Moose Factory

We drove up to Cochrane, Ontario, Canada and took the train, called the Polar Bear Express, 200 miles further north to Moose Factory. That's the actual name of the town, which is on James Bay. Now, James Bay -- when it's not frozen -- empties into the Arctic Ocean. The key word here is Arctic. There was snow and snow and more snow. And they keep saying they're having a mild winter!

We rode in a taxi across the "ice bridge" which is pretty much all of James Bay. The car just drives right across the ice. I don't know who gets to test the "bridge" each year to make sure the ice will hold a car. But it must be pretty hard because we made it.