Greetings fellow Earthlings. Firstly, I'd like to welcome the warmth into Northern Manitoba. Things have finally warmed up a bit, although, as part of a package deal, with the slightest hint of heat - come the mosquitoes, black flies and giant deer flies. Unfortunately, the bugs have not eaten as well as the polar bears, and therefore will take a chuck of flesh out of you the instant you go outside. The flowers are in full bloom right now too! It really is an unbelievable sight - all those colours! The sea ice is still there, but it's just a wee [View Full Entry]

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Hey guys There has been an unusually high population of bears in the area for the time of year, most mornings I wake to the sound of cracker shells being used to chase them out of town. It's quite exciting! A couple of days ago, out on the tundra, we were treated to a very curious mother bear and her cub. They swam across a lake right up to the buggy and checked us over for 20 minutes or so. They then got right back into the lake and swam to the willows... It was amazing! Dave. [View Full Entry]

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Hi Guys. The sea ice has almost all gone! Finally, we have a liquid Hudson Bay, there are still a few lingering chucks floating around, but for the most part it's all water. It has been a very late break-up this year! The polar bears are big and fat after spending more than a month longer than usual hunting on the ice floes, which is great news for the bears. But not so good for us people here. We are wondering if we will get a summer this year? The temperature has still been struggling to reach double digits and it [View Full Entry]

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Hey there. All is well in Churchill, and the summer is slowly coming. The sea ice is still lingering on the bay and the flowers are just starting to come into bloom. The polar bears are still at sea on their frozen hunting grounds, although there has been a few sneaky ones pass through town. I got dressed up as a silly polar bear for the Canada Day (July 1st) parade, I was actually voluntold to do so, but I was keen to get dressed up anyway. I was probably the warmest person in town, as it was a chilly minus [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! Now, here is a bit about our trip to Greenland. We flew from Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik, to Greenland's capital city of Nuuk. The difference was striking. From Iceland's newly formed landscapes with young rock, to the Canadian shield, a mere 3.8 billion year old rock. There were no trees but mountainous fjords created a beautiful back drop. A mixture of Danish and Greenlandic people, most Greenlandic people (Inuit heritage) speak Greenlandic, Danish and English. Greenland had just received more autonomy from the Danish government and celebrations were being planne [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone. Boy have we been busy! Summer has just swept us away! We finally have a few photos for you on Iceland. This is just a wee taster of what's to come so stay tuned.. We started our Iceland trip in the colourful capital of Reykjavik. On the bus ride from the airport, there were very little trees and many lava beds extending on forever. Most were covered with a light mossy layer or grass. It was like being on another planet. With it's friendly, laid-back people Reykjavik was a great place to hang out for a few days.. For [View Full Entry]

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More of Iceland, continued... Hey everyone, here are more photos of Iceland. There are many stories to go with these photos, of course! But these are just a little extra taster of our experience. T and D [View Full Entry]

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Dave left Sioux Lookout a week earlier than Theresa on May 12th. Leaving on the train, with a quick stop in Toronto, he set about to explore the delights of downtown Manhattan. The first thing that struck me about New York City is just how much I recognised everything... The very fact that the city is featured in countless movies and books, gets constant media coverage and occasionally gets visited by some 'would-be-pilots' makes for a strangely familiar place. I found New York to be extremely welcoming and friendly, very well laid out and easy to get around, and it's without [View Full Entry]

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LET THERE BE LIGHT... The daylight hours now out-number the hours of darkness (except for the southern hemisphere)! The sun has risen at the North Pole, the birds are starting to migrate to their summer grounds, the flowers will soon start to blossom and the trees will get their leaves again. Personally, I think that the Equinoxes should get much more recognition around the globe, along with the solstices and phases of the moon. Many people are unaware that these are some of the most important events that have shaped the world as we know it. Theresa and I went down [View Full Entry]

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Just so you can enjoy more of Dave's fabulous Polar Bear coverage, we have posted some live videos and more photos. A big hello to Mrs. Jeannie Matson's class in Ipswich, Suffolk in the east of England. Thanks for showing such a great interest in polar bears. Cheers! T and D [View Full Entry]

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