The ship anchored at Pond Inlet in the Canadian Arctic at 7 am. Soon after eight we went to shore for a tour of the town and a cultural performance. There was a ban on taking photos of people or their houses, presumably they have had bad experiences with intrusive photography in years gone by.
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We were shown how they used Arctic heather to make tea, and then taken into the library/museum where was the display of National costumes. They had a famous garment which had a huge hood on it in which the women could place their babies. We arrived at the cultural hall 20 minutes before 11 and then had to wait quite awhile for the other groups behind us to arrive there . The cultural show was quite authentic and showed various feats by the locals who competed in the Canadian Arctic games. Their new sports were very interesting .
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After this there was a quarter of an hour hiccup before we were herded back to the zodiacs and to the ship. We enjoyed lunch in the restaurant and then had a siesta and a read in the cabin before afternoon tea and a lecture 5 pm by Margaret, the guest archaeological lecturer . Then recap and briefing before having dinner with Dennis and Vicky Roberts, wine negotiants from California who the sommelier wanted us to meet . After lunch, I had had a very warm swim and Jacuzzi.
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