Looking
west to the mountain peaks this morning from my office, the snow that has been
visible part of the last couple of weeks is pretty much gone again but the
crisp mornings and cooler days suggest it may not be long before its back. I like
the look of white peaks but do hope we do not get “white” lower down anytime soon. Still
work to get done.
We
returned from SK a week ago completing 4 of 5 surveys. With the rain in
SK costing us 2 days, and time commitments on AB surveys we had to leave one survey near Maple Creek undone. All good though as within 2 days of getting back to AB,
we had booked 2 more surveys on the west side of SK nearby. Now current near home the next few of weeks
will take us to Edmonton, W. SK and again North into BC as far as
Chetwynd. We also have to loop into S. BC (Vernon and Castlegar) to complete surveys
there.
There are years when we
have worked thru till late November and
even December in S.AB and SK with very little frost but our bookings definitely
slow after September and early October. As a result, the later in the season,
the higher the likelihood of mileage charges in most areas other than S. AB so
if drilling a well is on the horizon for fall or early spring, book as soon as you
can to avoid the surcharges.
