Building an Igloo
These pictures are from our trip to Churchill. I needed two pages to illustrate the building process! Dave (DH) doesn't look too happy coming out of the finished igloo. He helped build; I watched from the bus. The supplies are listed in EXIF. And the shovel really was red! Thanks for a challenge that prompted me to get started on the gazillion pictures Dave took. Next goal - the northern lights.
The journaling reads: On our third day in Churchill, we went to the Northern Research Centre for lunch and a lesson in igloo construction. Our guide, Daniel, had tools ready for cutting snow blocks, and showed those brave enough to freeze their hands how to put the layers together, use a machete to shape the joints, and seal them with snow.
The igloo is finished from the inside out - the builder lowers the top slab into place, then cuts his way out. All participants had a chance to crawl in and crawl out!
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