This am, we moored in a delightful place called Dundas Harbor. No one lives here, but we got to hike around and explore the sites of old residences. The CanadianGov
sent crews here in the early last century to monitor the area , which they wished to claim as their own. It so remote and cold , it must have been hell for the few who were assigned this post. Some Inuit were paid to show the Canadians how to survive, as everything had to be shipped in. Still, the Canadians lost most of their people to suicide and some deceases.
Well, we zodiaced on the the shore and hiked about 3 miles . Some people got to go kayaking, but not our group and it would have been perfect. Calm and sunny. We climbed all over the place, secure in the fact that our expedition team were stationed here and there on polar bear duty. The sea ice had completely chocked the bay and will probably stay here all winter. We spent about three hours exploring and when we got back to the ship, the restaurant crew has prepared a nice shish kabob barbecued lunch. The head chef is from Turkey, and he wanted to show off his Turkish cooking skills. They even moved the bar outside and made some kind of celebratory drink.
We are now at sea and on our way to PondInlet, and the capt just said we were in for rough weather again with high winds and rain….
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