A Life Like No Other

111 days- that’s how long I was able to spend in Churchill, Manitoba. As much as I was not ready to leave I did. The morning of August 15 th I was to catch my flight out of Churchill. My friend Hayley and I went for my final trip to Gypsys for breakfast, where I had the most amazing Eggs Benedict. From there we went to pick up other guests that were also leaving on the same flight.   Once everyone was loaded into the van we headed to the beach behind the complex and saw took a final look at the whales. Hayley and I Me by the Hudson Bay for the last time I boarded my flight at 11:20am after saying my goodbyes and headed off to Winnipeg where I would catch a connecting flight to Calgary. My adventure in Churchill may be over- but my adventure in regards to my up incoming final year of school is just around the corner J   What I am taking away from this adventure is more than any picture can show, more than the days that are counted, and more than words can explain. It’s an exper

August 14, 2011- my last full day in Churchill and what a day it was. I could’ve asked for a better last day before heading home.   The morning started off a little slow as I didn’t get home till the wee morning hours, after spending the evening with some friends. Upon waking up I managed to get my laundry and most of my packing done so that I could enjoy the rest of the day relaxing and visiting. Hayley (my roommate) came home and mentioned that she was taking her guests dog carting in the afternoon and asked if I’d like to join. I didn’t even have to hesitate! I had wanted to try dog carting (sledding) in the summer and see how different it is compared to dog sledding in the winter which I had already experienced. So around noon I headed to meet Hayley and guests and along the way I ran into some people that I had met since arriving in Churchill that I wanted to say goodbye too. So finally I made it to the Seaport where I hopped into the van and headed off to the Wapusk Adve

"You do your best work if you do a job that makes you happy" Where did the time go? It's hard to beleive that my summer here in Churchill has come to an end. But what a summer its been. I started working for Sea North Tours at the beginning of June and have been going nonstop since. It’s now mid August and it’s time for me to leave. I’ve had an amazing experience working for for Sea North Tours and because of this experience I am walking away having learnt a great deal of new skills and having made amazing friends. Some of the new skills I've learnt were, learning to do maintenance on zodiacs, pulling apart a generator and putting it back together, learning to drive zodiacs on the Hudson Bay and Churchill river doing flow ice/beluga whale tours to crewing 30 passenger ship.  For the first few weeks of June my boss Mike and I spent most of our time de-winterizing everything to get ready for the new season. By mid June we were going pretty steady doing beluga wha

" I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it" What else is there to do on a sunny afternoon when you are done work? Well my boss thought it would be nice and fun to take the crew snorkelling after our long hard day of doing tours. So Jamie, Remi and I all got ready in our snorkelling gear which was complete with a 7mm wet suit (2 pieces) a hood, gloves, boots and goggles. Good thing the idea of the snorkelling wasn’t to move around a lot or make a fashion statement because these wetsuits were awkward and definatley not fashion worthy. After we were ready we loaded onto the zodiac that Mike would be driving and headed out into the Hudson Bay. Me rocking the wetsuit Jamie Remi Mike taught us the basics of snorkelling with future clients, lowering them into the water as well as helping them out while using the rope lope as a lever to get back onto the zodiac. We have ropes tied to the sides of the zo