Staff Orientation (a little graphic)

We went on our staff orientation trip in late August. We went on a 12 mile boat ride to Mogg Bay. There were about 12 boats full of teachers and support staff. It was a really good day.


We were in a boat with Ellen, Maren, Jay and Marty (not pictured). It was really cold on the water.


This is Kim's best sexy pose in her survival suit.


We ended up with some beautiful weather and we parked the boats at a very beautiful spot.


Jay, Maren and Steve set up a net while we were at Mogg Bay. 2 other nets were also set up but nobody caught a single fish.


Alvin caught a seal on the way to Mogg Bay. On the beach, he cut it up and cleaned it. I had a chance to eat some raw seal. The texture was good and it tasted a lot like fish. I had some meat and some liver. The liver tasted sweet like apples.


The were also some wil blueberries growing on the tundra. They were not as sweet as Ontario berries and they had a slight woody taste to them.


Marty and I in the bow of the boat.


Laura, Kim and Ellen having a good time with the last of the good weather for the year.

The following pictures may be a little graphic...





The weather was so nice that we had a chance to do some seal hunting on the way home. We saw a bunch of seals all day when they surfaced for some air. To be honest, the girls didn't really like the idea until the chase began. Then, Laura was more excited than anybody and wanted to get the seal really bad. The hunt involved finding a seal that surfaced and chasing it. When you get close, the seal usually dives under and then you have to wait about 5 minutes for it to surface again. The seal that we got took about 30 minutes of chasing before somebody got a good shot.


This was the seal that we brought in. The shot blew out one of its eyeballs. I was in charge of gaffing the seal before it sank. Apparently, some seals sink pretty fast once they are shot so you have to be fast.


The water quickly filled with blood after the seal was shot. It looked cool!


The proud hunter with his first seal.


The seal had to be hung out the boat the entire way home because it wouldn't stop bleeding. I held it so it wouldn't fall out. It was an adult and weighed well over 100 pounds. The seal will be used as dog food for Maren's dog team.