| Creating a Passage.
The ice would be in continual motion, and every now and then we would end up in a blind
alley. At which point, a volunteer would leap out of his kayak, and open up a passage.
Its amazing to see many tons of ice start moving as the results of the efforts of just
one person.
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| Ice Island Camp.
One day we decided to camp out on the Arctic Ice. We selected a large ice pan several
hundred yards across, hauled up our kayaks, and erected the tents. It was a pleasant
spot. Fresh water was available from melt water on the surface of the ice. For a while,
several walrus even shared the same piece of ice.
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| Marooned.
The next morning dawned sunny and warm. I wore only a T-shirt for the first hour. We
decided to have some fun, so we ferried one of the tents onto a small piece of ice. It
makes for an interesting postcard.
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| Campsite.
This is one of our campsites. It was very typical of the whole region. We would explore
the adjacent area, and find signs of previous habitation by the Dorset Inuit culture.
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| Stream Crossing.
We often explored the surrounding terrain, which was quite rough in places. Some places
required a group effort to negotiate.
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| Seal.
We didn't see a lot of wildlife, and what we did see was difficult to approach.
Shorebirds (ducks, geese, terns, etc) were much in evidence. We saw walrus, but were
never able to approach very close. This seal played tag with us for over an hour. As
you were focusing on him, he would submerge and reappear elsewhere. It was rather
frustrating.
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