Arctic exploration Aug 20-25
NOTE: Internet is pretty dismal. I have lots to share but the majority of the photos will have to wait til I get home - sorry! The last 5 days…
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08/26/2022
Jenny Lind Island
Jenny Lind is an uninhabited island of about 160 square miles in Queen Maud Gulf. The guides were ready to call off the hike because the fog came in rapidly…
08/20/2022
King William Island – Population 1500, about 5000 square miles
From our program: “Gjoa Haven (Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, meaning “lots of fat” referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the…
08/19/2022
Cambridge Bay visit
From our daily program: Population about 1800 Cambridge Bay is a hamlet located on Victoria Island and is its largest settlement. Named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge - the…
08/17/2022
Kayak and tundra walk – Edinburgh Island
We’re in Johansen Bay at the south end of Victoria Island - the 8th largest island in the world. Conditions were perfect for a morning kayak trip followed by a hike…
08/16/2022
Pizzly or Go with the Floe
Early AM: Modern art sculptures glide past in a continual ethereal stream of beauty. We are occasionally momentarily shaken (but gently) by the ship’s shudder when it encounters one of these…
08/14/2022
Herschel Island/Qikiqtaruk Territorial Park – Yukon
The temperature today is expected to be from sunny and 42-54 f - it hasn’t been nearly as cold as our Antarctica trip, at least so far. Herschel Island, in…
08/12/2022