The other day Gary took this photo of the front of the house in the darkness, with some of the hamlet in the background. I really liked the composition of the shot, but it was blurred by camera shake, so I turned it into a woodcut in Photoshop. 
House at night
The other day Gary took this photo of the front of the house in the darkness, with some of the hamlet in the background. I really liked the composition of…
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I like this Clare! If I was a painter I would paint it, and hang it in my livingroom.
Was he shaking because of the temperature?
Clare, I like to think that a little bit of blur adds to the interest. And I’m sure you’ve written about such things before, but let me ask anyway: Who do you expect to have as customers at the B&B? And how do we get there? (I think the long answer to the latter question would be the best). And do you know the recent book ‘The Idea of North’ by Peter Davidson?–I’m curious about the northern opinion. I’m looking forward to more writing about your landscape and more photos–both even in the dark and with a little is fine with me. LH
oops, left the word ‘blur’ out of that last phrase! Should be:–both even in the dark and with a little blur is fine with me.
Gary is probably quite amused that someone would want a painting of his picture hanging in a living room. And although the camera shake is probably just from trying to hand hold a camera during a long exposure, he did say he probably shouldn’t have gone out in just a t-shirt to take the picture.
As far as our customers go, most of them will be people up on regular business, medical people, government, trades people, NGO’s and such. There are also regular visits by film crews etc in the spring. We do hope to attract more tourists here, to take advantage of the proximity of Sirmilik National Park and the natural beauty of the area. Unfortunately while it isn’t that difficult to get here, it is expensive. We have just lost our jet service to the south as of the 10th of December, so it is also a longer trip now.
The details… the only airline that flies here is First Air, with daily trips from Ottawa Ontario to Iqaluit Nunavut. From Iqaluit we have four weekly trips via Hawker (a turboprop) on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. It is expensive, currently around $3500 round trip from Ottawa. Now I know we’re a long way away, but to put it in perspective, one can fly to Australia from Ottawa twice for that kind of money.
We hope to be putting on a couple of package tours in the spring, one to the floe edge and a wildflower/cultural trip early July. We also have the tantalizing possibility of a reasonable jet (Cessna Citation) charter out of Saskatoon, which would (if our original information proves correct) offer a substatial cost savings.
How’s that for the long answer?
Forgot the last part of your question Larry. I’m not familiar with the book by Davidson. I’ll have to keep my eyes open and try and find a copy.
Clare, Thanks for telling me about the future plans and how to get there! The northern edges of the world are immensely fascinating, and the botanizing would be a great adventure. I shall hope to make it that direction some time in the future. And over the weekend while I was reading M.J. Ross’s “Polar Pioneers” and repeatedly flipping to maps to follow the course of British expeditions in the early 19th century, I kept seeing contemporary Arctic Bay on the maps right at the cusp of all the exploration. How wonderful!