Last Saturday I went on an archaeological survey in Viekoda Bay. It was very much a last second sort of thing. I was not supposed to go, but circumstances dictated that I really had no choice. I had planned on going skiing with Nora. Instead I got a helicopter ride to Viekoda Bay.
The kids were sad to see me go - so to partially make up for my absence I got them a quick ride in the helicopter. They loved it! Keller the pilot really wanted them to like the trip and for 15 minutes he showed them an amazing time. We landed on a mountaintop, looked down on houses, zoomed low over a beach, it was a helicopter ride at its best!
Then it was off to work for Molly and I in the helicopter to Viekoda Bay. We had to survey a short section of coastline and document the sites a bit better than we do on our usual surveys. This meant we had to dig test pits into the sites to figure out the depth and character of the site deposits. Keller helped us with the test pits.
We also found 2 previously undiscovered sites. One looked like a 500 year-old winter village while the other looked like a seasonal 'cod' camp. I liked it because on this trip Molly took all the notes. I got to explore and find stuff while Molly had to do all the thinking!
Patrick
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