Today’s menu

We spent the last two nights in an uncharted harbor 5 miles inland, the depth sounder showed over 100 feet all the way to the end!  When we finally dropped  anchored some of us anxiously went to land to stretch our legs.  Right away four caribou came out of the hillside, we stood absolutely still for thirty minutes just watching them, not a lot of stretching happened, but it was well worth it! Last night, Chauncey spotted a polar bear onshore, definitely checking us out, sniffing the air….and then the fog set in and he was gone, or so we thought.

Slept lightly last night. This morning we picked up anchor at 8 o’clock and started making our way further south towards Ross Strait.  We have two people on watch, one on the fly bridge looking for leads through the ice, and another person on the helm driving. In addition, the only charts for this area available are paper charts, and with the shoals and lack of soundings we have little wiggle room to get us to Gjoa Haven. What we do have are 22 hours, at least.  Today’s menu: Homemade Mac and Cheese for lunch and Beef Barley Vegetable Soup for Dinner.