Days 1 and 2 - sunshine and beautiful ice
Pangnirtung was the true beginning of the journey. Having cleared permits and safety procedures with the Ranger Station we set off North up the frozen Pangnirtung Fjord towards the Auyuittuq National Park, which we reached after a day and a half. Along the way we saw some quite amazing ice formations created at the fjord's edge as the ice expanded when the sea water froze. The skies were blue, the air totally still and the temperature about -25°C - absolutely stunning. The only challenge was finding snow we could melt for water - there was plenty of it but because we were camping on the fjord, it melted into sea water. Yummy! No need to salt the pasta then.
Along the way, we met a couple of German guys. They'd been out on the ice for two weeks - they had frosty beards and so MUST have been proper explorers. They got bored and so built an igloo! Great to be able to do things like that just for fun, don't you think?