The Arctic Post

I just wanted to write one last post as the end of the year approaches. 2011 has been a year of change for us as we have moved on to other adventures.

This then officially concludes the updating of The Arctic Post. We will keep it up and running for a few more years as it might give information about the Arctic to people unfamiliar with what happens there.

We would like thank everyone that has made our Northern experience an amazing one and hopefully we will be back one day to live in the Arctic once again.

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A few weeks ago we had some furnace problems because an ice dam had formed atop the chimney. The wind was blowing a down draft in it and shutting the furnace off and blowing some carbon monoxide inside the house. After attempting to get some workers to come chip it off, Mario decided to get a ladder and do it ourselves. No one seemed interested in helping us. I spoke with the fire chief and he was very helpful in lending us one of the fire truck’s ladder as we didn’t have one tall enough to reach the chimney. Long story short, Mario went up there chipped the ice off and everything went back to normal, until today that is…. (more…)

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Yesterday (Saturday), Glen called me and said that he was going to build an iglu for Kaya and Iva in their “backyard”. He figured that he had good enough snow to build blocks. Since he needed someone to help him cut and carry blocks (aka a slave) he called me. I figured that it would be a good way to spend the afternoon so I agreed. I also took pity on his sockitis (wink, wink). Carly and I got dressed and, dog in tow, we walked across the street and helped him build his first iglu of the season. It was the first one ever for me since last year I didn’t get to partake for some reason. Here are a few photos mostly taken by Carly. Enjoy!

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Cute little guy (or girl) on a stroll past the house.

Last weekend we had this nice Arctic Fox walking all around the neighborhood. We haven’t seen many in town. I think this was the second time for me. I had also heard that there were a few rabid foxes caught but that was a month ago. The only other wildlife we normally see in town is Arctic Hare so I’m guessing that this fox was on the prowl for a lunch or something. It’s amazing how white the foxes’ pelts become in the winter. It’s a stark contrast with the browns that we saw this summer.

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Dear Carly,

I know that we had agreed that I wouldn’t make any impulse purchases at the Northern but I couldn’t keep my hands off this amazing deal. I had promised the manager that once he brought the price down to $1.00 I would buy it. He finally did. So here it is….. at a whooping 95% discount. The most amazing remote control in the world….just a bit cumbersome.

Your one and only,
Etienne

P.S. I’m sorry…

My latest purchase!

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I know I don’t write very often on the blog but I figured that I would write a little something today.

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This weekend, I had my first visit of a real iglu.

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This weekend was the CIDC (Chesterfield Inlet Development Corp.) Cup, a hockey tournament just for fun.

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Before anyone says anything, I know I’m late in posting this. On the 12th of February, the school organized a Valentine’s Day breakfast for the whole hamlet. We were recruited by the school to help out. The cooking started at 7:00 AM. That meant that I had to get up at 6:00 AM. It was the earliest wake up in a long time! We showed up at the school and mixed pancake batter and cooked bacon until 9:30. It was lots of fun and it seemed to have been a success There were very little leftovers. 14 boxes of Aunt Jemima is a lot of pancakes…

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Well, well, well… Look who decided to show itself properly: good old aurora borealis.

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