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Polar bears and walruses
So far, other than in Longyearbyen we had not been on land in Svalbard, what with polar bears being around and not having the required weapons during our first [...]
Guillemots, ice and Sysselmesteren
WIND IN SVALBARD The next day the forecast suggested that the wind would back into the east. Naïvely, we thought, this might allow us a leisurely downwind sail to [...]
Starting our trip north, but going east first
TRYING TO GO NORTH Keen to get out of the harbour, we left Longyearbyen in the afternoon and looked for an anchorage relatively close-by as we wanted to head [...]
Longyearbyen
THE CAPITAL OF SVALBARD Longyearbyen is the operational centre of Svalbard, a town that prides itself on being functional. This is a town that wears its mining past with [...]
Walrushamna
After a long-long sleep, we awoke the next morning to the sounds of walrus blows. Our friend was still feeding around Yuma! And over the next 48 hours, before [...]
Icebergs, glass-outs and walrus
Icebergs Happily anchored and just plain tired our plan was to wait here at Isbjørnhamna for 6 hours. This would allow us to avoid north easterly winds along the [...]
Passage to Svalbard
A big crossing Well, today is the next one of those days – a day where we set out to do something that feels big. This time it [...]
Last bit of mainland Norway
Our departure from Svolvær was accompanied by the usual flurry of little details; fuel, water, laundry. But we were off at 0930 and heading out on the first day [...]