The weather has proven to be our greatest obstacle on this trip, as our scheduled flight was canceled this morning. So after quite a few phone calls, plans made and changed, and a day of "hurry up and wait", it now seems that we have a plan.
We are booked on a flight that leaves at 4:30 Wednesday. We will stay overnight in Iqaluit, then take the 1:20 flight on Thursday to Ottawa, arriving at 16:20. If the 4:30 Wednesday flight does not happen, we have a 10:00 Thursday morning flight that can also get us to Iqaluit in time for the 1:20 flight to Ottawa. So that gives us 2 chances to get to Ottawa by Thursday afternoon. If neither plane arrives, we will have to see what options exist for Friday.
The Ottawa students are not at all disappointed about the longer stay, and our Qikiqtarjuaq hosts remain welcoming and generous. All are well, other than being a little stir crazy. The locals have been telling us many stories about being trapped for days and weeks without flights. That is not helping.
Mr Bernards
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