This years adventure is the last week of February and we go to a place called Rankin Inlet. Rankin is on the west shores of Hudson Bay, somewhere way north of Winnipeg. It also is just a bit south of the Arctic circle.
I've been to Rankin Inlet before - twice. Once on the way to Iqaluit, and once on the way back. I was only there long enough to see the airport. Here's a few pictures I took that time at the airport. These were taken on my first trip to Nunavut in February of 2004.
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| Rankin Inlet Airport |
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| Proud Grandma @ the airport |
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| First Air - Such a blue sky |
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| Rankin Inlet from above |
Last year's trip was one of the highlights of my career and I'm betting that the trip to Rankin Inlet is right up there.
Rankin Inlet is the home of Jordon Tootoo, who is the first hockey player from Nunavut to play in the NHL. One of the things I learned on our trip last year is that the people from Nunavut are very passionate hockey fans. In fact, when the group of students made their way here to Edmonton last March, I met some of them at the airport and they introduced me to some friends from Rankin Inlet who were on their way to Calgary to see their hero Jordon play against the Calgary Flames.
One of my big hopes this year is to get a good view of the Northern Lights. With the recent sun spot activity, the Northern Lights are apparently in their glory. I grew up seeing the northern lights and have the great fortune of actually looking south to see them. You can see the Northern Lights from Edmonton, but you have to leave the City and find a place without light pollution. So I have my hopes.
