Polar Bear Trip
1 week until we leave on our 2013 Adventure. First we head to the UP of Michigan to visit a few friends in Michigamme. Then we head through Wisconsin and Minnesota to International Falls and up to Sio...
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dverstra wrote:
We arrived in Churchill at 9:30 and were ushered onto an old school bus that was painted green to hide the fact. Paul, our tour guide for the day, drove us around Churchill for a while on a "City Tour". Obviously the hotel was not ready for us yet. We drove past the Polar Bear Jail, a crashed airplane, and various other "wonders". What a waste of precious time. We finally arrived at The Tundra Inn. After lunch, we took a walking Tour of Churchill. We went to the Eskimo museum which had some interesting artifacts. We had the Post Office stamp our passports with their Polar Bear Stamp. Back to the hotel for dinner and sleep before our Tundra Buggy Ride.
Day 21
Oh, did they mention that this is just before the actual polar bear season begins? Not Really! I guess that you can see where this is headed.
Since you had already booked the trip, I didn't want to be the bearer of bad news. Typically the season doesn't begin until Halloween, and sometimes it's even later. Because of warm weather, the ice is not forming when it should. The best part is watching them leave. Did you visit the Navy Base or Fort Churchill for a little bit of local history?
