Lesson 1: Throw a Dart
One of the best parts about travel is the people you meet. On this adventure there were many, and one of my favourite stories (and humans) was Adi who I met in Inuvik. It started with getting to the Inuvik Greenhouse a bit early and walking around this amazing space.
The story of the greenhouse itself is pretty awesome. It started as a community greenhouse in 1998 when volunteers transformed an old hockey arena into a fully functioning greenhouse. Residents can grow fruits and vegetables during the Summer months when there is 56 days of 24 hours sunlight, which I was fortunate to experience.
Adi loves how the greenhouse is “like a whole different world in there,” and I couldn't agree more.
Adi is from the UK and she shared how she got to Canada, which I think is incredibly daring, and awesome.
Her brave move and message inspired me to do the same, and it landed somewhere in the Norwegian Sea. Iceland or Greenland, here I come 💭
'Real travel requires a maximum of unscheduled wandering, for there is no other way of discovering surprises and marvels, which, as I see it, is the only good reason for not staying at home.'
Alan watts
Inuvik (place of people) is located 2 degrees above the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories. With a population of ~3,400 it is the homeland of the Inuvialuit and Gwich'in peoples as well as the residence for a wide variety of other people and cultures. It is located on the Mackenzie Delta - Canada's largest fresh water delta, close to the Arctic Ocean.
Due to its location, Inuvik experiences an average of 56 days of continuous sunlight every summer and 30 days of polar night every winter.