One of the most challenging parts of working in the subarctic is dealing with logistics. While many places in Newfoundland are easily accessible, Stock Cove can only be reached by boat. We usually leave from the town of Sunnyside because it has the nearest dock, and the people of Sunnyside are amazing and supportive of our project. We couldn't do it without them. Our boat captain, Warrick Seaward, is a local fisherman and is very involved in the community. He is our life support while we are out camping at Stock Cove. It takes us about 30 minutes in his boat to get to the site from Sunnyside.
Currently, we are compiling all of our equipment to camp there for about a month. This means tents, sleeping bags, cooking equipment, as well as all of the things that go along with that. We have to haul in all our food and water, and also have to think about how we cart out all of the artifacts we find at the site. There are a lot of moving parts, but we have it down to a science (mostly).
We plan to be on site by July 9th and will continue excavations until August 7th or 8th.
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| The dock at Sunnyside on a foggy day. |
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