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.
Father Greg spent most of his time picking berries. He picked enough to fill 2 glass jars. It was amazing to see the amount of berries around there…No one was quite sure what they were called, but yes they are safe to eat. Father Greg did find a few blueberries as well. Maybe next time we’ll bring a container to take some home with us and maybe make a pie or jam with them!
As we were getting ready to leave, we started talking about the peacefulness of the north. We were able to look around and see nothing but nature….No power lines, no telephone poles, no cell towers…NOTHING! It’s nice to know that we were the only ones there. It’s so quiet and peaceful. I think I could get used to this kind of life 
Getting ready to head down to the lake
The view from where we were fishing
Getting ready to catch all the fish
Hanging out.....
These kids just happened to show up from somewhere??
I got one!! I got one!! The first of 9 fish is caught......
Proudly showing his Arctic Char....
Some of our catch...
Time to eat....
Hanging out while eating
Time to go 
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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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September 8th, 2009 at 06:01
Looks like you guys are going to have to give fish an honest try. Thanks for the photos they are great.
September 8th, 2009 at 06:24
We certainly will! Tonight’s supper is fish. We’ll let you know how that went!
September 8th, 2009 at 14:10
If you coat it with enough lemmon pepper Shake-n-Bake you can’t even tell it’s fish! Did I mention I am VERY jealous???
September 8th, 2009 at 16:31
Did you guys clean them (the fish)?
September 8th, 2009 at 17:56
Félicitations pour la belle pêche! Ça donne le goût d’aller te retrouver. Au fait, as-tu demandé à Father Greg l’heure des messes?
Ton parrais, toujours aussi terrible!
September 8th, 2009 at 20:13
No Pete took care of that.
September 8th, 2009 at 20:14
Rien ne t’empeche de venir nous visiter. Tu devrais par contre attendre au printemps. L’hiver risque d’etre un peu froid pour toi!!
Il y a messe tous les jours a 17:30 sauf les samedis et 2 fois le dimanche.
September 8th, 2009 at 21:03
looks like fishin up north is much better! lol we went camping / fishing this weekend and i probably spent 4 hrs total fishing and caught nothing!!! hope u enjoyed the new meal! is arctic char good? nothing better then eating fresh fish!
September 9th, 2009 at 10:48
@Etienne
That’s more than here at most churches.
September 11th, 2009 at 22:57
As if you ate fish. Congrats! I still gag and heave. You’re a big girl now!
September 12th, 2009 at 08:53
Yes, I ate both the Trout and Arctic Char!! And I didn’t GAG!!!! It actually wasn’t that bad….I can honestly say that I would try it again!!