Category Archives: Adventure Travel
Monday, August 6, 2018
Ottawa 45.4° N, 75.6° W 32°C – sunshine I unloaded myself, dufflebag, tube of maps, and a box of books to sell in the ship’s gift shop, from the taxi at the Chateau Laurier at 06:50. The conference room that … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Canada, Arctic, Bernier, Roald Amundsen
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Sunday, August 5, 2018
This was the sailing plan for Arctic Safarì posted on the Adventure Canada website — the route that 202 passengers (and staff, myself included) thought they were taking. However… in the Arctic, ice changes everything. Sunday, August 5, around 09:30, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Canada, Arctic, Greenland, ice
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Going on an Arctic Safari
Heading to the Arctic on an Adventure Canada cruise Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Arctic cruise ship, Beechey Island, Northwest Passage
Tagged Arctic, Beechey Island, Devon Island, Franklin, Lancaster Sound, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, NWP
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NWP – East to West
Eight weeks from now I’ll board the Ocean Endeavour in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, to head through the Northwest Passage. This will be my third voyage through the NWP, but the first time heading west into the passage — the route the … Continue reading
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Monday, September 26
Kangerlussuaq – Sondrestrom Fjord 66°57’N 50°57’W -3°C 2 knot winds We anchored at the head of Sondrestrom Fjord. Bags are packed and left outside our cabin doors to be picked up and delivered to the dock where we’ll catch the … Continue reading
Sunday, September 25, 2016
En route to Sismiut 67°35’N 54°09’ W 1°C / 33°F Light winds, four knots Cloud cover, chance of rain Sunrise 7:58, Sunset 19:23 We were woken at 02:00 with a quiet announcement that the northern lights were visible, but … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Arctic cruise ship, Northwest Passage
Tagged Arctic, Greenland, Northwest Passage, NWP, Sisimiut
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Saturday, September 24, 2016
En route to Ilulissat 69°13’N 51°36’W -3°C / 25°F Four km winds from the north Partial cloud Sunrise 7:14, Sunset 19:16 “It is better to travel alone than with a bad companion,” announced Stefan Kindberg at our 07:00 wake up … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure Travel, Arctic, Arctic cruise ship, Northwest Passage
Tagged Arctic, Glacier, Greenland, ice, icebergs, Ilulissat, Northwest Passage, NWP, Sermeq Kujalleq
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Friday, September 23
Karat Fiord 71°24’N 54°2’W -4°C / 38°F Partial cloudy Sunrise at 07:14, sunset at 19:25 It was a very early wake up, 06:30, but we planned to go ashore and explore Karat Fjord early. We sailed past towering icebergs during … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, Greenland, Hollænder Bucht, ice, icebergs, Karrat Fjord, Northwest Passage
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Lancaster Sound 73°58’N 83°06’W -2°C / 28°F 13knot winds from the east Overcast with a likelihood of snow We got our wake up call as we were entering Lancaster Sound. Stefan started our day with words of wisdom, “Every day … Continue reading
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Erebus and Terror Bay 74°42’N 91°45’W -2°C / 28° F Winds west 10-15 knots Overcast skies This exceptional day started when we woke to find we were anchored in Erebus and Terror Bay. Few people can claim to have eaten … Continue reading
The Front Door of the Arctic 