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As weather patterns are unpredictable in this tundra, the Iqaluit Visitors’ Guide advises all travellers to be flexible in their schedules.

I consider myself a flexible person, so bit of change for me today, since now, the slightly chilly temperature I told you about this morning has turned into a full-blown, windy-and-rainy situation.  Julie, the owner of the B&B we're staying in just came in from picking up a few more guests from the airport, and she said this weather is even cold for her.

Speaking of the B&B, I found out that our abode is very popular with celebrities and the movers-and-shakers of the world.  Singer Jewel, Sir Richard Branson and his team, and Jean Chretien’s daughter and her husband have all stayed here. (Julie said Jewel brought all her dogs, an assistant and her hubby, and that she was very pleasant.)  Since I’m not walking the Road to Nowhere and will probably stay in tonight, I wanted to list a few interesting facts I’ve learned so far about this town:

Regardless of where you go, cabs charge $6 for every ride, per person.

There are no similar house numbers on any street here, so all you have to do is say the number of your location and the cab will know where you are.

A litre of milk is $5. You can also find caribou, muskox, fowl, and walrus from local producers.

When ordering a drink in a restaurant, the alcohol and food bill come separately.

Nunavut Day is July 9th.

Purple saxifrage is the territory’s official flower. Arctic poppies, purple vetches, buttercups and Arctic cotton grass peak through the rocky landscape at this time of year.

What are some of your “unexpected weather” stories while travelling?