August 16 Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
It has been some three weeks since updating my blog. Apologies but hey you know it has been a somewhat busy time in life.
We have sailed from Barrow, Alaska, to Cambridge Bay, a great NW Passage stop in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. There are three sailboats (maybe four as I write) here doing the passage and the first east to west boat has just arrived. This is a French sailboat captained by the famous French sailor/racer Philippe Poupon. He is with his wife, four kids and a dog.
We on Ocean Watch have encountered great people and gathered rich experiences along the path at Cooper Island with George Divoky, Herschel Island and its great whaling history, Tuktoyaktuk and traditional hunting/fishing, Summer's Harbour and Pearce Point with amazing landscapes, nature, and new friends. We found lots of ice in Amundsen Gulf and worked our way through the maze and discovered two British Royal Marines doing the passage in an open 17' sailboat. And then went ice-free and sailed unencumbered into Cambridge last night.
Ice reports look pretty good to run over to Gjoa Haven, Roald Amundsen's infamous winter harbor for two years. Then we will see what happens in the channels to the north. Right now we enjoy a break and try to soak in the experiences and fathom the issues of the Arctic.
1 comment:
DID NOT KNOW YOUR CAP'T. IS A CORNHUSKER, FROM NELIEGH, NE. SALLY KINGSTON REPORTED LAST EVE. THAT HE IS A NATIVE OF THAT TOWN, AND THEY ARE PROUD OF THE FACT.
THO, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM KNOW YOU DAVID. THE GALLERY IS IN FINE SHAPE AND WE ARE ENJOYING THE "FALL WEATHER".
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