12 July Flew into Goose Bay which is the main centre in Labrador, a Canadian province with lots of remote wilderness and remote Inuit and Innu communities. If flying from Deer lake to Goose Bay I suggest sitting on the left side of the plane for magnificent aerial views of […]
17 July Heading north to Inuit community Kuujjaaq. Only have a brief stopover in Montreal – overnight at an airport hotel. But it’s been interesting just seeing how strong the French language is here in Quebec . I guess it’s just normal for them but for me it feels wierd […]
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7 July Headed back to Deer Lake today so we could meet with Dr Dave Thomas who is chief of staff at Port Aux Basques (but he was flying back into Deer Lake from a.course). Driving there we went through a traffic control that just let us through at the […]
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So the planes are getting smaller as we head West.. Although after 17 years on and off working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service I’m used to much smaller. In a week’s time we’ll be on an even smaller float plane so can’t wait for that. Straight from Deer Lake […]
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2 July Have arrived in Newfoundland – St johns. Really different place starting with the temperature going from a heatwave to 8c! Don’t be fooled into not bringing warm clothes jus because it’s summer. After all, this area is known for icebergs from Greenland passing by in summer. Newfoundland didn’t […]
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This Canadian journey is going to be exciting but it’s something more. The backstory is that late last year I was awarded a #churchilltrust fellowship ( in memory of Sir Winston Churchill) to explore retention of rural and particularly remote doctors. Something I applied for because of the passion I […]
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Ok so I ended up with a checkin bag – even I can’t manage carry on only for a 9 week trip that covers work, meetings, study/research, hiking and camping. But I think I’ve done pretty well – what do you think? I have my @kathmandugear checkin bag (which is […]
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So off to weipa for work to do some training visits for some docs up there. I wondered why the wonderful lady who books my travel seemed apologetic about her choice of accommodation for me. She knows I’m not too fussy or ‘flash’. Well I realized why when I got […]
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I often travel a lot for work and the older I get, the lighter I want to travel. The lighter I go, the more I realise how much of the ‘stuff’ we have or pack is just not necessary. Even when I pack super light, I often still end up […]
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Headed towards Tasman Peninsula through Dunalley. We remembered hearing about the bushfires in Tasmania in 2016 but didn’t think much of it. It’s not until you see it yourself and go to these places that you realise how affected they have been. Nearly the whole town of Dunalley was burnt […]