Putting mapleleaf4ever on Ice...

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by Spoon

So you moving all your stuff or just the essentials? A co-worker just got a contract up there 28days on and 10 off and is planning to keep his house here in the south.

Good luck man, i only have another 17months to go till i can return to civilaztion.

I'm selling my heavy stuff. My Girl is inheriting some stuff... I'm taking my Vinyl, Computer and Clothing. The rest is provided for me.


prozac: yeah! it's like $1600 round trip from Ottawa! crazy!

[prozac]

^ no doubt. now imagine from Vancouver lol.

[prozac]

ps - BRRRRR!

[mikey]

better bring your own dank. Or else you'll be paying 300 a zip for juice.

[mapleleaf4ever]

^ haha yeah, i prolly won't be smoking much as it's wayyyyy too cold to pop outside for a session. and i can't smoke in the place i'm staying as i'm in a house with 5 other pilots.

i'll have to get some of my toronto contacts to send up some "care packages"

Sitamaujunngigaqtutulluq Iqalulaaqtunga!

I'm practicing my Inuktitut... gotta have something to do with my days off.

prozac: You can connect to Iqaluit from Calgary/Edmonton... both options are about the same price from what I saw.

[prozac]

^lol thanks dude, what would I do without you?

edit: PS - BRRRRRR!

[mapleleaf4ever]

lol I dunno... prolly be busy doing a lot of research! :P

Wow I could say so much to this... but ill keep to congrats Eric, should be a really great experience :)

[tiedye]

You know... I'm in the NWT off and on until March 18ish... keep an eye out for companies needing to contract a medic. Iqaluit isn't really that far off from some of the job sites I hit up.

[mapleleaf4ever]

^ Damn rights man. You know where to find me... if you are ever on a Kenn Borek flight in the Arctic, chances are it'll be me that's doing the Flightplan for it.

[prozac]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

lol I dunno... prolly be busy doing a lot of research! :P

I was being sarcastic. ;)

[heatherness]

all i can say is wow...

congrats buddy!

[mapleleaf4ever]

Thanks for the warm wishes... i landed at 1pm today and it was -30.

I've got pics in my facebook for those that have me on there. Those that don't, i'll put some good ones up here during the week.

[mapleleaf4ever]

here's a panorama taken on my cell from just up the street from my house.

excuse the transition. it's hard to line-up the shots when everything is white.

[stephen_c]

^
that's one frozen landscape. it's beauTful.

take pics of planes u fly.




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[mapleleaf4ever]

I've got pics of the planes in my facebook gallery... if you've got it... add me and check out the album called "Northern Adventures"

today... here's what I did...

[stephen_c]

^
i'm not on facebook.

northern canada is now on my bucket list.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Erik Fullerton's Photos - Northern Adventures | Facebook

There you go man! You still win. lol

Everyone should visit the Arctic imo. Two nights in a row the Aurora Borealis has been out nicely.

[anewlife]

Absolutely great.

Congratulations!!

[stephen_c]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

Erik Fullerton's Photos - Northern Adventures | Facebook

There you go man! You still win. lol

Everyone should visit the Arctic imo. Two nights in a row the Aurora Borealis has been out nicely.

thx for the pix.
got 2 questions,
[1] price of food, supplies, fuel, rent and internet access?
[2] i don't see no trees, where are the ravens nests?

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by stephen_c

thx for the pix.
got 2 questions,
[1] price of food, supplies, fuel, rent and internet access?
[2] i don't see no trees, where are the ravens nests?

1. Food is expensive! Gas is about $1.15/l as for rent and internet... no idea... my company is covering that and my groceries. lol

2. No trees anywhere up here. That's a good question... I have no idea where the Ravens nest. Now I've got some exploring to do!