Experience Yurt Living for a Day in Freezing Winter
Take a peek into what it's like to live in our small 20-foot yurt in Canada's far North in the freezing winter temperatures of minus 30°C (Minus 22°F)!
We came up with the idea to take one day to share our daily routine with you and were amazed to see how this ordinary day turned into one quite extraordinary!
We, together with our big malamute cross dog, Tenshi have a routine that looks a lot like a dance as we move in, out, and about our tiny yurt on extremely cold days.
As you will see, this lifestyle is physically demanding, but it can be rewarding at the same time.
If you watch until the end of the show, you can see how something as simple as dumping a bucket of dirty dishwater turns into a magical display of dancing Northern Lights. A rare occurrence even for us!
0:00 Freezing temperature of the Canadian far North
0:29 Feeding the woodstove
0:50 Bed to couch and meditation
1:48 Our adorable Malamute cross dog, Tenshi
2:01 Using custom-built tiny sink to brush our teeth
2:13 Preparing morning drink and breakfast
3:41 Feeding Tenshi
4:26 Husky sled dogs feeding time
5:42 Beautiful snowy trail dog walk
7:04 The destructive neighbor puppy shows up...
7:26 Tenshi and puppy wrestle
8:01 Frozen feet and the need to nap
8:44 Chopping wood and clearing snow off of yurt
10:05 Thai curry for dinner
10:58 Hauling water, doing dishes, and dumping grey water
11:58 Seeing Aurora Borealis dance over the yurt
12: 44 Couch to bed and lights out