So much has happened in the last two weeks....

Over the Easter break we had some interesting events. Some social unrest sparked by protest signs in one of the local's home resulted in the community having no police, and the school losing two teachers. Additionally we lost four more days of instruction, but after having several meetings, one of which was a support show from the parents towards the school. We are now back in business!
The ice on the lakes continues to melt, here I took a picture of the cracks that soon will expand and become liquid. Some areas are melted, and you can see fishing boats out there with their motors. Ricardo is planning to take out the canoe very soon...
Some sad news is that Nanook, his canine friend was shot by one of the locals. Apparently he went for another of the cats, and paid dearly. It reminds me of the old days back in Argentina, when I'd go out to the country and feel very upset when dogs were shot as a means of controlling their numbers.


Ricardo put together a nice fire pit area behind the house which has quickly become an area of socializing. He just picked up odds and bods lying around, and built benches and a small table as well as the pit. It also came in handy two days ago when the community lost power due to one of the generators malfunctioning. A good fire provided for spaghetties for lunch and some hot beverages. The day we took this picture, it was so hot! I think we got up to 30 celcius...
Now we are back to seasonal temperatures, between 0 and 15....