This was my first glimpse of the hamlet of Whale Cove.
The town is colourful and quaint with hydro lines snaking through the gravel streets. The sky was grey and a cold mist was coming down but catching a glimpse of the Hudson Bay was breath taking. Growing up learning about the great Hudson Bay in history class and finally seeing it in real life was incredible.
I arrived late in the afternoon and with the weather as it was Hails and I caught up over homemade pizza and a movie.
Saturday morning we spent with the two pups - Niya (which means 'sister' in Inukitut) and Qimmik ('dog' in Inukitut). The doggies played while Hails and I made pumpkin scones.
After scones and coffee Hails took me out on the land.
I've seen Inukshuk along highways in Ontario but seeing them on the Nunavut tundra was spectacular.
What I think is red moss pops in the brown and grey landscape.
The road we followed seemed to go forever. The Inuit use the road for hunting and to get to their cabins. Hailey and Alex have visited a friends cabin before - they sound like a cottage only they aren't necessarily on a lake. Without electricity or running water it sounds like a dream - a chance to really unplug.
Hailey's back yard is more tundra. Little lakes and grey rock - perfect for hikes with the pups.
Our adventures left us hungry so Hails and I made plates of sushi for dinner. We made a sesame-peanut butter sauce for the sushi and it was a revelation!
We finished Saturday off by playing the entire game of Cards Against Humanity with Alex and his brother Charles.
Not many people can say they've been out on the tundra. The land left me speechless - it is so beautiful and there is nothing else like it. You can see for miles and the expanse left me feeling so small - like a drop in an ocean. Living in Toronto, you'd think that the biggest city in Canada would leave you feeling like that little drop but it was being out on the land, with no one else around but my sister that left me feeling like a blink, a fleeting moment in the world.
