Another sunny day. We’re not sure if we can top the "narwhal parade" of the previous day, but we head out in the boat to try. Like on Thursday, the whales are already in the bay. We see them feeding, with lots of activity at some distance from the boat. There are no tusks seen, but lots of backs and a few flukes as the whales dive.

When we arrive at Bruce Head for lunch, we discover a group of hunters have moved in for the weekend. We make a quick lunch of grilled cheese sandwiches, pick up Mamarou, and head for a waterfall on the Robertson River, which flows into Koluctoo Bay near the old fishing village. It’s a quick walk, and the tundra provides a nice change of scenery. The river itself runs clear, and from the rocky bank we see the Artic char teaming in the water below. With barely a breeze and a hot sun overhead, the air is remarkably warm, and soon the avid fishermen are down to short sleeves. Charlie quickly catches two fish with nothing more than a string and hook. Keith catches fish as well, but the highly anticipated world record char continues to elude him.

Today we see narwhal in the bay, but don't get a repeat of the narwhal parade.  We decide this is an excellent opportunity to explore the Robertson River.

Charlie moors the boat against the shore, inside the river.  From there we walk about a half mile or mile to the falls.  While not spectacular, these falls are large enough to slow the migration of the Arctic Char upriver to the large lake where they will spawn.  Below the falls there are thousands of fish swimming in the deep ponds.  Some of these char are at least 30 or 40 pounds.