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  Nain, Newfoundland, Canada
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Finally we reach our primary destination. Nain - The northernmost community on Eastern mainland Canada with a mainly Inuit population of 1400 people, Nain spends about 6-8 months of the year under a blanket of snow and ice. Founded by Moravian missionaries in the 1800's, Nain was borne from nomadic people living around the region. How did we come to be here on "holiday" you may well ask?

My brother, commonly known as Sid, moved here as a nurse in the clinic 17 years ago from Palm Island, Qld, Australia on a quest for adventure. He certainly found that and also met his wife Isabella. He spent the first 9 months working in the clinic, staffed at that time with just 4 nurses who coped with all medical situations.
In a life of adventures that would easily fill a book, Sid is still living in Nain with Is and their daughter

RJ in Twin Otter

. Both now work for the Voisey's Bay Mining Company.

The average temperature for the year here is around -15 C and our maximum's have been between around -19 to -22 but then you add on wind chill factor and it is as cold as -33 C. Thankfully we have been well looked after in the clothing department with big heavy expedition coats, neck warmers, hoods, gloves, mitts, goggles etc. It's hard to recognise ourselves sometimes!
Still - it's been warm enough for us to get outside a bit. We've been out a few times on the ski-doo's (fabulous mode of transport, bit like a mechanical goat really as they seem to be able to go anywhere there is snow or ice). We've been sliding (like sand dunes only colder) and snow shoeing, had a little fire in the snow to cook "weiner's" and marshmallows on. Hot chocolate is pretty popular here too.
We hope to get up to the family cabin tomorrow - like their not remote enough - to get away! Life's pretty rustic up there and Sid's hopes the weather is good so we can see if we can find a polar bear (I'm all for standing behind the man with the gun!).

Anyway that's just a little bit for now about Nain. I'll add some more later on.
Cheers for now,

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JJ in Twin Otter	KC & Sid	JJ & RJ all dressed up	View from house
View from house	TC & RJ	What a view	RJ making a snow angel
Nain's school	Salter & Biscuit at their winter lookout	TC being towed on the GT	Fire in the snow
Toasting marshmallows	Ski-doo train	Sid's front door	RJ by his bedroom window
Climbing the slopes	RJ sliding on the ring	JJ & KP after a slight crash	KP - chocolate break
TC - dusted in snow	JJ by the fire	Nain's "ambulance" vehicle	Nain's Medical Clinic
Sid, TC & RJ	Nain from up the hill	Inspecting the basketball court	String of lakes
Typical scenery	Snowy slopes	School & part of town	Nain - along the frozen sea shore
TC & KC - Anniversary on the hill

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