Day 29 - May 19 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...A FAR NORTHERN TOWN

Cambridge Bay has less than 2,000 people and little visible industry or commercial activity so it's not always obvious what people do but they seem happy and that's important. As a visitor, it's a quirky little town. I can never get enough of in-town murals, especially when they're this well done. 

Certain things take a while to adjust to. For example, this messes my mind on May 19th!

As a visitor this just made me smile. This is "downtown" Cambridge Bay. A bank and a grocery store. How very convenient. You might just have to visit the bank before going to the grocery store. Generally speaking, prices are about 3 times what you're accustomed to with a few items being surprisingly close in price. Sorry, I haven't noticed anything that was cheaper.  😅

The Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) is a state of the art research facility. It has been designed and built to optimize innovation in Arctic science and technology. It can support a wide range of research needs from ecosystem monitoring to DNA analysis - and where Indigenous knowledge is recognized as fundamentally important to the co-creation of new knowledge.

The local sculptures and the artwork in the station are mesmerizing. So amazing.

It turned into a gorgeous day - only 2 degrees but we were dressed for it and there was very little wind. We really couldn't have ordered anything better.

Normally barking dogs annoy me a little but here it seems so right. I guess it truly is 

the call of the wild.

😎