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MOVING ON: Cory last video journal from his month of painting and exploring Baffin Island....

26 August, 2007 /

After the inspiring ride into the fiords the day before, I had hoped the water would calm down so that we could go back out by boat and explore further. But the winds kept up their pace, and a short...

26 August, 2007 /

TEA & PAINT: Sam boils up some wild arctic tea and Cory tries to put some incredible scenery on canvas....

25 August, 2007 /

A MAGICAL PLACE: Traveling further up the coast of Baffin Island, Cory enters the magical realm of Sam Ford Fiord....

24 August, 2007 /

The day began foggy"¦ real foggy. As we had about 5 hours to go by boat, starting out in this kind of weather was not the first choice, especially not knowing the possible ice pack conditions. It was a time...

24 August, 2007 /

PAINTING SAFETY: In polar bear country, Cory shares this strategy for dealing with this very present danger while painting....

23 August, 2007 /

The winds howled through the night, as attested to by the constant flapping of the tent's nylon. Sleep came and went with the gusts, and by morning I awoke rather groggy. The wind had indeed blown from the right direction,...

23 August, 2007 /

TOMMY'S CABIN: Ice packs clears and Cory heads out with Inuit guides Jayco and Sam to Tommy's cabin on the way up to Sam Ford Fiord....

22 August, 2007 /

Plan was to begin the journey north of Clyde River by boat today, heading toward the region of Sam Ford Fiord. The map shows amazing rock walls jutting out of the ocean for thousands of feet complemented by incredible numbers...

22 August, 2007 /

COMING TO CLYDE: Cory arrives at the arctic community of Clyde River for the last leg of his trek, and is greeted by another polar bear....

21 August, 2007 /

Made it to Clyde River"¦barely. The voice of the pilot over the loud speaker on the plane said: "we will attempt a landing once, and then fly on the Pond Inlet if that fails". Clyde River, as it turns out, is notorious...

21 August, 2007 /

IN THE AIR: An aerial montage over Baffin Island glaciers and ice caps followed by an update from Canadian North offices in Iqaluit....

20 August, 2007 /

Unlike Marten just a couple of days earlier, my flight out of Qikiqtarjuaq went off without a hitch, bringing me back to Iqaluit by around 1pm. As there are no flights directly from Qik to my next destination of Clyde...

20 August, 2007 /

LEAVING THE FIORD: Ice chunks fall as Cory paints an amazing glacier, and a lunch of fresh char makes for a memorable last day at Coronation Fiord....

19 August, 2007 /

With all the amazing scenery that I had already experienced so far, what more could one ask for on an arctic journey? How about fresh arctic char, right out of the ocean and into the frying pan. Billy's efforts in setting...

19 August, 2007 /

CATCHING CHAR: Catching char the Inuit way. Watch one of the ways Inuit guide Billy goes about netting fresh food for his family....

18 August, 2007 /

Woke up to a spectacular view of Coronation Glacier from the tent, with the sun kissing it here and there as it stretched across the entire width of the fiord. It's an impressive and incredible formation that I saw a little...

18 August, 2007 /

TO THE FIORD: Cory travels by boat for hours with Inuit guide Billy Arnaquq to explore and paint the incredible Coronation Fiord...

17 August, 2007 /

PAINTING ICEBERGS, Part 3: Only a morning left before Cory has to move on to the next leg of his journey. Will he finally get the chance to paddle his canoe out to the alluring iceberg and start his painting?...

17 August, 2007 /

PAINTING ICEBERGS, Part 2: With a freshly assembled canoe in hand, Cory heads out to see if he can get a new painting started from it while paddling around the iceberg....

17 August, 2007 /
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