Some nasty history re the Island. The Canadian govt ‘removed’ some Inuit from another area and forced them to live on Ellesmere, as part of a ‘staking a land claim strategy’ vis a vis Norway. The Inuit were totally unprepared … Continue reading →

  Up at 4.30am this morning and can’t get back to sleep. Go down to the Internet cafe and process some photos for the blog, anticipating the posts when I get to Edmonton….woo hoo! We go ashore for a walk … Continue reading →

I was woken with the crunching of the ship through ice. A beautiful blue hue to the horizon this morning with the fog having lifted. We continue through Nunavut territory waters, but we have had to reverse our pathway overnight … Continue reading →