Drilling platform construction has begun. The bulldozers have towed all of the skids to the drill site on the lake, and our crew worked through yesterday evening and throughout the day to attach the interlocking mechanisms and unite the skids into a single drilling platform. This has been a slow process, with an uneven ice surface and plenty of fresh snow on the pad -- and only a single bulldozer to push and lift the skids into their proper position. As of now, assembly is about 75% complete. The bulldozers initially encountered substantial difficulties in towing the shipping containers to the drill site, as the containers lack skids and consequently snow piled in front of the container until it became too heavy to tow. Victor and his camp crew found a more effective method of towing and have successfully transferred several of the containers.