I am a Medical Radiation Technologist from Ontario. I have agreed to do a locum for three weeks in Rankin Inlet Nunavut at the local medical centre there.
Apparently, the travel is being finalized and as of today I leave January the second for almost three weeks in the Arctic. Don't know all the details yet but am awaiting the ticketing info.
Have been watching the weather of late, here's a link:
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/71083.html
You'll notice that the sun rises this time of year at about 9:30 a.m. and sets at 2:15...and the temp on the weekend was a high of 24 C and a low of 28C ...the minus this time of year is understood.
My boots are good to minus 60F...so they will be tested. This is the arctic with Global Warming...what did it used to be like?
The research so far shows that the native people have very little calcium from their diet but extreme muscle mass....should prove interesting for my xray images.
Bob Briggs-Jude, a Medical Radiation Technologist from the Niagara Region, travelled to the Arctic to relieve their tech on annual leave from the medical centre at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Almost forty years of medical training does not prepare you for what lies ahead...Winters at that latitude prove Mother Nature can be very unforgiving. From Dec. 4, 2007 until Jan. 25, 2008 over 50 stories with photos to show "life in the north" as I experienced it. The latest are at the top.
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5 comments:
Well, so far so good. I am looking forward to following your adventures in the land of ice and snow. Good luck. kk
Wow 5 hours of daylight, thats more than I see in an average week. :)
It sounds like you are going to have a lot of fun bob, I can't wait to see the photos.
How exciting!! Hangin' out with the P-Bears and all! Do you suppose there is any good 'ice-wine' up that way???
What an exciting adventure this will be for you. I'll be reading your blog. I hope this will be all that you anticipate! Good Luck! Mary Domonkos
Hey Bob,
Sounds very interesting. How exciting to be able to have this experience, but it's too cold, we agree with Grace- we like the warm weather!!!
Can't wait to read about your trip
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