First stop Yellowknife, to make some last-minute modifications to the wavebuoys before they were flown out to the iceFreezing mist is a big feature of Yellowknife in the winter - here rolling over the houseboats on Great Slave LakeA Yellowknife tradition - ice castles on the frozen lakeAnother Yellowknife tradition - shonky house boats surrounded by junkI had no idea otters could tolerate this sort of cold (-27C) - and rolling around in the snow to dry off, brrrAnyway, back to work ... Phil choosing from our vast array of SIM cards for the Iridium satellite modems25 wavebuoys (I know, that's not 25 - t'others are still in the shed) ready to load on that plane and fly even further north ... ... to the bustling metropolis of Sachs Harbour, pop. 60Our wavebuoys all unloaded at Sachs Harbour airfield, ready for the next leg (out to the ice)Heavy riming at Sachs Harbour airfield Sea State / Sikuliaq / Beaufort SeaAraon 2014