What are we doing now?
I just wanted to add a small update to let everyone know what exactly we are doing now…..
We have finally got the “go ahead” to move through the process. We have our consultation next week. This is when we will find out exactly what we need to do. What we are entitled to during the move and what we aren’t. After this happens, we will have our house assessed then we can sell. Once we sell, things will move very quickly. Approximately two weeks after the sale is official, the movers will come. Now, normally I would say this is the easiest part of the move. Technically we don’t lift a finger. The movers come, pack, load and transport our belongings to point “B”. Because we are moving up north and can’t take everything with us, we have to divide our stuff in 3 piles:
- Storage
- Move up North
- What will fly with us
Once our belongings leave here, they will be driven to Winnipeg, Manitoba. From there, they will load a plane and fly to us. I have just recently found out from the Corporal up there that their belongings took 90 days to reach them!! That’s right, I have to live 3 months with almost NOTHING!!! We will pack enough in our suitcases to live until then. This includes: linens, food, pot/pan, a few dishes, etc. OH MY GOD!! I keep telling myself that this is ALL part of the adventure of living in the far north. I’m sure we will survive. We aren’t the first people to go through this, and we definitely won’t be the last. I will be sure to take lots of books and cross-stitching with me.
I have almost finished our barge order. I am scared to see the grand total! Download our Barge Order and let us know what you think and if you notice any deficiencies, let us know.
I found a blog created by a couple that moved up North. Their story sounds very similar to ours. Young couple with a dog. He’s an RCMP member and they moved from a large center to a small community up north. I have been totally addicted to reading three years worth of blogs from them. Sometimes I think it was a good idea to find out a little bit more of exactly what we are getting ourselves into, and sometimes I’m scared to death to think we are going to probably go through very similar experiences as them. Such examples are:
- Running out of water: The water and sewer will be trucked to and from our house. So when the town is out of water, so are we!
- Bad weather conditions: Days can go by where planes cannot fly. This means no-one gets food orders. People can’t get in or out of the community for days at a time.
We have officially purchased a Polaris RZR. We also purchased a few accessories as well. Who said you can’t travel in style while up there? We bought a full cab enclosure and heater. Yes, this means we will be able to tour the land protected and warm! I can’t wait! This will replace our current vehicles. I will be sure to get a picture or two of me “driving in style” to and from work.
That’s it for now….
Hey Carly,
Just checked out the barge order…looks to me like not enough clam ordered…that’d would be enough to last me 3 weeks..lol! I see that “someone” likes the pepsi…
Hi Carly,
I checked out your barge order!! Pretty cool, I like the 300 rolls of toilet paper
p! I’d definitely need more pasta if it was my order, but I don’t know how much you eat! Have you thought of seeds for your aerogarden??
@Sylvie
We don’t normally eat a lot of Pasta. We figured 12kg was enough to start with. We can always order more if we run out. The seeds come with the Aerogarden. They come in a specific type of Pod. So we will order exactly what we want when we order the actual Aerogardens. We’re thinking of Lettuce, Cherry tomoatoes and a mix of herbs. Hopefully it works well
Could I have the address of the blog you are reading of the other RCMPer? I’d like to see what you guys are getting into too.
Hi Carly,
You don’t know me, but I’m Etienne’s second cousin. His mother and I are cousins. Her mother and my father were brother/sister. She has been filling me in on this escapade. But I stumbled on the part about polar bears! Maybe you should just order a year’s worth of Froot Loops? Good luck with all this. I’m going to follow it. Oh, and Hi Sylvie. I hear a lot about you from mom too.
What do you mean replace both vehicles I thought you were keeping the VW?
I guess I didn’t explain myself well…We are selling the FJ Cruiser, but we’re going to keep the VW in storage…..The Polaris RZR is going to be our only mode of transportation up there…..
If you are only keeping the Polaris for up there, how do you get ALL this stuff from the barge to your igloo?? Does that really seem like enough for a whole year? And where in the world will you put it all?
Hi Carly,
Just had a look at your barge order. I’d be panicking…..holy end of the world what if I run out of something!:) No, but really, it looks pretty detailed, I also had the same thought about the pasta not being enough, but lately I could eat pasta everyday and I would be a happy camper! Does tylenol other toiletries (ie body soap) and pharma. type stuff come up on the barge or are you taking that with you?
There is two grocery stores in town. So if needed, we can buy groceries locally. It will just cost a lot more. Stuff like toiletries/tylenol/etc, we will buy online. There is an online drug store http://www.well.ca that we can buy almost anything from. They offer free shipping so we figured it was cheaper to buy it once we’re up there……