Day 8 First Day in Atqasuk

We have arrived in Atqasuk! This town is much smaller than Barrow, and I like it a lot so far. The town is closely knit. We saw evidence of this soon after we arrived. A house across the street caught on fire, then the whole town helped control the fire until the Fire Department arrived. The two men were okay, but their house must be gutted. Later in the day, Dr. Townsend-Small, Frida, and I went out on the lake behind our house. This is the city's source of drinking water, so we can't use our motor. Instead, we used the town's row boat to take us out to the deep part of the lake. While we were doing the measurements, we saw a lot of bubbles. This made Dr. Townsend-Small and Frida very excited, these bubbles are the methane gas they're looking for. It was interesting to see the reason they're here in the field. It was also funny to see two adults get so excited over bubbles, but they're scientists. After we were finished sampling, we went back to the house for dinner. I cooked chili, and I think people liked it. So I'll consider it a success. It was a fun and sad first day in Atqasuk.

Atqasuk!

The "Private Jet" we took to Atqasuk.