Yellowknife

Hi everyone! Well, I successfully made it all the way to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories! The first picture is of me just before leaving Hamilton (yep, the suitcase was exactly 50lbs!) Left from Mississauga this morning at 6:15 and had the shortest check in time ever at the airport (no delays, only one bag, didn't even need to show my passport!) The flight was fantastic and had a TV in the seat, very fancy. Had a quick stopover in Edmonton where it was snowing, but luckily after a switch to s smaller plane and 2 hour hop across a mass of lakes and melting ice (so much water! Good thing I took that elective, which allows me to tell you that I saw some perfectly textbook oxbow lakes from above). The second shot is of gorgeous Yellowknife! I couldn't see the town until we were almost on the ground, but the taxi driver told me it is about 26,000 people and growing with jobs in mining and other industries. My hotel is on the outskirts of town near the airport, but in the picture you can see across the lake to downtown Yellowknife. It is hot and sunny here and I've managed to pick up some groceries (soup, canned beans, laundry detergent, duct tape, and a couple veggies) and settled in for a bit. Looking forward to getting some sleep and getting ready for my flights to Kugluktuk tomorrow!
see you soon,
kirsten (still not in kugluktuk, but a whole lot closer!)