This
morning when we entered into Liefdefjorden, it was snowing that one couldn't
see where we really were. Of course the bridge knew exactly with all their
equipment but looking out from the breakfast table it was all white and light
grey around. At position in front of Monacobreen all of a sudden there were some
lighter spots and the mountains were visible.
For some time it changed
repeatedly between white and a little bit of visibility - slightly improving. So
we decided to start with the polar circle boat cruising in front of the
glacier. The right decision, because within the next hour the visibility
improved further. In this light situation with a thin layer of clouds and snow
on the mountains almost all the way down to sea level, the glacier front
appeared in intense blue colors.
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| Ivory Gulls |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake |
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| Arctic Tern |
During
lunch time we left Liefdefjorden, crossed Woodfjorden to the eastern side to
land at Mushamna. The hut was built during the late 1980s by Reidar Hovelsrud.
He started the construction in the inner part of Wijdefjorden, but he was
forced by the administration to move to another place in the northern part of
Woodfjorden. When he arrived with the ship that carried all the construction
material it was not possible to land there and the decision was made to land at
Mushamna where the hut and its later extensions and additions are today
located.
Part of the
passengers went on hikes into the valley behind Mushamna, others enjoyed a walk
around the buildings and along the shoreline of Woodfjorden.
Later in
the evening we arrived at 80 dregree North where the small island of Moffen is
located. This time there was a big group of walruses ashore and not as lazy as
they sometimes seem to be ashore.
