Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
Tue, Jul 11 and Jul 14
We didn’t stay in Kelowna and in hindsight it was a good thing that I could not book a campground there. But we drove through it on the way into and out of the Peachland RV Park, where we had booked 3 nights. Continue reading “Driving through Kelowna, a flash back in time”
Thursday April 27 2000—7:30 a.m.
Thursday dawned bright and cold, about -12°C according to Bob’s thermometer. It was blue to the north, and there were high, bright clouds to the south. Continue reading “Getting back to Iqaluit”
Tuesday April 25, 2000—7:15 p.m.
What a day! Phew. If I came here looking for exercise, I certainly found it today. More of that in a minute. Continue reading “Getting around Meta Incognita”
Monday April 24 2000—8:00 p.m.
Tempus fugit.
Before we could leave in morning we learned how to pack the qomatiqs; Continue reading “Getting across Frobisher Bay”
Sunday April 23 2000—9:45 p.m.
My seatmate on the plane was one of my co-adventurers. Bob was retired and was spending what seemed to be most of his time on adventure trips. Continue reading “Getting oriented”
Introduction
In August 1998 I spent twelve days in the arctic, hiking with my sister and her family in the area around Pond Inlet in northern Baffin Island and on Bylot Island. Continue reading “Getting there”
Once upon a time there were countries and people living under communism. Travel then wasn’t freely allowed. Continue reading “Sojourn in Prague, fall 1990”
This story is a small part of a much bigger one. At this time however, we will not shed light on all the incredible and unbelievable adventures of the protagonists. Continue reading “A day’s drive through Germany, summer 1993”
Aug. 11, Winding down
This is my last full day on Baffin. The morning rain is tapping out its melody on the tent fly. Tim is still soundly asleep beside me and I’ve been reading for the last hour. Continue reading “Heading home and Epilogue”
August 10: Today we’ll walk part way back to our drop-off point and set up camp before doing a little exploring. It’s our last full day on Bylot Island, and I know I want to come back and see more, do more. Continue reading “Back to Baffin”
The air is still this morning. Banks of cloud march NE to SW and the sun shines through them, creating alternate bands of blue, white and grey. Continue reading “Day trip to Aktineq”
Jim said earlier that when he got up for a pee at 5:30 p.m. there was frost on the tents. Continue reading “Beach hike”
This morning dawned sunny and the tent heated up nicely. Continue reading “An easy day around the hoodoos”
Dinner in the hotel last night was beef stew (lots of onion, and it didn’t taste like chili!), rubber chicken with a tomato-based sauce on it, boiled potatoes, rice, and corn. Continue reading “Bylot & The Bear”
Today we’re headed back to Pond Inlet. We’ll see if Jason (the Inuk youth we had met at out campsite two days before) is at his camp on shore and if he’s perhaps willing to ferry us across Jane’s Creek. Continue reading “Back to Pond Inlet”
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