Inside the Itinerary: Day 10 (Westward) Smoking Hills, Cape Bathurst
Posted on 27. May, 2011 by michelle in Blog
The Smoking Hills are located on the cliffs of Cape Bathurst. They were discovered by our favourite Arctic adventurer, Franklin when he encountered huge clouds of acrid white smoke while exploring in the area. The rock and soil in the region were on fire, and the surrounding waters poisoned with a sulfurous residue. Amazingly, the [...]
Inside the Itinerary: Day 11 (Eastward) Kimmirut, Nunavut
Posted on 26. May, 2011 by michelle in Blog
(Note: for those of you paying attention, you will wonder what happened to day 10? As its a sea day for us, I thought I would pass on to Day 11!) The hamlet of Kimmirut, home to about 425 residents, prides itself on its warm, friendly people and traditional indigenous Inuit culture and way of [...]
Inside the Itinerary: Day 9 (Eastward) Cape Dorchester, Baffin Island
Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by michelle in Blog
While we will be spending the day hiking in Cape Dorchester, I thought it might be fun to do a small primer on the one animal all of us are secretly hoping we will spot on our expedition cruise: the Polar bear. So here are some fun Polar bear facts: Polar bears live only in [...]
Inside the Itinerary: Day 9 (Westward) Ikahuak, Banks Island
Posted on 28. Apr, 2011 by michelle in Blog
Observations by the Inuvialuit of Ikahuak (Sachs Harbour) support what has long been predicted, that climate change would be felt first in the Polar Regions. The documentary: Sila Alangotok – Inuit Observations of Climate Change in 2001 follows local people onto the land and sea as they partake in traditional activities. This video is used [...]
Inside the Itinerary: Day 8 (Westward) Ulukhaktok
Posted on 27. Mar, 2011 by michelle in Blog
Ulukhaktok (Formally known as Holman), NWT, (pop 398) is a small hamlet on the west coast of Victoria Island, on inlets of Amundsen Gulf. It is 925 air km north of Yellowknife. The area is the ancestral homeland of the Copper Inuit with the intrepid Vilhjalmur Stefansson noted as the first person to make contact with [...]
