A sea day onboard Fram is a very pleasant experience. The entire
ship becomes a university of knowledge. You choose your learning and subject
yourself. Aside from our great onboard library there are lectures, discussion groups,
Q & A sessions, debates, movies and much more. During our voyage towards
Jan Mayen today our ship was exactly that. The diversity of knowledge being
shared was astonishing to witness, some rooms were filled with climate oriented
debates and some – with singing. Some rooms simply displayed the magnificent
beauty of the ocean we were sailing in.
Fram is a great learning voyage and this Chinese Climate cruise is no
exception.
Today the approx. 40 children visited the bridge where they
met an enthusiastic captain who talked about the steering of a ship this big and answered
all their questions.
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| The Captain inspiring the next generation |
Our photographer onboard (Morten Hilmer) gave a great practical
lecture on nature photography on the observation deck. Two lectures where
happening alongside these. One about the biology and one on climate change in
the arctic.
We reached Jan Mayen at 17 o’ clock local time, its glorious
mountains came out of a mist and displayed its remoteness and uniqueness.
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| Arriving at Jan Mayen
Photography © Morten Hilmer
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There
were periods of blue sky and sunshine, periods of dense fog and all in between.
A truly unique experience. Few people worldwide are able to say they’ve stepped
on this remarkable island in the middle of the atlantic ocean. We saw lots of
Puffins, Little Aukss, Fulmars and Eider ducks. Jan Mayen is truly worth a closer
inspection.
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| Puffin at Jan Mayen
Photography © Morten Hilmer
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We are now on the way towards Svalbard, there’s an accordion playing and the atmosphere on board is very joyful.
Oh how we wish you were here.