Tour the town

This morning started rather late.  After an 11 AM breakfast (where they told me they didn't have bacon, sausage, or ham, then proceeded to bring me a ham omelette), we decided to go for a walk around the hamlet.  It was a great day for a walk too; the temperature hovered around zero and the wind wasn't too strong.  First we walked over the frozen bay to the point, where people like to fish in the summer.

Looking east-ish from the point

Igloolik, from the point.

 While we were there, we saw people kiteboarding and cross country skiing.  We found out after the fact that Pete, the person who made us caribou stew last time we were here, was boarding with the purple kite (he claims it is actually black and white).  We don't know who was skiing, but they had some interesting company.  The dogs in the front help pull the skier and the child carriage behind them.  The carriage looks a lot like the ones you would attach to the back wheel of your bike at home, except it had skis instead of wheels.

Pete and a friend kiteboarding.

Cross-country skiing over the bay with some help.

 From the point we walked to the far end of town, then around and behind to get a closer look at the cemetery.  Along the way we met some children carrying the tiniest, most adorable puppy I have ever seen!  He is smaller than my boot!  And you can see for yourself how cute he is:

Girl holding a tiny, cute puppy. 

The cemetery which stands on a hill behind the town.

 From there, we walked to the other side of the town to see if we could show the guys the hockey arena.  Unfortunately it was locked, however, we did pass the "Hamlet of Igloolik" sign and got a closer look at the inukshuks.  We also got a tour of the "mushroom building"--the research station.  There was a huge polar bear skin inside.  I asked Jonathan to stand beside it while I took a picture, to act as a scale.  

Hamlet of Igloolik sign.

The inukshuks between the hamlet and airport.

Jonathan and the polar bear skin inside the mushroom building.

After our walk, we had lunch, did our own thing, then went over to Pete and Dave's place for supper.  Pete made us rice, chicken, and peas with a coconut milk and mild curry sauce.  It was amazing!  In return, Ashley agreed to make them supper on Friday.  Both of the meals we had at their place were incredible.  I don't think we can top them.  Any ideas?

During our walk back to the hotel, Ashley, Jonathan, Anthony, and I ran into some of the children from the school.  I remembered one of the girl's names--Emily--and when I called her, her face lit up!  During our last trip, she was quite shy at first, but was very interested in what we were doing, so she liked being close.  The four of us  finished the night up with a few games of Euchre again and vague plans for tomorrow.