Northern Life
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The Parade of Ships Continues
Yesterday the second cruise ship of the year arrived. The Orlova was the same ship I lead a tour for Quest on, six years ago. They were here for only part of the morning, but I got to see a friend of mine who has been an Expedition Leader for various tour companies for a
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One of the reasons I occasionally pine for the south
I have a vegan client right now. One of the dishes I planned to make for supper was Sookhi Gobi (Dry cauliflower). The only cauliflower in town? This one, literally the size of my fist and a bargain at $6.15. Hard to make a meal for six out of that. By the way, the recipe
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Livin’ on the Land
One thing that not many people realize (and prior to living here I could be counted among them) is just how recently people here lived a traditional lifestyle, living on the land. Living much as people had lived up here for thousands of years. One spring day in 2000, a little while after Leah and
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The Berry Pickers
It is berry season up here right now, it is actually winding down. Leah manages to escape to the hills most evenings and always brings back some blueberries. One evening after about 5 hours of picking she managed to bring a couple of litres of them home. Now most of my friends from places like
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It’s like having all of your birthdays on the same day
The first sealift ship of the season arrived yesterday, after a delay of a couple of days (it had to move off the dock in Nanisivik to make room for the fuel ship). Sealift is such an exciting time, and Travis, Hilary and I went down to watch some of the unloading going on. The
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Gang Aft Agley
I’ve not often had supper plans collapse in such a big way. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Terry Fox steamed into Arctic Bay yesterday morning. (I’m not sure so many pictures I’ve taken with Leah’s camera lately have turned out blurry) The current captain of the Terry Fox, Stewart Klebert, is a friend of ours
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Beauty
I live in an obscenely beautiful place. Last night we took a drive to Nanisivik, meandering slowly along the road, seeing where everyone was going to pick their blueberries. We drove down to the dock, to see the progress on the dismantling of the ore shed (an insanely huge structure). A Coast Guard Icebreaker was
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Fill ‘er Up.
The fuel ship arrived this evening, topping off the tanks with another years worth of Gasoline and Heating Fuel (Diesel). Can’t wait to fill up on Monday… gas that actually still has octane in it. Woo hoo!
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The Sky This Morning
This is the sky this morning at 3:00 am