teach an old dog a new trick (speedier uploading), and you get daily photo updates. but the weather has to be reasonable. like -29C, no windchill.

we had plans to see the biggest airplane ever (so they say) which is now in the iqaluit airport, undergoing some freezing temperature tests. the taxi driver said that he saw the plane fly north this morning. but it is supposed to return and stay here until monday. pics to come. weather permitting.

so instead we went to the post office. nada. not a single parcel. not even a postcard. then we walked to the visitors' center.

walking towards the bay, near the visitors' center




this street looks so cozy to me. it looks warmer than it is...



down by the bay






looking back from the shore. my shadow and my child, who wasn't so keen on my photographic endeavours. our Road To Nowhere subdivision is just behind that hill, 20 minutes walking, 40 with a 4 year old

around 4PM the sun is setting (photo taken from the visitors' center, where we watched a video on drum dancing)

we get out from the cener -- woah! full moon!



on the way home we check out the remains of the Snack.

the diner burned down last week. they say the fire department declared the grease fire under control and left. then the Snack burned down. don't quote me on this one, just things i heard.

as we were walking by a young inuk shook his head and said, no more Snack. i answered, what a shame. he laughed -- the drunks will have nowhere to go now late at night.

this was the aspect of the Snack not yet familiar to us. we had burgers there twice. small burgers. barely warm burgers. we still loved the Snack. it was open late, when everything else was closed. RIP, Snack.