Hopedale

17 July 2012.
11° C, light cloud, small icebergs

Hopedale is on the mainland, on the left. Click to enlarge.

Hopedale residents

Friendly dog and woodpile

We hiked to the top of hill for a view of Hopedale
and our ship in the bay, from former DEW line base

Boris is one of our armed polar bear guards as well as the
boss of the Zodiac drivers. Sean Cadigan is on his left.

The Moravian mission in Hopedale, next to the church
(see also entry on Moravians in "Labrador and Nunatsiavut"
for  photos of church)

Moravian church and mission buildings with field of cotton grass

The museum was very interesting here. Tools, 18th century musical instruments, medical equipment, and so on. It was a choppy wet ride back to the ship on the Zodiac. The ship had to be moved (with bow thrusters) to create a lee for transfers from the Zodiac, as the end of the gangway was under the waves.

Sunset and icebergs

The first mate, Alexander, steered nearer the iceberg on request!