Fishing derby, elders dinner and around town

Hi, we hope you are all well! It's been a week or so since our last post. We've been on the go. Steve's mom Char is still here - she's enjoying her stay & we're enjoying having her stay with us. We've been cruising around town; we went to the fishing derby on Victoria Day (Char rode the qamotik out there, there was a great turn out, lots of families showed up with their qamotiks with family boxes on them, a woman was wearing a beautiful caribou hide amouti [traditional baby carrying jacket], Joanasie showed up with his 12-dog sled dog team [he & his team got 2nd in the Nunavut Quest a few weeks ago]); a crew of us went to the floe edge (there's a photo of Char & I out there & of our tea/coffee break or "mug up" as the Newfoundlanders like to call it); we've been out to visit our friend Maren's sled dogs; we went to a dinner and game event in honor of the elders in town, which was so fun, what a great time (Hillary donned a traditional caribou hide parka, man are they warm). Steve's dad Big Steve (aka. PapaGio, Bapa Hubba) got here yesterday & we're heading out ice-fishing in a few minutes. More soon!