Day 8- March 28- Stephanie McNaughton

Was out on the land today with some friends. Angela, Peter and I bundled up and left with the dog team and crew shortly after 10am heading towards the mouth of the Koroc River. The day was sunny, yet deceiving as the wind was just high enough to make the ride feel VERY cold! Once the dogs were into their ivakkak (steady running pace/trot), we went ahead to the cabin where Nancy cut a fabulous trail through the higher than normal sea ice(it's close to a full moon so the tides are at their peak).



After a snack and tea, everyone got ready to drive a further 20 or so minutes to Qarliit Tasinga (sp?) where there is charr fishing. I decided to take my picture of Stephanie, mostly because I really loved the colours in her scarf. Stephanie is a fellow Nova Scotian and was hired as my replacement since I am on a year off. I only met her a few weeks ago when I arrived but can tell she is a top notch teacher, human and tea maker!! I've had a great time getting to know her better and am even more excited that she might stay at least another year since one of our colleagues is pregnant and will be on maternity leave next year. Enjoy!





Theme song of today: The Middle by Jimmy Eat World (It was stuck in my head while I drove home from the cabin)