Howling winds…..
I am pleased to announce that the rest of our luggage arrived yeseterday!!
It is so nice to finally have our own bedding and a few more pieces of clothing to wear. We also finally got an estimated date of arrival for our barge. October 6th. Just over a month away. We’re still waiting to hear about our house hold effects. It’s planned to also be put on our barge, so looks like everything is going to show up together. We are still hoping that our food mail shows up tomorrow or Thursday. It’s hard to come up with meal plans when you don’t have any meat in the house! It has definitely been interesting.
The weather here today has been insane! There have been wind warnings with gusts reaching 90km/hr. I have to say that i’m sure they have reached that already. It’s hard to stand up when you go outside. The dog doesn’t really have a desire to hang out outside very long. You can actually feel the entire house shake from the winds. I took a few pictures but they just don’t do it justice. There are no trees here to give reference to the strength of the winds. I have to admit that I don’t really mind relaxing in the house under a blanket with a hot cup of coffee….It has been a very nice day! I almost could get used to this! I have also met my new favorite toy…the Dyson! That vacuum is amazing! It works really well on the dog hair….I know what we’re buying when we move back down south!
Below is the report from Environment Canada…..
Warnings
Chesterfield Inlet
2:38 PM CDT Tuesday 01 September 2009
Wind warning for
Chesterfield Inlet continued
Strong northwesterly winds of 70 gusting to 90 km/h this evening.
This is a warning that damaging winds are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements.
A low pressure system near Repulse Bay will continue to track towards Northern Québec tonight and Wednesday. Strong westerly winds of up to 70 gusting to 90 km/h have developed over most of the Kivalliq. These winds will be at their strongest this evening. The winds will subside below warning level at Baker Lake this evening; however, winds will likely be around the 60 gusting to 80 km/h strength along the coast for the remainder of the evening and then into the night.
At 8:00 AM CDT Whale Cove reported a wind gust to 104 km/h and at 1:45 PM CDT Chesterfield Inlet reported the same.
Here are the winds as of 2:00 PM CDT: Arviat 63 km/h Rankin Inlet 56 gust 70 km/h Baker Lake 65 km/h Whale Cove 65 gust 85 km/h Chesterfield Inlet 78 gust 93 km/h.
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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 1st, 2009 at 18:29
Carly a dyson your new toy !!!! Are you sure there are no jobs? I think you might need one, No Tera has one to and they are the best after she vac’s the carpet looks like new.I hope you get your food soon. Were off tomorrow so we will e-mail you from Phoenix.
Take Care
Love Auntie
September 1st, 2009 at 18:30
Welcolm to the north.
September 1st, 2009 at 19:25
Thanks for the update. Do you think these high winds are a regular occurrence? Is there a lot of gravel / sand flying around with the wind?
I hope your food order comes in tomorrow. Can they land in the wind?
Bonne nuit,
Pat
September 1st, 2009 at 19:58
There was some sand flying around today and got my face sandblasted a bit… Not too exciting… The plane landed today and I thought that the pilot was crazy to try and land but he managed to land and takeoff. Hopefully we get some food in in a couple of days.
September 1st, 2009 at 20:41
My mom’s right! the dyson is amazing…with the amount of furry kids we have it’s amazing how much hair it picks up…the attachment for the stairs is amazing too!!! well worth the investment!!great to see more pics, glad to hear the rest of your luggage arrived too!
September 1st, 2009 at 21:59
Ah, yes the Dyson…we loved it so much we bought one when we moved here!!! And I definitely think you guys get the wind there – we haven’t had any wind that compares to Chester since we moved here!
September 2nd, 2009 at 13:05
Hey the blog is turning out great. You should put some more pictures of the community and the RCMP station when ever you get a chance. I hope that everything is going good. Miss you out here. Its been a gong show. Take Care
September 2nd, 2009 at 15:55
Je suis très heureux que vos baggages soient arrivés. J’ai remarqué que c’est seulement votre chien qui est allé dans la Baie d’Hudson. Y a-t-il une raison particulière?