Archive for September, 2009
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!!!
It’s been a while since i’ve updated this post. A few things have been going on;
Who wants Muktaq???
******Caution!! Pictures in this post are graphic******
Muktaq {muk-tah}: noun. Whale meat (inuktitut)
Last week Etienne phoned me at home to tell me that there were Whales in the bay and the whole town was going crazy trying to hunt them! I stuck my head out the back door to see boats driving around like crazy. I heard a shot. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) I wasn’t able to see anything. We don’t have our quad here yet and by the time I walked all the way over to “the point” I would have missed everything. I wasn’t too upset as I was sure that within the next 2 years the Whales would come back again. (more…)
Our first home cooked meal!
I have to admit that lately we’ve done quite a bit of online shopping. Our most recent, and most exciting purchase, was a bunch of kitchen supplies. Included in these supplies was a brand new Pasta Maker and Bread Molds. (more…)
Just a few random pictures…..
Here are a few pictures that I didn’t get a chance to include in the posts they were meant for….
What I saw this morning
I woke up this morning to let the dog out to do her morning “business” and saw this…….
Our latest purchase
Today we finally received the one parcel we have been most anxiously waiting to arrive!! Welcome our new Aerogarden. (more…)
My first lesson learned in the north!
Today I took the dog outside today during low tide. While we were out enjoying the outside the plane flew directly over us. The dog thought?? that is was a very big bird (She loves to chase birds) and decided to chase the plane as it was coming in for a landing. Unfortunately I didn’t have our video camera with me, so I trekked back to the house to get it.
Hondas, Fishing and Picnicing…..
Today we had really good weather, so a few of us loaded up onto our honda’s and drove out to a couple hundred meters off “the end of the road”. We spent most of our afternoon there fishing and relaxing. Pete and Father Greg caught a total of 9 fish…. 6 Landlocked Arctic Char and 2 Trout and 1 that Pete wasn’t able to hold onto….The lucky bugger got away!! Afterwards, we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. It was a really good afternoon.
Pictures from around town.
The weather finally cooperated today allowing us to drive around town and take a few pictures. I know that everyone back home has been anxiously awaiting pictures from where we now live. Hope you enjoy.
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The above photo is me and her. You probably had it all figured out anyways. We are about to live a once in a lifetime experience, The Great White Canadian Arctic. We have decided to create this blog to keep our friends, families and curious strangers abreast of our adventures. I'm sure a few misadventures as well. All while living in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut. Read on to see what it's all about!
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Oh! And by the way, this is Cisco, our dog. Even though she likes to puke a lot, she's still part of the family and will partake in our adventure to the North. She'll be sure to keep us on our toes and keep the polar bears at bay! She's also good for a few laughs in between leg humping sessions. We still haven't figured out how to stop that...
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