Good morning, good day, good evening and nice night for a walk.  These are the words of complete strangers as we stroll through the community of Nain.  After three days in the community we have met so many friendly faces and are continually shocked by the generosity of the community.

We are here for work and have limited tools with us and within minutes from another job site across town a plumber shows up on a ski doo with the tools we needs to complete the task.  It is hard to believe that in a community where everything is limited and hard to get they come with open arms and just give it to you, no questions asked.  

I was able to record the tides over the day and time lapsed a video for your enjoyment. It took 8 hours, one shot every minute to produce this video.  The tides here in Nain fall and rise about 7-9 feet.

In our quest for polar bears, caribou, or any wildlife for that matter we have come up empty handed, well almost.  Can you spot our new found friend in the photo below?  

Meet Hermin the Ermin or as JT calls him Erm.  

No he is not a sea otter or an arctic fox, and yes he is in the photo.  

Tonight we are on the hunt for the famous Aurora Borealis, it has eluded us every night since we have been here, although JT says he saw it on the plane from Goosebay, sorry the white whisps, oh how his story changes when it gets entered into a Blog.  

We have been invited to go for a snow mobile ride into the mountains on Sunday with a local resident and fuck yeah we are going.  There maybe hope to find a polar bear yet, or something besides Hermin the Ermine.  

We have learned a little bit here as well:

Lesson 1:  The restaurant is like going to your grandmas house, lunch is at 12 and dinner is at 5, don't show up an hour late because your getting cold left overs.  

Lesson 2:  You have to ask for refills and if you both need refills you both better ask because the person who asks is the only one getting a refill.  True story.

Lesson 3:  To pay your bill at the restaurant stand up, put on your coat, toque, gloves and knock on the kitchen door, or else you will be the sitting there until closing.  Even if you stack your plates, and stare at the waitress. Lesson learned day 1.

Lesson 4:  If you tell a resident your interested in his carving, he will find you. Even in a locked building at your job site under a desk. True story.

Lesson 5:  Don't ever complain about grocery prices back home. Case of pop $30, Orange Juice $15, a white regular fridge $1600, the only reason I know the price of the fridge is because everything is sold at the grocery store, even ammo.

How much do you think these groceries cost?

$64.00

Lesson 6:  A Newfoundland accent is impossible to understand, unless your me who mumbles 80% of the time then you just fit in.

Lesson 7:  Beer store is only open from 6-9 and you can only by 16 a day and closed on Sunday, I think I will be okay.

Lesson 8:  There are no Polar Bears or Caribou in the town of Nain. Don't know why I thought there would be, but fuck can't I just see one?

Lesson 9:  I've been a lot of places and Nain will rank as one of my favourite places to visit, it has a vibe that resonates tranquility and harmony, a very calming and soothing place to rest your soul.

Lesson 10:  Stereotypes are just that, I came with preconceived notions and not one has been true. I hope in reading this blog you have the opportunity to visit a place that opens your mind and expands your heart.

Lesson 11:  Rising early to catch the sunrise, it's worth it.  (note: sunrise here is 8:00am) 

Lesson 12:  When entering the beer store you are not shittered, the beer store is just sinking and sitting at 30 degrees.

Next time you hear from me, hopefully I will have seen some Northern Lights and I will have been through the mountains on ski doo, and had a bon fire on top of a mountain and just maybe, just maybe I'll see a fucking polar bear.

👏👏Well it's a great thing I'm a slow at posting these things because we have finally captured the Northern Lights.👏👏