Monochromatic rainbow
I have been on the look out for unique atmospheric conditions as a part of my research for the National Maritime Museum project and it didn’t take long to find them. On a visit to Trygghamna Bay I witnessed a[…..]
Arctic Notes 09/13/10
“how can I know what I think till I see what I say” E.M. Forster Here in the far North, weather conditions can change rapidly. A crystal clear day can be erased by cumulus, grey fogs drift into bays and[…..]
Current Affairs
We anchored on Sunday morning in King’s Bay, on Spitsbergen’s northwest coast, around 600 miles from the North Pole. Across the bay lies the small scientific research station of Ny Ǻlesund – the most northerly permanent settlement in the world.[…..]
The moons journey continues…
3 years later – returning to Svalbard
Returning to Svalbard after three years hasn’t just been about climate change but also an enormous cultural change. The small chaotic “shed” that was Longyearbyen airport, passengers battling for sight of hoped for suitcases, now replaced by a vast and[…..]
Arctic Notes 09/12/10
“I had started on a voyage of discovery, only to find that it was I who was being discovered.” – Tété-Michel Kpomassie in An African In Greenland The Arctic Circle begins at roughly 66° 33’ N but due to a[…..]
Blue Whales
In the bay of Longyearbyen we have a rare sighting of blue whales. Video by Matt Wainwright
Crew briefing and dinghy trip
Images by Nina Horstmann
Visiting the Kongsfjord
Expedition Leader Andrey Volkov Video by Matt Wainwright
