Less than a month until Christmas!
So this week was a LONG one! I was home sick on Monday, like many of you, and then the rest of the week was a tough one. The students and staff are getting ready for a break and are all fairly tired. At least there was lots of snow which warranted quite a few evening skidoo rides to help myself relax and get fresh air. On Wednesday, or Thursday, I brought April over to Claude's garage to pick up her and Trevor's new skidoo. It is the exact same model as mine, so I am a bit biased when I say that they have a pretty cool machine! Above you'll see a shot at the gas station of April gassing her baby up for the first time.
On Saturday, Mark and Nancy went out for a few hours to Tasialuk. Mark had wanted to take his dog team for a run with the new qamoutik (sled) that he finished building a couple weeks ago. Nancy was excited to go fishing, probably her most favourite winter activity. The lake (Tasialuk) is about 15 minutes from town through the trees to the East, it is a VERY shallow lake and has lots of tiny speckled trout in it. Many people love to jig them out at this time of year since it is rather difficult to go any farther away from town since the land doesn't have enough snow yet.
I met up with them a few hours after they had been out. I brought Krystal and April and Trev followed me on their new machine. The trail was rather bumpy and there are still lots of rocks showing, but it was manageable. It was fun for them to get a taste of what the weekend are like up here. Teachers tend to spend a lot of time doing day trips or weekend campouts almost every weekend. Saturdays are usually spent relaxing by a fire and sitting about drinking hot chocolate and tea beside a lake. It's a great way to chill out on weekends and helps you forget all of the crazy stress of the week.
It was fun to see Mark's dogs. He ran them all the way back to town after they spent time on the lake. It's hard to believe that he only really began breeding/having huskies for about a year. The project is really going well and it seems more and more people in town are becoming interested in dogsledding again.
To see more pictures or download the originals click on my picasa web folder below:
Back to work tomorrow with my very busy day. NO breaks from 8:40 until 3:30... (Except obviously recess and lunch, lol!) Have a wonderful week!!!
posted by Gillian at
10:39:00 PM
4 Comments:
Great pics, checked out the whole album-- you really are making the most of this experience, total immersion, no regrets!!! It seems so exciting from where I sit-- can almost feel the crispness and crunch of the snow and the excitement of the dogs-- they are magnificent!!!! It's so neat to be able to share this with you-- even the skidoos look allluring--- Part of me even wants to be there!!! thanks--- the much needed break is coming fast--- hang in there!!!
I love your pictures!!! It looks beautiful there, this time of year.
What a wonderful way to spend your weekends, with great friends,and a hot tea...
Take care :)
It's so beautiful there..I'm glad you're enjoying it so much. You make it sound like so much fun.
Wow - you guys have so much snow!! The teeny little bit we got yesterday has already been washed away by last night's rain. Today is foggy and rainy... not much fun for snowmobilers :) I checked out your photo albums - OMG, those puppies are cute!! What an adventure that would be, to go on a dog sled ride - even I, dis-liker of snow, might enjoy that.
Oh - I would love to see a picture of that lovely Christmas tree I heard about :) See ya later!
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