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Iqaluit Slideshow
Top Hotels in Iqaluit
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Frobisher Inn Iqaluit
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Capital Suites - Iqaluit
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Navigator Inn Iqaluit
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Discovery Lodge Hotel Iqaluit
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Iqaluit
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Sun on snow
... now and then the wind would pick up and sting my cheeks. We walked around a bit, stopping by several (perhaps all?) of Iqaluit's finest shopping spots. First was Arctic Ventures, which is very, very similar to what The Bay in Moose Factory was, in ...
School's out!
After staying up a bit too late, Anna and I woke up and dragged ourselves to Apex for my last day of school. The kids may have been good Monday and Tuesday, but there must be a full moon and/or a blizzard on the way, because today they were bouncing off ...
No more puppies
Since we arrived in Iqaluit and ran into that super cute husky puppy in Apex, I've occasionally been helping out at the Iqaluit Humane Shelter. The shelter has been completely run by volunteers, but I guess over the summer people are busy or away and ...
Yup, moved again
I realize I haven't posted in a few days but not much has been going on here. Chris has been working and I've on occasion walked a few cute puppies. Yesterday marked our last day at the Capital Suites hotel, a place both of us had thoroughly been ...
Homeward bound
... again to climb a hill with me. The air had gotten chillier but I pushed the pace and though it wasn't the highest hill around Iqaluit, the view was magnificent. I figured out how to make a video using the digital camera, or at least I think I did, so ...
1st Anniversary in Iqaluit! Who would have thought
... to spend our summers way up in the north! We had dinner last night at The Gallery - "fine dining" restaurant here in Iqaluit. Definitely different from that definition at home, but the food was actually really good. We celebrated after dinner with ...
A doggie kind of day
Another low key kind of day today. Chris wasn't working until 8 tonight and I didn't start my "training" at the humane society until 5pm. I went in for my shift and met 2 of the other volunteers that help out there. They seem nice enough. I've noticed ...
Language exchange
Once again, I played TA in Anna's class. This morning the kids did braiding and beading, then I taught them to sing "Head and shoulders, knees and toes" in French. They were very excited about learning some French, so they asked to sing it over again ...
Happy Nunavut Day!!
Happy Nunavut Day everyone! The day is celebrated to commemorate the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and the Nunavut Act. Either way, it meant something for us to do. Some of the pictures I've added today from the celebration are definitely not for the ...
Checking out the bar scene
... part of Inuit culture next week. Every year 3 different communities in Nunavut are given a license to hunt 1 bowhead whale and Iqaluit won the lottery this year. We don't know the exact day but apparently some time next week the hunters are supposed to ...
Back to school
... so long and it's so tasty! School ends at 3:10 and we walked back, making it the second time Anna has walked from Apex to Iqaluit, and she's been here since last summer! It was nice starting out but the wind started to pick up a little later. The sun ...
Think more north
... said was "To the 8-storey, please." We needed the taxi, you see, because although nothing is far from anything in Iqaluit, I had brought up a supply of Asian vegetables, Pocky and instant noodles, which required a large suitcase and a huge plastic ...
We had a busy day
I know I didn't blog yesterday - not much to say but I do feel the need to put it down for everyone to see that I went for a 10km walk all by myself. That's all. As for today, we had a pretty busy day. Since we arrived Chris has wanted nothing more than ...
Will nail polish remover hurt my hands?
... chance to write. I decided on Monday, after hanging out with the super cute husky puppy that I would try and volunteer at the Iqaluit Humane Society (IHS). Chris had a shift at 12 yesterday, so I left around the same time to head down to the shelter. ...
And the bugs are out
... strong once the clouds move out. More than anything, we unfortunately forgot the bug spray. Who would have thought mosquitoes would like Iqaluit so much? After all the bites we got today, I don't think either one of us will make that mistake again. ...
Welcome to Iqaluit Your Excellency!!!
... NB: Chris was not able to try raw muskox or caribou for some reason or any cooked whale. He, unfortunately, will leave Iqaluit without getting the chance to try walrus in any form, which luckily also includes the fermented walrus delicacy (walrus sausage ...
We're Here!
... morning just after 8am, we had a quick stopover in Ottawa, and then hopped on a smaller plane for the 3 hour trip north to Iqaluit. The flight was fairly uneventful, but our first views of the city were pretty cool. We saw the community of Apex first, ...
Drunks, Drug Seekers, and Criminals! Oh my!
Chris didn't call last night to say goodnight, which meant one of two things. Either he forgot (the more likely option) or he was swamped. Unfortunately, it was the latter. He got home around 8:30 this morning looking like the living dead. He had worked ...
Bugs or Wind? We'll take the wind!
... to finish. We loved it! Chris and I leave for his community clinic week in Igloolik tomorrow. Igloolik is a 2.5 hour flight NW of Iqaluit. We officially make our way inside the Arctic Circle, which also means we are there for the tail end of their days of ...
Doing nothing, finally!
Finally, a day to relax and do nothing. Chris had to be at work this morning for 8:30 so I finally had the chance to sleep in and catch up on some much needed (and well deserved, I think) zzz's. We moved over to Capital Suites today, which feels more ...
How many phone calls does it take to upgrade cable
So as mentioned yesterday Chris and I were freaking out slightly because of the cable situation (pretty sad how dependent we are) but when you're limited with what you can do in your free time, TV is important. Chris decided this morning he would call ...
Sitting at home ... with no socks on
... joke. This summer has been a good one. I haven't done a lot of the things I wanted to do with my last summer in Iqaluit ... primarily out doorsy things, but I think I have laughed more than usual this summer which can never be a bad thing. I feel like ...
Confusing politics and good grocery shopping
Our day started out like many have since we got here...spending the whole morning watching the Tour de France and having Chris yell at the television about why one of his favourite riders won't ride up a gigantic hill faster. Exciting isn't is? We had to ...
Just some updates
I felt bad that I hadn't posted since our anniversary, but not much has been going on here. We've really hit a stagnant point in this trip where we've sort of done everything already and have settled in to some kind of a routine - that is, Chris goes to ...
Snowscapes
... after lunch, and Maggie and her husband accompanied us. It was uphill halfway and then downhill once we reached the outskirts of Iqaluit proper and took a bit under an hour all told, though we were sweating soon into the hike. The day was incredibly ...
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!
... ATV tonight. Okeedoke, see you at 5 ish Heather! I decide to go and buy a parka and that wine glass for the lady whose Iqaluit glass I broke a few months ago. I find the wine glass easily, since there really is only one "gift store" proper here. There is ...
We go to Apex, we see Hey Rosetta
... is let back out to be with him. After that, we go back to get Siku and out for a hike to Apex, a sort of suburb of Iqaluit. It's shorter to walk to through the hills, so we do that, while picking berries on the way. We find big blueberries, crowberries, ...
Barbecue at Sylvia Grinnell Park
... the direction of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. Today is the day that there is a barbecue put on by PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada). I am leaning into the wind with all my weight, unable to move. Suddenly behind me I hear, "Need a ride?!" and ...
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