Walter and I walked around Pond Inlet together, visiting the Parks Canada office, library and town hall. Again, I talked to many people â teens and adults, and of course, made lots of photos. I visited the Northern Store, which has the northern-most Tim Hortons in the world. With my Ice Capp, I sat down with a couple of young local men. Very friendly, we talked for quite a while, but mostly about hockey. Seems like everyone in the Arctic are Senators fans.
They asked me about my gold teeth. Including the kids in Arctic Bay, Iâd been asked 5 times about my gold teeth. Questions like âHow much did it cost?â, âIs it 24 karat gold?â, and âDid it hurt?â Â I donât think Iâve been asked this many times since it actually happened when I was 19. I was taken aback when one kid asked me âHelp me understand.â
As youâre walking around in these northern towns, everyone smiles and waves. I think none are friendlier than the Inuit people.
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The serious nature of Adventure Canada staff
Drying fish in the backyard
Kids in the Pond Inlet playground
Cool mom, cute kid.
ATV’s for sale at Co-op
The northern-most Tim’s in the world
Hangin’ out at Tim’s
Hangin’ out at Tim’s
Container play
Cheering section at the baseball game
This is a strange Inuit sport where you try to rip your opponent’s mouth apart.
Earth, whalebone and skin home.
September 1, 2016 at 12:55 pm
Len, I have been tracking you every day. I not sure I would want to do the mouth pulling contest -although sometimes I would not mind doing to some people.
September 1, 2016 at 8:47 pm
I hope I’m not one of those people!
September 1, 2016 at 1:12 pm
There’s shades of ‘the Beatles ‘Help’ on that container.
Very pretty lady in white.
Horray for Tim Hortons.
And good to see that the whiskey flask made it all the way to the hot tub!
September 1, 2016 at 8:55 pm
Hey Peter,
I never thought of the Beatles but, you’re right. I was just walking along and saw these young boys jumping on the containers. Reminded me of when I was that age in east end Hamilton, using the canvas topped transport trailers for trampolines. But these kids weren’t trespassing! I was nice to see kids playing outside.
On another note, glad you noticed the flask. Same one as yours, I think. I finished the flask after our polar dip.
September 1, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Hello Len!
Thanks again to allow us to see this part of the world that I would never see otherwise.
As your friend Peter said above…the hot tub with the whisky flask have been a good match for you!
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September 1, 2016 at 8:57 pm
Hey Claire, I’m so glad you’re enjoying these. I’ve been a bit worried that I’m saturating everyone with my stuff, but people can always not look, of course. More to come. Oh yes, I just remembered that you’re one of those semi-retired people still sitting in an office through much of the week. So this is entertainment?
September 1, 2016 at 9:22 pm
I’m really enjoying reading your blog posts! It’s so cool to hear how other people experienced the same trip and hear what you noticed and what struck you. Love the photos too. You focused so much on the people and that’s always something I miss with my photography…I get so caught up in scenery or flowers or some insect that I forget about people! Typical scientist đ Can’t wait to read more!
September 1, 2016 at 9:38 pm
Thank you so much for such a great comment. Yes, I do focus on people. But on this trip, I think we were hiking on Devon Island, when there was very little but lichen on the rocks. Then someone saw a little black spider and everyone came rushing over to photograph it, almost pushing each other out of the way. With such a paparazzi, that spider definitely had her 15 minutes of fame!
September 2, 2016 at 12:35 am
So enjoying this Len! What a wonderful trip.Like the sweatshirt on the man in Tim Hortons!