My hotel. Notice it is not built directly on the ground but rather up a little on stilts. This is because Inuvik is mostly permafrost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost) and all structures need to be above ground to prevent excess heat from warming the ground too much which can have many consequences to the structure of buildings and even the environment. Below is a picture flying into Inuvik.
Summer wildflowers growing alongside the roadway.
Inuvik is not quite what I expected. I was envisioning a small village with a few quaint restaurants and market. Sort of like the kind of place you stumble upon on a long road trip and you are delighted to see people and unique stores, bars, and restaurants. There are restaurants (3 of them to be exact and 2 are inside of a hotel) and a market here, but the look and feel of it wasn't expected. Not to say that I don't like it, because I always love to check out new places. I just know that I would never be able to live here, which is probably the first time I have thought that before. Maybe I will change my mind once I get a chance to explore more. I can't wait to see the countryside and the river delta and hopefully some more wild animals!
Here are a couple houses in town. A lot of them used to look like with with all of the bright colors, but now there are not as many left. I thought they looked really interesting.
This truck is a Fresh Produce Store. You can see the sign out front. This guy drives the produce all the way from Edmonton, which is about 2000 miles away! He comes about once every few weeks. I didn't get a chance to go in the truck store yet but I went into the grocery store and the produce was really really bad, old, and expensive. For dinner tonight I grabbed a salad from the carry out pizza place and it cost $14.00. The things we take for granted!
A famous church here in Inuvik.
I was told by the cab driver not to eat at this restaurant. So that leaves what...only two places to get food? haha. I am thinking of upgrading my room to a suite so that I can buy some groceries and make dinners. This place has poutine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine). It looks like something I would only want after a long night out!
You're deep into the Northern Territory...that sign reads "Gateway to the Delta."
ReplyDeleteThose rowhomes are a trip...I say we move into the green one and make it our summer home. Hahahaha.
Actually, I just read the weather and it's low 80's up there. That's not too bad :)