on Frobisher Bay. We went out with Inukpak Outfitting Inc. owned by Louis-Philip who has a dog sled team and two snowmachines.
Jacquie and I took off at about 10:00AM with a few friends and were out for approximately 4 hours.
Jacquie and I rode on the dog sled on the way out and drove the snowmobile on the way home.
Louis is a big man and perhaps that's why the dog team had 11 dogs. We were told that most dog teams have between 8 and 10 dogs.
Louis sat at the front of the sled, Jacquie sat on the sled and I rode on the rails at the back. Jacquie and I traded places at one point, however I enjoyed riding the rails at the back of the sled.
The dogs were well cared for and well socialized. We have heard that many of the dog teams have dogs that are not well behaved. As a general rule, it is not recommended that you approach them or pet them, however these dogs proved themselves quite friendly. As a testament of how well Louis's dogs are behaved, he said go and get aquainted with the dogs. They are well socialized and don't bite. So, Jacquie and I got up and personal with the dogs:
Louis told us an interesting story of an incedent last year where he and the dogs were going along a trail and he saw what he thought was a huge wolf. The dogs stopped and he pointed the animal out to the clients he had on the sled. Then the animal stood up and lo and behold it was a polar bear. Apparently if you meet a polar bear, the best animals to have with you are dogs. Polar bears have an aversion to dogs. The usual ferocious Polar Bear, who have been known to hunt and kill humans turned and ran when it saw all of the dogs.
At the halfway point we stopped for a break. We had some tea and a snack and then it was time for Jacquie and I to take our turns on the snowmobiles. We had an awesome time. Two hours of driving all over Frobisher Bay. We had gone out about 12 - 15 km's by dog sled, when we stopped. We took off and went another couple of KM's farther out on the bay. We were told that the flow is at about 40 miles and at approximately 20 miles there are open holes where seals gather. That is where there could be some polar bears too. The day before we went out Louis had seen polar bear tracks close to where we stopped for lunch. The good news for us is that there were no polar bears on this trip.
Jacquie and I took turns driving the snowmobile and we sure did have fun:
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Our friend had fun too. The picture below is of Monique and Audrey on the sled, with Louis. Lloyd was on the other snowmobile.
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