The weather and bugs were pretty bad on our recent dig at Karluk Lake. We had like 2 sunny days, and most days it was misty with occasional rain. A couple of days it rained hard. So we spent a lot of time in head nets and rain gear. And a lot of time in the muck. On the last day we backfilled in the rain and it was about as bad as I can ever remember. I don't use head nets and the bugs would bite my ears and I'd wipe them off with muddy hands. Once a bug crawled in my bear and got stuck next to my eardrum.
Still, despite the adversity, morale was quite high. There was always smiles and chatter. I even came to think misty and cloudy is the best digging weather. On the sunny day it got too hot and I think that tired us out more than anything.
Patrick
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