Weather Permitting

by Anne Mosscrop (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $3.29

  In 1969 the author, an enthusiastic, adventurous young nurse, set off for the 'unknown' to work among the Inuit (Eskimos) in the Canadian Arctic. She lived in several isolated villages with no doctors or hospitals. Communication with the outside world was virtually non-existent because radio, television and telephone had not yet reached the Arctic. Weeks could go by without planes as even the most skilled bush pilots were dependant on weather and ice conditions to land. The author's experience was not without times of frustration and sadness but she was resilient and resourceful in dealing with medical demands, emergencies and severe weather conditions. Through her letters home which are sprinkled with interesting and entertaining anecdotes, often leaving the reader in suspense, we gain a fascinating insight into life in the Arctic during the 60s and 70s.