Philpots Island lies to the east of Devon Island, in Baffin Bay and is home to Northern Fulmars, Glaucous Gulls and Ivory Gulls. These birds are opportunistic scavengers often found on seal corpses. They have been known to follow polar … Continue reading →

Some nasty history re the Island. The Canadian govt ‘removed’ some Inuit from another area and forced them to live on Ellesmere, as part of a ‘staking a land claim strategy’ vis a vis Norway. The Inuit were totally unprepared … Continue reading →

  Up at 4.30am this morning and can’t get back to sleep. Go down to the Internet cafe and process some photos for the blog, anticipating the posts when I get to Edmonton….woo hoo! We go ashore for a walk … Continue reading →