Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 08:39
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Nuvuk Archaeology Studies

Mr. Kelley...

 

In consideration of the extended peiods of daylight – lasting long after the sun has gone down here in Vermont – has this drastic change to your usual workday hours caused any changes to your sleeping/working habits?  Have you turned into a night owl by default? One would think that it would be like trying to sleep during the day, the brightness at night and all.

 

Take care, amigo...

 

Paul Larochelle, Editor

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Wed, 07/16/2008 - 18:41

Frank Kelley

Hi Paul,
Thanks for the note and question. The 24 hours of daylight does mess a little with your sleep patterns, but fortunately sleep was completely thrown off by the flight out here and the time difference. So, I did what I usually do when traveling to far-away places, I tried to get on a normal schedule as soon as possible. It has worked so far.
 
Another factor is that at this "Science Camp" there are college students and researchers who have a limited amount of time to get their field work done. The more they do here, the less they have to do back at school. It is not unusual to see people working until 11PM, 12 midnight and beyond in the lab. I've done a few late nights but I need my beauty rest.
 
All of the windows in the sleeping rooms up here have tinfoil over them so that people can sleep in the dark, our bodies are just programmed for that. Someone got creative in our room and poked holes in the window to look like a constellation!!
 
I have a linguistic question for you, my editor friend, is it really "night" if it doesn't get dark? Something to ponder.... Thanks for keeping folks informed about what is going on up here and beyond.
 
Best wishes,
Frank