For the past week Inuvik has been calling my name. Remembering the times I've spent there, the most impressionable was the first time, which was during the winter of 2007. That's when I went for my first snowmobile ride and that's when I fell in love with the
White Huskies at Arctic Chalet and the peace and serenity I found.
It's hard to imagine liking a place that has zero daylight in the winter, is cold, does not have mountains and has a population of 3,500 people, but I do. The place I enjoy staying at,
Arctic Chalet, feels like home to me. Everytime I stay there I am welcomed by approximately 50 White Huskies and hosts Olav and Judi.
When I told my mom that this is where I think we should go for our mother/daughter weekend away she told me she'd rather go to Edmonton to shop, gross. I hate shopping at malls, I hate the crowds and Edmonton is in the exact opposite direction my calling is coming from. I'm going to Inuvik!
So that's where I stand right now and I'm looking forward to it. I should mention that I don't have the cash to just whisk away to Inuvik for the weekend, I'm going there on a ticket I won at the spring trade show, courtesy of
First Air.
I'm looking forward to the peace and quiet once again, but also the people that are there. The weekend I'm going, November 25-27, there's an annual
craft sale which attracts artists from all over the Western Arctic, it's a great time to buy Christmas presents!
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| Dog Sledding with the beautiful White Huskies. |
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| Cozy Cabins where you have your own kitchenette. |
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| Summer hiking with the White Huskies this past summer. - K.Furlong photo |
