So after all the frantic packing, the apple dehydration and curriculum reading, I'm here. We flew from Ottawa to Iqulait (where it was rainy and COLD) and then right on up to Igloolik, where it was sunny and chilly yesterday. The first part of the plane ride was spent catching up on sleep due to the frantic packing the night before, but the second half from Iqulait to Igloolik was amazing. The sea ice is all breaking up now so it looks like piece of confetii strewn across the ocean. The beaches in the bays we flew over looked like tropical paradises. Anyone who likes long walks on the beach should wander up here, there was azure blue water with stretches of sand as far as I could see.
Igloolik is an island in the Foxe Basin which is above Hudson's Bay, to the West of Baffin Island. There are about 1600 people here, and it takes about 20 minutes to walk through town. Bobby, our community contact picked us up at the air port, with our mountain of luggage- 3 bins made it, one didn't so it'll be fun trying to figure out what we can and can't do on Monday! All the movie making equipment made it up which is great, I'll be helping with both camps this week as we're still missing three instructors and they don't get in until Tuesday.
The hamlet is quite pretty, right on the ocean, at the bottom of a hill. We spent a bit of time yesterday wandering around, we're staying at a teacher's house here, it's absolutely beautiful! especially with the black out blinds, I got up to go to the bathroom at 4 am and it was like noon with all the sun, it's a little confusing.
Not sure what the plan is for today, but probably more wandering and perhaps a hike.
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I was beginning to wonder where you were! Glad to hear you made it safe and sound and that the first leg of your adventure has begun.
Maybe you could post some pictures?
It's awfully quiet at work these days.
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