....a lesson in bubbles...

...oh I arrived in my hotel room in Ottawa.. and I had gotten a FREE upgrade to this AMAZING suite.. with jacuzzi tub! Perfect way to relax after a crazy day......

..mental note to self... remember that jets... makes more bubbles... like lots of bubbles.. that sometimes might even, perhaps fall over the sides of the tub.... but lots of fun too!!

"little white house" in the Arctic...

When I arrived in Cape Dorset I had a friend that picked me up at the airport.... we went to the hotel I was staying in--- I got a bit of a shock... you see I was told...."oh we dont' have room....." the lady's voice trailed away because she was walking away from me.  My first thought was--Crap I don't have a room? am I going to have to sleep on the street? what do you mean I don't have a room?---I booked this like weeks ago.... (but instead of voicing any of these crazy thoughts.. what did I do?--- I just followed the lady into the hotel... where she was still talking at me...I found out then that THERE was a ROOM for me.. just not in the hotel... But I was sharing a house with another lady who arrived yesterday... So as quickly as that information given I was heading out of that hotel to the "little white house" (the lady couldn't remember the number). (thank goodness I had people I knew that picked me up at the airport.... one knew me by my name, Sarah... the other just "newbie in the north"--I suppose lots of people are following my adventures now! was kind of fun having someone greet me as 'newbie' but also kind of weird as well!) 

....just for future reference... the "little white house" is behind the health centre beside the high school that is currently being renovated....but definitely not the other white house--that would be the morgue... MY "little white house" for the my time in Cape Dorset is an AWESOME house...so clean and has been at my best guess recently (past 2 years) renovated... and the best part?----oh ya.. the bed.... the most comfy bed I've been in since forever ago....(even more comfy than my GN unit--shocking?!).... Last night I was a happy girl.... I got a GREAT night's SLEEP that even the construction guys starting work at some point this morning around 7ish didn't even wake me up....mmmm I LOVE sleep!!!

Is anyone else excited to have Grey's start tonight?? 2 hours... who will die? who will lie? will the both die? hmmmm I can't wait!!!!

UPDATED: to add photo of the "little white house" in the Arctic...

Sleeping in Hotels 101

Sleeping in hotels this trip has been a bit rough... I wouldn't say that I was a 'picky' sleeper but lately well I've just had a rough time.  Sunday night I was TOO hot and couldn't sleep and was up trying to adjust the heat in my room--finally just opened the window-- that sure cooled things down.  Monday night, it was the hallway light that kept me awake, and quite possibly the paper thin walls and sneezing of the lady beside me.  And last night, well let me just say I have composed a few letters to let you know how great that sleep was.  It was almost like I had a newborn baby I had to feed every 2 hours... I went to bed around 9:30pm(early I know but it's been a crazy few nights of sleeping--in a different bed each night!) I was awoken 3 different times--and I was lucky to be able to fall back asleep each time... but without further ado... here are my letters....


Dear Group of People exiting the elevator at midnight;

Thanks for exiting the elevator and talking in hushed voices.  I'm glad that you had a great night--and didn't linger in the hall! I appreciated that. Your muffled voices were kind of like a lullaby and at first I thought I was late for work--but it was a pleasant surprise to see it was only midnight and I went back to sleep!

Dear Man and Woman talking outside my door around 2am;

Wow, when I heard your voices I literally thought you were both in my room, at 2:04am when you awoke me. After I woke up more fully I found it quite amusing about your discussion.  No cheating on your partners while in Iqaluit probably won't lead to marital bliss.  When he said, "No one will know...I have the perfect cover-- I was helping a friend." I should have yelled, "YES!! I WILL KNOW and I will tell your respective wife and husband-- go to your OWN beds and get the HECK away from my door". Instead I just listened to the debate--- to the woman--way to stick to your guns and turn down a man... hope that worked out for you.

Dear Crazy Lady that called my room at 4:07am;

I'm sorry your man was not in my room.  I told you the first time you called that you had the wrong phone number.  I should have known if there was a man in my room let alone in my bed.  I did not appreciate the 2nd phone call 10mins later or the names you called me.  Please check your number before you call next time! 


I'm looking forward getting a good night's sleep tonight....so far Cape Dorset is looking good for that!