Frederieke
Back to the Lofoten
SVOLVÆR The next morning, with the mountains reflected perfectly in a mirror calm sea, we motored across the Vestfjord to Svolvær. On our way [...]
Crossing the Lofoten to the spectacular Vestfjord
BACK TO MANOEUVRING IN TIGHT SPACES Late next morning, with a light breeze behind us, we sailed the short distance down to Lødingen at [...]
Back on mainland Norway
HARSTAD After five days at sea we were ready for a bit of R&R, so our time in Harstad was spent recovering and enjoying [...]
An early August passage south across the Barents Sea
A WELL SET ANCHOR The next morning, none too bright and early, we weighed anchor to start our passage south. Or rather, we tried to [...]
The vagaries of the wind
LIGHT WINDS We awoke after a deep sleep, the previous 36 hours on the Barentsburg pontoon having left us exhausted. The sun was shining [...]
One very sneaky arctic fox
HIGH ON THE BUCKET LIST One of the animals that I (David) had been very keen to see in Svalbard, perhaps even more keen [...]
A small taste of Russia
Having done all we needed to do in Longyearbyen, it was time to start heading south to get into position for the jump back [...]
Stretching our legs
BJONAHAMNA Bjonahamna is a small harbour, beautifully protected from swell from all directions but the south by the old moraines of the Von Postbreen. [...]
Finally, a glacier close-up!
A GOOD DAY FOR A GLACIER Technically speaking, the next morning didn’t dawn bright and blue as there was no dawn and the nighttime [...]
Belugas!
MORE SVALBARD Big storms all through the North Sea and along the Norwegian coast right up to the Barents Sea meant that a departure [...]