We arrive at the Icelandic fishing port of Grundarfjordur (Grundarfjörður) on Le Boreal around midday, with the prospect of a 4.5 hour tour by bus around the local ‘sights’. I can’t face another bus journey […]
It seems to be either famine or feast in the Arctic in terms of wildlife. We haven’t seen much at all, but this morning during breakfast there is an announcement from the bridge that they […]
We now have two days sailing across the Greenland Sea on Le Boreal, to reach the east coast of Greenland. Conditions during the voyage have been amazingly calm, and the Greenland Sea is no exception. The […]
During the night, we cross the 80th parallel on our way to Alkefjellet, the site in Svalbard of a large breeding colony of Brünichs guillemots, a small brown and white bird that prefers to nest […]
Early 4.30 am start this morning for a 5.30 am departure to Oslo airport. The group is split into two uneven parties – 150 or so on a chartered 737 from Oslo to Longyearbyen (a […]
