Arrived!

Two long days saw us head in and out of Ottawa. Frenetic activity doing last minute repacking, organising, furious shopping at the supermarket....vaseline, wipes (!) extra grub, hot pads...actually very stressful as we don't know what we don't know!
Anyway some quick three to a room kip. IW won the spoof so had a double bed to himself, and rubbed it in further by a full repetoire of farmyard animal noises through the night.
An early start saw us on a 737 to Iqaluit, then transfer to a smaller plane to Hall Beach, which was unscheduled as the weather was too poor in Nansevik. (?) Then finally to Resolute. The planes and buildings get smaller as we get further North and the temperature drops. Resolute is extremely desolate, temperature about -28 degs including windchill.
A late night was spent with supper in the South Camp Inn, again, organising and reorganising kit. This time David won the Animal impersonations. From now we are out in the tents.
About to get bindings sorted for the skis. All quite intense,the chat very focussed on matters in hand!!