Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
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”
Day trip to Aktineq
Beach hike
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
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”
An easy day around the hoodoos
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
This morning dawned sunny and the tent heated up nicely. Continue reading “An easy day around the hoodoos”
Bylot & The Bear
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
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”
Back to Pond Inlet
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
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”
Off to Mount Herodier
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
The next morning it was once again dry and cool. We made breakfast of bacon & instant mashed potatoes, then Tim & I set about making a clothesline between our ski poles. Continue reading “Off to Mount Herodier”
An impromptu swim
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
I’ve been too busy or tired to write. It’s exhilarating! Continue reading “An impromptu swim”
Getting to Pond Inlet
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
Wow! It’s 6:30 a.m. and I’m sitting on a rock on the shore of Eclipse Sound. Continue reading “Getting to Pond Inlet”
Intro: Baffin and Bylot Islands
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
This is an edited version of my journal of an adventure vacation I had in Canada’s Eastern Arctic just over twenty years ago. Continue reading “Intro: Baffin and Bylot Islands”
On Poetry and Haggis
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Our series of posts about Scotland will be incomplete if we didn’t mention two more things: food and poetry. Continue reading “On Poetry and Haggis”
We started from zero in our fifties
Eh, very late 40s to be exact. I still knew no debt when Alex and I met. Continue reading “We started from zero in our fifties”
We will be back
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
We are now home still dealing with the jet lag. We are done with travelling for this year. Continue reading “We will be back”
The Far North to Thurso and Back
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
And so, we made it all the way to Thurso, a lovely small town close to Dunnett Head, the most northerly point in Scotland. Continue reading “The Far North to Thurso and Back”
Homecoming to my childhood
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
My childhood memory lane goes through my tummy. Continue reading “Homecoming to my childhood”
The Iron Road from Skye
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
“ it does have a remarkable sense of connecting somewhere to nowhere through a lot of, er, nowhere.” (Benedict le Vay, Britain from the Rails)” Continue reading “The Iron Road from Skye”
