Pangnirtung

Arrived in Pang Friday morning. Great flight in. I've included some shots taken from the plane. I'm obviously not a great photograhper as the pics don't do the scenery justice.

Had a quick tour of town before checking out my new home...more on it in the next post. The view around town is amazing. No wonder there are a lot of crafts people here, the scenery is certainly inspiring. My view out the front is mountain and my view out the back is mountains. Can't argue with that.

Daylight hours. Well, when I woke up this am at 8, the sun was up. (well, sort of. It was cloudy so you couldn't see the sun, but it was definitely daylight...so I don't know what time dawn was.) the sun starts setting around 3:30ish and it takes almost a full half hour + before it is dark out the front and back views of the unit I live in.

Sorry Janet, but I still don't know how they get electricity here, but it is at the top of my list of things to find out. I do know that I have a great internet connection and can get cable tv the day my tv arrives...so really what more do I want?

Everyone seems very friendly and helpful. And no, I haven't met everyone in town yet, but I did meet the Mayor and he wished me a pleasant stay in Pang...at least that is what the translator told me. My assistant L will prove to be invaluable (I have no doubt), she was a translator for a while and has been with health since July so she knows the ropes and having been born in Pang will be able to help me with any cultural issues I may come up against.

Brenda called last night, it was great to hear a familiar voice. I'm not home sick. But I also don't think the reality has completely hit. It is almost like I am still on vacation, only instead of whirling around Europe I'm whirling around Nunavut. I'm sure once I actually start work on Monday that the reality of the whole thing will be clear. My poor brain is going to really get a workout, it hasn't had to think hard in over a month!

I picked up a calendar from the Arctic College and will flip through to see if there are any courses I would like to take. Yes, I am looking to study already. It seems to be some sort of sick addiction. But it keeps me out of trouble and gives me something to do other than watch tv.