Daily Archives: September 22, 2010
Nature at full force
After the excitement of Ice entrapment, polar bears and nullified rescue our Captain has, under Spitsbergan instructions, been more cautious with regard to Ice and weather. We have been dancing with ice maps, weather patterns and plain strong head winds.[…..]
ЗАТЕРТЫЕ ВО ЛЬДАХ
В полночь, когда мы с Лёней крепко спали, корабль «Noorderlicht“ , кинувший якорь в бухте Мурчисон, внезапно уперся в лед. Завидев такое дело, наш проводник московский географ и орнитолог Андрей Волков сказал матросу на вахте – могучей прекрасной голландке Авке:[…..]
Pocket monsters family picture
Not yet mentioned as crew members have been our small little friends and helpers: the pocket monsters. Deborah Warner is traveling under the guidance of her two little, brightly colored friends (which she got from a dear young friend to[…..]
Still held in our holding bay
Still held in our holding bay, hiding from the ice. Yesterday morning we walked up to the crown of a vanished glacier – no doubt the strongest image of climate change on our tour so far. We set out across[…..]