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| Ny Ålesund Photo © Morten Hilmer |
Back in Norway (after a Russian night in Barentsburg last evening) we awoke to a cloudy and foggy day. That soon proved to change for something better, much better. The clouds lifted like the evaporation of fresh dew on a summer morning and revealed a Svalbard day unsurpassed by any other.
As we disembarked Fram very little was to be seen of Ny-Ålesund, but on this day, like many others – something higher than our hopes for glorious adventures brings to life something unique and indeed beautiful. We were expecting to launch our polar circle boats but a call came. The other cruise ship had canceled their arrival.
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| Fram at Ny Ålesund Quai Photo © Morten Hilmer |
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| Tender Pit and Fram Crew Photo © Morten Hilmer |
We had the entire city and its inhabitants to ourselves, and the guests thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sun shine came and the view of the turquoise glaciers blended nicely with the still waters around the fjord. We saw walruses in the evening as we went out of the Magdalena fjord.
Its been claimed to be one the 100 places to see before you die, and we – here at Fram – wholeheartedly concur.
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| Magdalena Bay Photo © Morten Hilmer |
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| Ralf From the Expedition Team Photo © Morten Hilmer |
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| Nesting Arctic Terns Gravneset Photo © Morten Hilmer |