http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Nunavut , Resolute Bay en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:35:17 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:35:17 BST imagine my suprise walking in from getting back and wearing clean clothes for the 1st time in a week i go into the dining room and their is richard hammond the topgear presenter IN THE ARCTIC OF ALL PLACEShees a nice guy ive had lots of chats with him and the other presenters who are all shitting themselves about their latest race were jeremy and james are going to race richard hammond jer http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152158.html but the sunsets were amazing when i 1st wrote about the sun and how it stays light but whent dimmer i thought that was wat its like but as the days haave been going by its been going brighter and brighter throughout the night as im writing this it is broad daylight outside and it is around 3 in the morningwhen we had are few days rest inbetween them leaving and us leaving to checkpoint 1 http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152155.html being flown out to chekpoint oneby an even SMALLER plane than before that was fun it has skis on it for landing on the sea ice unfortunatly we landed on the top of the old olaris mine site wich is on the top of a GREAT BIG HILL were we all had to lug all of our heavy equipment down the hill the go up to get the rest i did it 7 times completely nakerd me out but had some great views if u http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152152.html group photo of the competitors and the organisersme at the start line the competitors at the start line about to start a 400 mile race to the north poleAND THEIR OFF on their long long journey walking to the north pole http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152151.html me on the skiddoo i had a great time those things go sooooo fast its greatme out on the ice all wrapped up IT GETS COLD http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152149.html hey every one sorry i havt updated or posted in aaaaagggggggggeeeeeeesssssssss just been busy but heres a big update i was working solid for the 1st few days heres some pics from around townthats the local schoolthe komituk the locals sleds outside the school the get dragged behind the back of the snowmobilesthe local church the only police car in town and their are only 2 or 3 police m http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152145.html if u look in the photo of inside the cabin in part one of this blog u will see 2 fat americans behind me these guys i hate theyve paid 3000 each so that they can kill a polar bear and muskox each wich doesnt include flight or hotel it just includes being allowed to kill them and to pay the inuit guides and trackers they have to pay more to bring back the pelt and the skull the rest of it the http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152076.html hey everyone i wrote a great blog and it got deleated so ill try and do it again the best i can we left from ottawa to resolute today if n e one is interested this were i am in relation to the pole first we arrived in iqaluit then we changed plane to a twin propeller plane wich is tinyyes im seriousthis photo was taken from the very front of the plain so it is this smalland we were flying very v http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Nunavut/Resolute-Bay/blog-152069.html