Thu Aug 12 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada
Nain is an Inuit community, so most signs are in both Inuktitut and English.
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And yest Nain is friendly town, thanks for noticing.
Wed Aug 11 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Nain, Labrador, Canada
Approaching Nain, the northernmost town in Labrador.
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Mon Aug 9 17:35:58 EDT 2010
We saw several icebergs sailing from Hopedale towards Nain. They were all aground on various relatively shallow (ie, less than 100m) spots. We came close to some to have a better look.
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Happy sailing,
Chris
Sun Aug 8 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
View from the top of the hill.
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Sat Aug 7 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
I saw several plywood rowboats like this one around Hopedale, where they are used for fishing and rowing around. Note the thole pins for oarlocks.
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What kind of fishing do they do with the skiffs?
Simple but strong row boat. You could make it with a circular saw and a sabre saw.
Thole pins are fashionable in the classic rowing world.
- George
I like thole pins--they are functional and much easier to fix when broken than pretty bronze rowlocks with weak shafts.
Gill nets were set for arctic char and salmon on the outer Islands.
Fri Aug 6 7:42:52 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
Four-wheelers are very popular in northern Canada. What roads exist are gravel and not very long, and the four-wheelers/ATVs work well on them and on the many trails.
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Fri Aug 6 7:36:47 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
The public dock is a popular place. The children are playing and I believe the adults are getting ready to go seal hunting.
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Thu Aug 5 6:41:44 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
View from the public dock. Canada has a great system of public docks in most towns. No services are provided, but anyone can tie up to them for a limited period of time.
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Tue Aug 3 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Hopedale, Labrador, Canada
We sailed up the Labrador coast to Hopedale, where we are approaching the anchorage in the picture. Hopedale is a fairly long way in from the outer islands (about 30 miles), so, arriving late enough yesterday to be unable to reach Hopedale before dark, we hove-to offshore for the night, then sailed in the morning.
Hopedale is the site of a Moravian church and a museum which we plan to visit.
Yann's vacation time has finished, so, sadly for us, he has returned to France.
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I've asked commercial fishermen about trolling here...they said they've not heard of anyone trying it.
Mon Aug 2 10:00:00 EDT 2010, Cartwright, Labrador, Canada
We went back to Cartwright a few days ago (we are north of there now) for more work on the rigging.
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