Northern Life
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In which the momentous occasion happens sooner, rather than later
I was at work this morning (yes I have found a job in case you weren't aware), and had just made coffee (why yes, it is part of my job description) when the phone ring. It was Travis announcing that Bolt was tangled once again, and so I took my coffee break on the road
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The trouble…
with this time of year is its always easier to just throw up a couple of photos, rather than write. A couple of reviews etc will have to wait. Here are a couple of photos from last night.
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Gone Fishin’, part two
Link to Part one… The fishing spot at Kugarjuk lies in a low gentle valley, and our approach to the valley was down a small draw. But perhaps a bit of a primer on Komatiqs is in order first. A komatiq is a marvel. The two runners sit angled on the surface to run straight,
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Gone Fishin’
For much of Canada the Victoria Day Weekend (the May Long) is the kick off to Summer. People head off in campers and cars, to beaches and campgrounds, and that cabin at the lake. Very few of them are thinking about ice fishing. But up here on the May Long, that is exactly what occupies
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Time passes
When last I went fishing at the Fish Derby Travis looked like this (just under 2 years old) This week he looked like this (just under 8 years old) More on the Fish Derby later.
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World’s Smallest Polar Bear rug.
If the sight of the skin of a baby Polar Bear isn't your cup of tea, you probably shouldn't read on below the fold of this post.
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Thank you for flying the Airline of the North.
So we're flying out for a short vacation to visit my family in Manitoba starting next week. The airfare for the four of us is almost $14,000, and that doesn't include a leg for two of us on Aeroplan points between Iqaluit and Winnipeg. The airfare for the four of us between here and Iqaluit