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Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Dundas / Thule

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History alive can look pretty grim. That's what we learn when we land on the lonesome beach of Dundas, where Knud Rasmussen erected his ...

The Kullorsuaq Surprise

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OK, ok. Yes, this is expedition. Things can change, we know. But to turn a sea day which was supposed to be a mere cruise up far north, fill...
Monday, 31 August 2009

Uummannaq

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If there was one complaint today, it might have been that there was no snow at Santa Claus' hut on Uummannaq, name of the scenic island,...
Sunday, 30 August 2009

Qeqertarsuaq

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We certainly are being favoured by the weather gods, hardly any winds, clear heavens and summer-like temperatures want to make us forget tha...
Saturday, 29 August 2009

Sisimiut

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Colorful houses under a clear blue sky welcome us as we turn into the bay of Sisimiut, third largest town in Greenland. As soon as we are ti...
Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Illulissat

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A world UNESCO Heritage Site in the sunshine! What could be better? It was a day for hiking, for helicopter trips to the ice cap, for boat e...

Eqip Sermia

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Our day was filled with mor e interesting lectures and presentations while we cruised by hundreds of icebergs on our way to Eqip Sermia. We ...
Monday, 24 August 2009

Upernavik

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Upernavik has it's own unique appeal. Like almost all of the cities, towns, villages and settlements in Greenland it is built on the ...
Sunday, 23 August 2009

Melville Bay (Southbound)

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After a very busy trip so far, it was a relief to have a day at sea. There was plenty of time to relax. And, if you wished, there was ampl...
Friday, 21 August 2009

Qaanaaq / Thule

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At 09:45 some of the expedition team took a Polar Cirkle boat to shore only to find that the tide was extremely low. So low in fact that w...
Thursday, 20 August 2009

Smith-Sund

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00:00 or shortly after. A brief announcement. Bears! Another incredible stroke of luck and a pair of eagle eyes on the bridge brought us t...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Siorapaluk

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This morning we woke up to flat calm seas and grey skies. The tiny remote village of Siorapaluk, the world’s northernmost natural settlemen...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Dundas / Thule

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At last we seemed to be getting some truly Arctic summer weather. Or was it the onset of autumn? The skies were grey. The wind had picked...
Monday, 17 August 2009

A day at sea: Melville Bay

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A day at sea. A time to relax and a time to learn about where we are and where we are going. Today was cool temperatures, calm seas and ov...
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