Well, today had a number of firsts in it. Richard flew out to an outlying village, to inspect medical equipment. I bundled him into his new coat, coat bottoms, boots, ice clamps, hat, face mask, gloves, and sent him off. He could barely walk.
He got home about 7 pm, and his boss came in with him. He wanted to know if I would like to try a piece of Muktuk. I knew what is was, and told him sure. If it is not alive, I will try anything. For those of you who don't know, Muktuk is whale skin, with whale blubber attached. It had been cooked and was warm still.
I did not mind the taste, it is slightly fishy and salty, but I have never enjoyed eating fat. The skin had the consistency of grissle. Richard liked it, so I let him finish it. It wasn't horrible, but the texture was not like what I enjoy. Here is a link explaining what muktuk is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktuk
Here is a photo of what Muktuk looks like:
http://brevig.bssd.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/cut.jpg
The black part is the skin, the white part is blubber. It is a source of vitamin C, and is supposed to be highly rich and nutritious. I would prefer the meat, but I said I would try it and I did. I will pass next time I think. It was nice of him to share some with us.
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I finally got a chance to sit down and read all these! Great work!! I really miss you both.. It's really hard to not be able to just drive a little bit to come see you in person.. especially when I really need someone to talk to, but I'm happy you both are settling in ok.. Sounds like a LOT of fun, and I wish I could come visit! I actually miss the winters of Maine, which I'm sure is probably as close as I'll ever get to experiencing what it's like being where you are, unless I somehow manage to get the money up to come visit.
I love and miss you both so much!!
Love,
~Damien~
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