We were an excited
group who met on the pier to board the Fram 04.00 pm this day. We are going on
a 7-days long voyage, and we will on this cruise attempt to circumnavigate
Spitsbergen! We started our journey in Longyearbyen, the “capital” and the
largest society on Svalbard, with around 2000 residents.
Our first destination
on the voyage was Barentsburg, the second largest society on Svalbard with 400
residents. We reached Barentsburg at around 08.00 pm, where we had a guided
tour around the city, and enjoyed a fantastic music and dancing show put
together by the local people. It was a nice night, and as we were sailing we
could enjoy the beatiful scenery and nature in Isfjorden.
After leaving Barentsburg
we set sails to the north, and tomorrow we will reach Ny-Ålesund in the
morning, and with that we will have covered all the three societies existing on
Svalbard.