A walk on the Wild Side...

This morning I went for a walk along the beach.  I went with my roomie from the "little white house" in the arctic, and one of her collegues--we met last night when we had dinner together!  It was a great to get out and explore-- walk along the water.  It was a pretty nice day out.

We were accompanied by these three dogs... the other ladies gave them lots of loving...and I just watched... it was pretty fun to see them running around, fighting over bones... and just playing! 

It's always fun to see the stuff you see!!! this was pretty cool.... the tide was out.. so this little guy was still alive.. just waiting for the high tide so it can get some water lovin'...

So one of the reasons we were on this walk was to go check out the dead walrus carcus.... (so the following photos may be kind gross...) and well that was also the last place (on Thursday morning) that the Polar Bear had been spotted.... (hence our walk on the "wild" side)... but no polar bear for us.. just a really dead walrus... decomposing.. Amanda wanted to take the vertebrae but well there was still too much 'flesh' and stuff on it to do that! 

The dogs sure did enjoy their 'tasty' snack.... and apparently developed 'walrus' breath--pretty gross!

So last night Amanda and I stared at each other... and were both like.. "you are soooo familiar..." and we went through list of possible places we 'might' have seen each other... way back to 2000--- and back to North Bay... Nipissing University!  Yep she started her 1st year as I was in my 3rd year... and for the first semester we both lived in the same residence... It always amazes me how small the world really is...and you never know when you might meet someone from your past! 

..and some fun 'puppy' shots.... because they were pretty cute!!

...well that's all the adventure I am up for today!  (kind of glad we didn't run into that 'bear BUT think of the story it would have been)

Going 'Stir Crazy" in the "little white house" in the Arctic...

This morning, I got up but the plane was cancelled--it was really foggy and windy... so what does a girl do? she eats her breakfast-- oatmeal and an orange... has a bit of 'chit-chat' with the first lady that lived in the "little white house" one night before I arrived...(I would be the "lady in waiting")....after this chit chat...I went back to bed for 3 hours!-- I got up about noon.... had some lunch.. then headed to shopping.... how fun... to the northern!  Then talked to my mum on the phone for like an hour and a half (but been pretty darn BORED)... Last night there was some fear that our cable would go out.. and for a few moments it did... but have no fear we still have that!

I was starting to feel a bit 'stir crazy'... until the 'first lady' of the "little white house" suggested berry picking for some berries to add to the apple crisp for tonight's dinner... I was like.. sure I'll go.... here are some photos of that adventure....

Berries and the snow... look closely you will see them!

View of Cape Dorset...

...picking berries...

...a view of our 'berry' patch...

...CHEESE... man it was windy and COLD!

..yup its a good day!

Toonoo Sharkey was carving outside his house... he was working on a big Char... we talked for a few minutes... he works outside even in the winter!  He's been carving since he was about 10 years old...he comes for a family of carvers... it was pretty neat to stop and see him working in his shop!

..it's going to be a pretty awesome piece when it's finished...

..isn't this the best workshop ever? (well today was a bit cold)!

..better watch out... those construction areas can be might dangerous.... sometimes you might even get whistled at!? who would have thought it...

well that's all from the 'little white house' in the arctic... let's hope that the wind dies down and the plane will come in Sunday at 3:40pm...cross your fingers...and wish with me!

...and there was SNOW falling on my head!

I arrived in Cape Dorset today.... before it got too dark I wandered around (with all the people from the cruise ship)...

(you can see the snow coming from across the water!)

...at the look out!..

Yep--that's the SAME ship...I'm convinced it's stalking me--from Pang...then Kimmirut and now Cape Dorset!  (this shouldn't affect the rest of my travel-- they are heading to Kujjuaaq and then back to where they all call home!)

Oh ya.. the SNOW is here... AND it's COLD and there was ICE in what use to be puddles (see the above photo!)...

In other news from Cape Dorset...there was a Polar Bear around town lately-- they had to 'scare' it away from town last night and this morning... and the Bow Head whale hunt has started.  This year there are 3 tags (or license to kill 3 animals)...that have been given to hunt the Bow Heads... they have been split up into 3 communities across Nunavut.  Cape Dorset has one, Rankin Inlet and Kugaaruk have the other two tags!  It's a 'controlled' hunt that the whole community takes part in... I'm hoping that it is 'caught' while I am here... because that would be an amazing experience... I'll keep you posted!!