The Mountain Man arrived on time this evening at the Yellowknife airport, after a long bus ride from Jasper and short flight from Edmonton via Canadian North. He's sporting a new beard and moustache. I'm angling to get him over to the Chopping Block for a trim while he's here.
We dropped off his gear, then headed to Old Town for a drive and dinner.
I've been wanting to try Bullocks, which I'd been told has great fish and big prices. It's a crazy little place, covered in posters, bumper stickers, photos, business cards and names etched on the walls. The fish is served pan-fried, deep fried or grilled. Tonight, they had cod from Great Slave Lake, trout and Arctic Char. I ordered the cod and Carsten the char which was listed as 'market' price. When I went to pay the bill, market price turned out to be $34! And I'd been warned that beer runs at $10, but we went ahead and helped ourselves from the cooler. Total price: $75!!! The experience, priceless.
We started out eating at the picnic tables outside, overlooking the lake. But a light rain fall shooed us indoors for the rest of the meal.
That gave us the chance to see all the crazy stuff inside. And right beside Carsten I spotted the CBC logo on a biz card. Turns out it's from Pauline Daikin, the health reporter in Halifax.
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i profess to have seen the Mountain Man too. he has a voracious appetite, a persuasive manner and an ability to spend your money at wind-speed. beware!
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