Tag Archives: Season Osborne

Friday, August 17, 2018

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Season Osborne

Kangerlussuaq 67°00′ N, 50°72′ W 12°C, Overcast 08:00 hrs – Here we are, last morning of our Arctic Safari, anchored in Sondrestrom Fjord, 20 kms from Kangerlussuaq. Up on deck, the surrounding low mountains reach down to the water through … Continue reading →

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Thursday, August 16

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Season Osborne

Nordre Stromfjord 67˚35′ N, 54˚0′ W 4C˚ – Overcast 10-15 knot winds, calm sea Woke up on the Greenland side of Davis Strait. The crossing had been so calm, like sailing across a lake. 08:30 wake up call — practically a sleep … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, August 15

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Season Osborne

Isabella Bay 69˚41′ N, 67˚30′ W 3˚C – partly cloudy 5 knot wind, calm seaWe awake at anchor in Isabella Bay, which is part of Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area, about 120 kilometres south of the community of Clyde River on Baffin’s … Continue reading →

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Sunday, August 12

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Season Osborne

Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik) 72˚41′ N, 77˚ W 4˚C, overcast 07:00 wake up call. We dropped anchor in Pond Inlet, excited to visit our first Canadian Arctic community. Actually, it is the only community we will visit on this side of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Season Osborne

Sisimuit 66˚56′ N, 53˚ 41′ W 6˚C, overcast – rainy wind – 5 knots Woke at anchor in the port of Sismiut – 75 km above the Arctic circle. We were supposed to have docked, but then a larger ship … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Season Osborne

Kangerlussuaq 67° N, 50.7° W 9°C, sun with clouds Our plane landed at 01:30, Greenland time – two hours ahead of Ottawa. We disembarked and boarded a bus on the tarmac. It followed the dark highway 20 kms out to … Continue reading →

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