The past 3 days have been quite difficult with a number of operational complexities and delays. This morning, the permafrost casing had been run to 676m and 123 tons of cement was being prepared for placement. The volume of cement required for the casing is quite substantial given the hole erosion encountered in the permafrost section., With the assistance of Les Kutny, Judith and Volker returned to the field. We are happy to report that Judith was able to re-set the DTS monitoring system to allow for continued data collection. Within the near future we expect to return to drilling activities and advance the main hole to the first gas hydrate core point., In Inuvik, a three-member media team from Radio Canada/CBC has arrived in for some first-hand information.