Spotting danger

This summer we're planning an adventure in a north-easterly direction, hoping to fly C-FPTN to St. Anthony, Newfoundland, and back. We're taking the northern route because there'll be less water to cross that way, but that will necessitate our flying over some remote country on the border of Quebec and Labrador, beyond the reach of roads. The road that links the communities on the north shore of the St. Lawrence seaway peters out at Natashquan (1000km beyond Quebec City) and beyond that the only means of transport is aeroplanes or boats. The question of how we'd cope if we got into difficulties out there was rather unanswerable, so Chris has bought a SPOT for our trip, coloured bright orange, which a little light that flashes every three seconds in case we need rescuing in the dark.