1st Contact

Have arrived safely in Ottawa with all mission members accounted for. Comms will continue to be intermittent and conducted via 3rd party sources for another week, or probably two.

Initial observations: flying in reminded me a patchwork quilt. The land around Ottawa appears to be fairly flat and parceled into farm plots. Its also green with *lots* of surface water (rivers and multiples of creeks, lakes, ponds). Very pretty.

Much more to follow once home PC is set up.