Fail again, fail better
Yesterday we abandoned our third attempt to travel down the Hinlopen Fjord along the east coast of Spitsbergen. Each time we’ve sailed around the headland in calm seas to be met by near gale-force winds being funnelled up through the[…..]
The best ice for whiskey here!
Full Moon
It was fantastic to see the moon for the first time last night and a full one at that. There has been very little darkness on this trip so far, the sun only just dips below the horizon at night[…..]
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[…..]
Shine on
Tuesday September 21st, 2010 Today I wrote a song called ‘Shine On’ inspired by a presentation given last night by Leonid, about his life and work. He grew up in a remote, mountainous region of Russia, where the challenge of[…..]
The Moon
We’re making our third attempt to move south through Hinlopenfjorden to reach the ice domes on the east coast of Spitsbergen. There’s 20 minutes less sunlight every day as the polar winter approaches, so we’ve moved the clocks forward by[…..]
