Monday, 22 September 2014
North Norway and Tromsø- Getting warmer
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As we sailed south from Bjørnøya, you could feel the air getting just a little warmer. This morning we could see land- the north coast of No...
Sunday, 21 September 2014
Our last day in Svalbard has come!
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We spent our morning on a very nice beach on Bear Island- Bjørnøya in Norwegian, the southernmost tip of Svalbard in the middle of the Bare...
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Hornsund- Burgerbukta and Brepollen
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Our last day in Svalbard for this Arctic summer season can be described in one word- STUNNING! We left behind the energetic windy, snowy con...
Friday, 19 September 2014
An icy, active day in Spitsbergen!
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We were boarding the ship yesterday in a storm and this storm even picked up during the night. The weather forecast for the next day did al...
Thursday, 18 September 2014
Svalbard! The capital and a Russian mining settlement
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My head is spinning with so many thoughts. You see I have not been to the Arctic for 14 years, but as a Canadian, the Arctic is always clos...
18.09.14 Longyearbyen DAY 15 & DAY 1
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So... Now it is time to say goodbye. Our last Greenland trip is over and we are now in Longyearbyen. Passengers left early this morning....
17.09.14 Magdalenefjord / Ny-Ålesund DAY 14
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Today we arrived in Svalbard. Here it has really become winter! We were in Magdalene fjord this morning and it was very windy, cold and sno...
16.09.14 Second sea day DAY 13
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Goodmorning everyone. Today was yet another day at sea. We had a bit of movement on the ship today, but this did not affect the passengers....
15.09.14 First sea day DAY 12
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Today was the first of our two sea days on the crossing to Svalbard. We started the day off with fog. That was a shame, because we were sai...
14.09.14 Hvalrossodden / Danmarkshavn DAY 11
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This morning we had a landing in Hvalrossodden. This place is a former Danish trapper station built in 1920. And it was used for this purpo...
13.09.14 Aalborghus DAY 10
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Today we had a landing in Aalborghus. A former Danish trappers’ station at Gefion Havn on the south side of Godfred Hansen Ø. The first b...
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