We've made great progress in the last few days. The platform ceiling panels have been installed, the roof tarps pulled tight, the electrical system partly set up, and the water/mud tanks positioned and connected together. Today we got the first of the two large electrical generators running. We have sorted and staged much of the equipment and supplies needed during drilling, and are presently working on firing up the diesel heaters and thawing out the drill rig. The helicopter arrived from Pevek with Martin, Grisha, Vladimir, and Kenna, and a lot of equipment and supplies, and returned to Pevek with Chico and Dietmar on board. We also welcomed the arrival of the crane for lifting the drill rig to the platform, and the transporter truck for bringing crew to/from the drill site. The chopper brought in additional bamboo poles that had been long delayed in customs, and today these were installed along the ice road to the drill site -- doubling the number of flagged markers along the route and easing the journey for people making the trip when visibility is low.