Off to training

From yesterday's Yukon News- the northern lights illuminate the mountains along the Dempster Highway near Tombstone Territorial Park

Good morning all,

Colin and I are back at the firefighting training this weekend- First Aid for me, and Ladders, Ventilation and Power Tools for Colin (he wants you to know that he's particularly excited to try out the diamond-toothed chainsaw). We're now going through the training for Firefighting Advanced, and have the test coming up at the beginning of May. It continues to be a great experience, and after getting some Mt Lorne Volunteer Fire Department long-sleeved t-shirts recently, we are really into being in the Service :)

We don't have too much news from up our way to share, but there is so much happening with our families down South! Jennifer is getting ready to move back to Toronto, and has Bill transporting some things back with him in the next few days, and Andrea going down to help later, and escort Jenn home. And Mom and Dad Barrett have put their Toronto house up for sale and will become permanent Haliburtonians in a few months. Way to go, everyone! We're so excited for your big changes.

One of our main interest these days is all the light these days- we even have to keep sunglasses handy for the drive into town at 7:30am!
Whitehorse- Sunrise 6:42am, Sunset 9:20pm, Length of day 14h 37m
Toronto- Sunrise 6:36am, Sunset 8:00pm, Length of day 13h 24m

Bye for now,
Love Lauren