April 2, 2005

Grise Fiord

Today I flew to Grise Fiord, the northernmost village in Canada. The purposes are to prepare supply goods and to conduct snow sampling. This morning four people I befriended in Resolute Bay came to see me off. I was the only passenger and the rest was a large quantity of luggage loaded on board the 9:00 airplane.

The weather was fine and I could see the landscape far away. After flying about one and a half hours, the plane landed in Grise Fiord where I was greeted by Annie who I became acquainted with in Resolute Bay. Originally I was scheduled to fly one week earlier, so she has been wondering when I was coming here.

About 150 people live in this village. That's about 50 people less than Resolute Bay.

Compared to Resolute Bay, Grise Fiord is long from side to side.

Hotel where I am staying
CO-OP runs the hotel. My room is in the middle of the 2nd floor.

Mountain towering up behind the village

Joichi Kobayashi    


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