Thunder Bay

On Monday October 4, Greg and I flew out of Deer Lake for a First Nations Education Conference. We were really excited to fly out (not because we want to leave Deer Lake) because we were going on an adventure and doing things we had never done before. We took a Wasaya plane that seated 16 people. Although this plane sat more people than our Northway flight (what we took to get to Deer Lake) it was far more squishy. However, this was a very exciting flight. We were among the first picked up so we had to travel to multiple other reserves to pick others up. We got to see Sandy Lake, Keewaywin, Pikangikum, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and then finally we made it to Thunder Bay. It was a lot of up and down, and although the up and down part is my favourite part of flying, it was alittle much by the end.
We got off our plane and got all our gear together (which successfully made it to TBay, I guess they lose things sometimes). Greg and I then rented our first car (talk about expensive), we are currently driving a little Nissan Versa around. It is so nice to have a car that we can use anytime we want, to go anywhere.
Our conference was good, we met a lot of people and made a few connections, and the food they served was GREAT! Most of the seminars we attended over the 3 days were good, however there were a few dry ones. We definitely have learned a lot.
Our conference ended yesterday and now we are resting and "vacationing" in Thunder Bay. We have a bit of shopping we want to get down and we need to get groceries. We have so far purchased rubber boats and snow pants, so I think we are Deer Lake ready now. We have also enjoyed eating out and experiencing greasy food again (not that, that is a good thing).
We have 2 full days left here now and we may go see some sights. We do miss Deer Lake though. We really enjoy living there and the way life is. Our first day in TBay we walked into a Walmart and we had to walk out. It was way to busy and there was way to much selection. It is funny how we have only been in Deer Lake for 7 weeks and we feel this way already. It is kinda refreshing to get away from the hectic way of life in Southern Ontario.

We will post pictures later on.