Dog Sledding and being a Tourist----
Today we were able to sleep in and enjoyed Belgian waffles with Saskatoon berries on top with real freshly made whipped cream. It was a real treat. Then I had time to generate some blog entries after messing up and deleting one write up after spending about 40 minutes writing it up. Oh well, it happens and I learned from my mistake.
I apologize for not inserting pictures but as you can imagine I have to get some rest when I can. I will try to add some photos this evening. Tonight will be a packing night as we will have to be packed to board the train when we leave here for our last tundra buggy day in the morning at 0645!
About 1130 we were off for the Eskimo Museum and a little souvenir shopping. The Museum was close as this is Remembrance Day weekend, and it is a national holiday. We actually had a minute of silence on the Buggy yesterday as that was the actual day, the same day as the U. S. We have a short break right now so you can see that I am using it somewhat constructively. In a few minutes we will be off to Blue Sky Sled Dog site for some dogsledding, and photography. Tonight we will be taking the hosts of the B&Bs to dinner.
The weather today was overcast with some light snow. It got colder as the day progressed. The dog sledding went well, and everyone enjoyed it. I opted not to do it this year but know what fun it is. Gerald Azure and his wife, Jenifore, were the hosts. Gerald a member of the First Nation Tribe here in Churchill. He is the founder of Hudson Quest a dog sled race here in Northern Manitoba and is similar in length to the Iditard. They have quite a number dogs which they train and use for about 6 years. They then put them up for sale or in some cases adoption. They are also the hosts of one of the B&Bs we have people staying with. They generated a photo contest for us using the following themes: "Man and his Dog", "Through the Eyes of the Tourist/Visitor", and "Through the Eyes of the Dog".
We went back to town for dinner with the hosts of the the other B&Bs, and then returned to the Sledding Tent for a short visit and the judging of the entries. Jenifore's Mom did the judging for the photo contest. It was fun to see and share some images and listen to the suggestions for titles for the pictures. I did not win in any of the categories, but people enjoyed the ones I entered. My traveling/photography companion, Lin, won one of the categories.
This all delayed our return to our lodging and the start of packing gear for tomorrow's departure immediately after we get back from the Tundra Buggies. All this made for a short night to say the least. I apologize once again for being late in making the postings but this tour is quite intense and the logistics are sometimes complex with corralling 17 photographers staying in three different locations.
Today we were able to sleep in and enjoyed Belgian waffles with Saskatoon berries on top with real freshly made whipped cream. It was a real treat.Then I had time to generate some blog entries after messing up and deleting one write up after spending about 40 minutes writing it up. Oh well, it happens and I learned from my mistake.
I apologize for not inserting pictures but as you can imagine I have to get some rest when I can. I will try to add some photos this evening. Tonight will be a packing night as we will have to be packed to board the train when we leave here for our last tundra buggy day in the morning at 0645!
About 1130 we were off for the Eskimo Museum and a little souvenir shopping. The Museum was close as this is Remembrance Day weekend, and it is a national holiday. We actually had a minute of silence on the Buggy yesterday as that was the actual day, the same day as the U. S. We have a short break right now so you can see that I am using it somewhat constructively. In a few minutes we will be off to Blue Sky Sled Dog site for some dogsledding, and photography. Tonight we will be taking the hosts of the B&Bs to dinner.
The weather today was overcast with some light snow. It got colder as the day progressed. The dog sledding went well, and everyone enjoyed it. I opted not to do it this year but know what fun it is. Gerald Azure and his wife, Jenifore, were the hosts. Gerald a member of the First Nation Tribe here in Churchill. He is the founder of Hudson Quest a dog sled race here in Northern Manitoba and is similar in length to the Iditard. They have quite a number dogs which they train and use for about 6 years. They then put them up for sale or in some cases adoption.They are also the hosts of one of the B&Bs we have people staying with. They generated a photo contest for us using the following themes: "Man and his Dog", "Through the Eyes of the Tourist/Visitor", and "Through the Eyes of the Dog".
We went back to town for dinner with the hosts of the the other B&Bs, and then returned to the Sledding Tent for a short visit and the judging of the entries. Jenifore's Mom did the judging for the photo contest. It was fun to see and share some images and listen to the suggestions for titles for the pictures. I did not win in any of the categories, but people enjoyed the ones I entered. My traveling/photography companion, Lin, won one of the categories.
This all delayed our return to our lodging and the start of packing gear for tomorrow's departure immediately after we get back from the Tundra Buggies. All this made for a short night to say the least. I apologize once again for being late in making the postings but this tour is quite intense and the logistics are sometimes complex with corralling 17 photographers staying in three different locations.
I'm amazed you find any time to post at all.
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