David C. Woodman
@aglukaq.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather. Ex-Navy. Retired professional mariner - deep sea, submarines, ferries. Author of non-fiction books on Arctic exploration history. Sometime expedition member to Arctic. Old fart. www.aglooka.ca
My excellent webmaster is retiring, so my website aglooka.ca is moving to a new host. Transfer is now underway, please be patient as I am informed that there may be issues lasting from hours to a day or so. Thanks - you should be enjoying the summer holidays instead of reading the website anyway! 😏
Aglooka – The Creative Works of David C. Woodman
aglooka.ca
Some updates on aglooka.ca and @agukaq before starting family vacation. Manuscript excerpt, book review, revisiting Matty Is. cache debate, and an interview. Have a great summer, enjoy the sun. Dave
Aglooka, The Long Strider - Aglooka - The Creative Works of David C. Woodman
ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ Agluukkaq (From Inuktitut ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ) Agluukkaq, translated as “he who takes long strides,” was a common name bestowed on nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, whose own qallunaaq (European) names w...
aglooka.ca
Wow! I am such a troglodyte that this is the first time that I remembered that I even had an account here, just thought to check in to see if anyone had joined me. Overjoyed with the number of followers, and their kind comments. I promise to pay more attention, and may have a short update soon.
Just migrated from polluted Twitter. Any Franklin expedition aficionados here yet? If so I would love to connect with you.