney in a Nutshell
We left Searchmont, Ontario about 9:00 A.M. with temps around 25 below zero (see thermometer below) It was extremely frigid and put all our equipment and clothing to extreme test.... We all made it with no frostbite or breakdowns. Our destination today was Wawa, Ontario, it is about 200 miles from Searchmont, with only a Canadian outpost about halfway to refuel. We arrived at the outpost just after lunch to some hot stew and homemade meat pies. We had to use our Iridium satellite phone to call our chase driver and let him know to go ahead and move to Wawa. Only excitement today was when someone stopped at the bottom of a hill and everyone had to quickly react to keep from hitting someone. (Like when someone slams on the brakes on the expressway during rush hour) We got to the Bristol Motel about 5:00 P.M. and sat around in a lounge area and told war stories of the day......In the morning we head toward Manitowadge, Ontario
 
 
 

Image Trek

		Here we are unloading the Snowmobiles about 8:00 A.M. the temp as shown by the thermometer we took a picture of was 25 below zero..... burrrrrrr. everyones eyelashes and mustaches were tinted with ice crystals. We all made it through it with no frostbite.
The Snow is pretty deep, here Jim is standing on Butch's shoulders to get out of the hole he fell in when he stepped off the trail. (Remember rule #1 "stay on the trail")  ..
		This is the Canadian outpost "Halfway Haven" staffed by some very friendly people. the only negative was gas was 1.20 per liter..... but it beats the alternative. Our trail boss (George)  made a wrong turn and took us on a 10 mile detour, his excuse was "He was looking for a new route" when he finally stopped to ask for directions at a little logging cabin (we must have really been lost) a very antimated french canadian pointed wildly, it was very clear to all which way he wanted us to go, even though he did not speak english. This brings us to Rule #2 - If you are going to get off the trail don't stop and ask directions from a frenchman.