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…
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
Introduction to the 2010 Arctic Expedition
Interviewed are David Buckland, Mikhail Durnenkov and Joy Guillemot Video by Matt Wainwright
…somewhere just south of the 79th parallel
We are marking the anniversary of September 11 with our first trek to shore by Zodiac, somewhere just south of the 79th parallel at Alkhornet on the west coast of Spitsbergen Island. According to fellow Farewellian Paul Miller (aka DJ[…..]
Sticks and Stones
We came ashore this morning in Trughamna Bay, at the mouth of Isfjorden, on a stony beach exposed by a rapidly retreating glacier. When Cape Farewell sailed here in 2007 the ice stretched right down to the water and along[…..]
