Stomach trouble

Yesterdays capercaillie celebration caused my stomach to be upset in the morning. The rest of the bunch loaded up into one car and headed off while I stayed at the cabin blocking the sewage system. At around eleven my stomach started to calm down and I decided to pack my gear and head out. The temperature had dropped to -27'C during the night, so I put on a bit more clothing underneath my snow outfit than for previous days. I headed to the same area where we had been on our first day of hunting. First I drove to the end of the dirtroad, turned and came back. Along the way I stopped to take this picture:

As I was putting my camera back in the car a capercaillie took off from a tree behind me and flew over the road and disappeared behind the small clearing right by the road.

I drove a couple of kilometers along the main road to a parking spot. I started to ski along the edges of clearings in the forrest, in the direction I saw the bird fly. Eventhough I used my binoculars often, I did not catch even a glimpse of the bird. Along the way I saw numerous moose and reindeer tracks in the snow. When I arrived at the dirtroad again, the sun was setting and I skied along the main road back to the car.

When I arrived at the cabin, the rest of the crew had already returned. As I was driving back, the cars thermometer showed the outside temperature to be -24'C, but in the bright sunshine it did not seem that cold when I was skiing. Most surprisingly the crust on the snow carried well, and skiing was very light and enjoyable.

In the evening our head chef prepared a well spiced tomato / mincemeat sauce to go with the pasta I cooked. A heavy meal topped off a nice day.

Tough choices

My reliable old companion, Canon 30D has come to its end. I bought it second hand and proceeded on using it in all kinds of conditions for every cent that I paid for it. I put the poor camera thru a lot of abuse and it kept on going. Now I have to sadly say that its shuttercount has reached it's limit and I need to find myself a new camera.
The problem is that I don't know which camera to buy. Well, I do know that I will stick with canon, simply because of all the lenses I have. I don't feel like changing all my gear, getting a new camera body is expensive enough. From all the camera models that canon makes, I can rule out all of the 1-series bodies, I simply cannot afford to put that much money into my hobby. 100-series cameras feel small, light and just aren't up to the task I have in mind in some areas. That leaves me with the "ten block" and here is where the problem begins. I really don't know if I should buy a new 40D,
a 50D or maybe look for a bargain on a used one, in which case a 30D could be considered also.

I would be very grateful for any comments and ideas on what to do, especialy if opinions are backed up with reasoning and facts.