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July 11, 2024 – Iqaluit to Ottawa
Three hour flight south from Iqaluit. Back in Ottawa for the night. Canada is probably underrated as a travel destination. Hope to return for the sixth time on a better planned trip to more of the far north places like Pangnirtung, Cape Dorset, Pond Inlet in Nunavut and to the Northwest Territories town of Yellowknife.…
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July 10, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Took Caribou Cab back to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park but to the north of where I started a couple of days ago. Walked along the river and then along the ridge for a mile or two. I should have had the driver let me out farther north to make the walk longer. Great views of…
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July 9, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Finally got to go out on a boat in Frobisher Bay. An older gentleman from Kingston, Ontario and I went out with Jovan from Koolrunnings. Before we boarded the 22 ft motorboat, Jovan asked us, “How do you feel about seal hunting?” Neither of us objected after he told us the seal would be used…
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July 8, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Took Caribou Cab to Apex. Walked up the hill to a big concrete marker where there was a great view of Frobisher Bay. It was raining lightly but had to stand at the top and take it all in. Beautiful Flagged down a taxi along the road for the return to Iqaluit. All taxi rides…
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July 7, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Took Caribou Cab to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, about two miles from my place. The Sylvia Grinnell River runs through the park and dumps into Frobisher Bay. Walked to where river meets bay. Nice walk but no wildlife except for ravens, gulls and some small birds. The mosquitoes are out but not too bad. Walked…
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July 6, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Still waiting for an outfitter to say the sea ice is clear enough for a boat excursion in Frobisher Bay. They won’t go if there’s ice because the wind can blow the ice into almost pack ice that can trap a boat and even sink it from the damage it can cause. Lots of polar…
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July 5, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Walked the trail from Iqaluit to the even smaller town of Apex. The trail stayed close to the bay shore. There’s an old Hudson’s Bay Trading Company post in Apex. It used to be where furs were swapped for other goods but it’s been closed for a long time. Walked back to Iqaluit along the…
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July 4, 2024 – Ottawa to Iqaluit, Nunavut
Flew from Ottawa to Iqaluit on Canadian North airline. Took three hours of flying almost due north. Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It’s a huge territory with its northernmost islands the farthest north in the world. Iqaluit is kinda in the south of Nunavut just below the Arctic Circle. Iqaluit…
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July 3, 2024 Huntsville to Ottawa, Canada
Hello from Ottawa, capital of Canada in the province of Ontario. Pretty easy flights today since no oceans had to be crossed. Arrived at my humble B&B about 3:30. Then, went for a walk. Walked across a bridge over the Ottawa River which put me in the province of Quebec. Then walked to another bridge…
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February 11, 2024 – Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Cheetahs. Four together though this photo shows only three. Probably a Mom with her nearly adult kittens (I think that’s what little cheetahs are called).
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