At 07:30 a.m. we arrived in Dundas Harbour on Devon Island at 74° 26´ North, 86° 23´ West with an air temperature of -0.3°C and a sea temperature of 1°C. The sun is rising over the mountains and glaciers reach the sea. Dundas Harbour is an abandoned settlement on the south coast of Devon Island …
We arrived at Pond Inlet on Baffin Island at 06:00 a.m. We are anchored with the bow facing the wind at 72° 41´ North, 77° 59´ West. We are in the Eclipse Sound and anchored midway between Bylot Island and Pond Inlet. There is an air temperature of 5°C and rain is threatening. Pond Inlet …
This morning we have entered the Baffin Bay section of the Davis Strait. We cannot see Baffin Island yet as we have about 200 miles to cover before reaching Pond Inlet on its northern coast. At 09:30 a.m. we are at 72deg 3min North, 68deg 55min West with an air temperature of 2.5C and 4.7C …
We have entered the Far North. At 3:00 a.m. this morning a member of the party rolled over and saw low Arctic sunshine! At 8:00 a.m. We were cruising the Davis Strait at 70° 49´ North, 56° 35´ West, off the west coast of Greenland. We have more than 400 miles to travel to reach …
After another stormy night we arrived in Ilulissat in Disko Bay. This is where the Ilulussat Kangerlua (Jakobshave Icefjord) meets the sea. From this icefield massive blocks of ice calve (break off) and are taken by wind and currents across the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay where they are caught by the southward flowing Labrador …
During last night and for most of this morning we have been battling against strong winds and high seas. A reason for this is because the Greenland ice fields are so big and high that they act upon the weather like the continent of Antarctica and blow outwards to the sea from the centre of …
We concluded our visit to Copenhagen with a visit to the Rosenborg Slot built as a summerhouse for the royal family in 1606-1634 by Christian IV. When built it was surrounded by very large gardens which have now been reduced to a park known as the Kongens Have. Some rooms are open to the public …
This morning we explored the oldest part of Copenhagen, known as Christianshavn on the island Amager. Apparently there is some evidence that the earliest Europeans lived here but it was not until 1521 that Christian II engaged Dutch immigrants to use this fertile alluvial island to plant and run market gardens. In the 17th century …
Today we flew from Manchester to a rainy Copenhagen, Denmark. Our approach to the airport took us over the Oresund with a view of Sweden, and in particular on the final approach, the bridge which links Sweden with Denmark. The bridge is a double decker with a railway line on the lower deck and motor …
The adventure begins! Tonight we are staying at a Manchester Airport hotel and about to dream of icebergs!!