The Gold Range Hotel Yellowknife

... fly and we're in Canada! Yip-freekin'-pyyyy! We are in Edmonton and had looked for a car rental last night to spend the day drivin' around as we have the late flight home. (Arrived at 11:20 AM; flyin' to YK at 7:20 PM). Tina went and searched the rental places herself in person and just like the internet, just way too expensive for 5 hours. So we needed to wait to check in again. - We notice on the "arrivals" screen that the Air Canada flight that was supposed to land this ...

... very light. We each bringing one carry-on bag each and that's it. I've been using the last three or so business trips to paractice and so far its working out pretty well. Kiyo is still hesitant but willing to give it a shot...I had to remind her that there are a few stores in London and Rome that she might want to pick something up at. She's been pretty good after that.

... till bedtime. I also saw my first Northern Lights, so that was just amazing. They danced and turned vibrant shades of green, yellow, even pink and white. It really was something you have to see for yourself. A photo and mywords would not do it justice. I lay captivated on a rock the entire time. They lasted no longer than five minutes. I don't believe that this could be something anyone could ever grow tired of.

... They would go over to the other teams and congratulate them. Most of these kids hadn't even seen a skier from another country four days before let alone raced outside their home town or territory. Now, they have lifelong memories and a bunch of new friends from around the world. Friday and Saturday: Days of rest ! Thank goodness the races are done -35C this AM plus the wind. We did the ...

... Christmas carol I heard most was "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" and I laughed to myself because they would have to keep dreaming.... while in Yellowknife it is a given Christmas will be white! I had a marvellous year travelling, starting in New York city at the Rolling Stones Concert in ...

Spanish flamenco guitarist Juan Martin, his wife Helen + accompanying flamenco singer Rosa Angeles + flamenco dancer extra-ordinaire Salvador "El Tigre" Moreno were in Yellowknife performing on the weekend of October 26-27. I had a chance to spend a day touring with them around the hinterland in search of Bison. We eventually found a small herd about 125 km out of town. It was the first time any of them had ...

... drive on an isolated gravel and shale road from Dawson City to Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic, the weather forecast was of prime importance. On that front, the news was good, as the weather forecast for Dawson City and Inuvik called for mostly sunny skies with no forecast of snow. This was great news, since the road had been closed two days earlier due to a snow storm. Being 732 km in length, bad weather along any section of the highway is enough to close the ...

... who "shot the bear", "I heard the shots" and talk about dogs and wolves. My attention was also drawn to a huge native man who was having breakfast near me wearing a transparent mosquito shirt to cover his bare torso. His ample girth and visible layers of rolling fat did not seem appropriate to the situation. The mosquito shirt was a contradiction to that which I had been told by a local. "First Nations People are not bitten by ...

Today is the first official day of my leave. Returned last night from a 3 day trade show and conference "Start Your Engines" in Hay River so that is how I finished my last day of work. Booked a flight online from Berlin to Tallinn, Estonia, which is only about 8 hours from St. Petersburg by train, so pending obtaining a visa in New York City, I will be in St Petersburg about Oct. 9. My next entry will probably be from NYC!

... the girls worked to acquire enough firewood to keep a warm fire going so they could warm up and dry their clothes. By early morning Chuck knew that things weren't getting better, and with the food and chain oil depleted, things would get worse for all of us quite quickly. He called in on the Satellite phone to report back to work, the situation both with us, the passengers, and with the plane. He was extremely worried he was going to lose the plane - I don't think ...