Santa visits Iqaluit!

One of the things I wanted to do while in Iqaluit was go to the Santa Claus parade... My friends went along with it...although they knew it would only last about 10mins..and we watched it at the begining--and we stood across from the Northmart--where they wanted to shop!  It was pretty fun... I even got a candy cane! And about 20mins of shopping in the Northmart later--I finally felt my toes again...I should have woren my 'big boots' not my Aussie Boots!

Here's Nathalie and her friend....(they were properly dressed--and were toasty warm!)

...Here come the floats!! (the three cute kids in this picture are my friend's daughters!)

"Polar Man" is a local super-hero of Iqaluit... I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting him..but he was on the 'super-hero' float..very appropriate!  He is always doing random acts of kindness...like shovelling snow....etc

Kim and I we can't wait.... is that HIM? the big JOLLY man in the RED suit!?

Oh yes! it is.... I got home only to discover that he was also in Pang for a parade on Saturday! 

(man that Santa can get around with that sled and reindeer eh?)