Archive for December, 2009
Turkey lunch
Today Calm Air hosted their “bring a traditional christmas feast to…..Chesterfield Inlet”. I guess this is a tradition they’ve done for the past nine years. They hold a lunch in a different community within the Kivalliq region. This year it was held here. About six/seven staff members from Calm Air flew into town yesterday to prepare, cook, serve and clean for the feast. The staff were from Thompson, Winnipeg and Baker Lake. (more…)
First snowmobile ride
Today we were invited by a few people in town to take a trip on the land on the snow machines. We were excited to finally get out on the land. We haven’t really been out since the snow fell. The temperature before we left was only -16ºc, but there was some strong and cold winds. We bundled up and hoped for the best. (more…)
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Us
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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