Category Archives: International

Arctic Circle – Blue Whales Following Us!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by David Cross

Another day of Arctic Circle sailing on the Le Boreal ice-breaking cruise ship! We left the Norwegian territory and we are now in the middle of the Greenland sea… What did we detect that was following us?  These were blue … Continue reading →

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Polar Bears Know How to Swim!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by David Cross

When we were about 60 miles away from the eastern coast of Greenland…and what did we see? Rare to see them that far out – the captain of the ship almost went ballistic as nobody believed him when he sighted … Continue reading →

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Trapped by Arctic Ice!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by David Cross

This evening, we headed around Nordaustland island to explore the twin ice caps Austfonna Vegafonna.  We tried to go through the passage to the west of the island which is normally ice locked. It was a bright and sunny morning…at … Continue reading →

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Even in the Arctic Circle – You are Followed

Posted on August 10, 2016 by David Cross

We went back south to check out the (small) Stor0ya island. We wanted to explore for some more local wildlife that may be hanging out around the research points.  I think this is one of the cell phone signal capture … Continue reading →

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Late Night Polar Bear Attacks in Arctic Circle!

Posted on August 10, 2016 by David Cross

The ship headed up to the ice barrier today…we wanted to explore the where the northern ice line exists.  And supposedly, this is where the polar bear mafia resides. We got up to approximately 81 degrees 55 minutes north and … Continue reading →

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Walruses or Zombies in Arctic Circle?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by David Cross

The Seven Islands Archipelago We traveled much further north to 80 degrees 45 minutes north.  Much colder and windy for sure.  No satellite or Internet up here!  These islands are famous for the British North Pole expeditions by John Phipps … Continue reading →

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Ever Hike a Glacier?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by David Cross

The satellite connectivity and Internet speeds are horribly slow.  The nice pictures are just too large to upload.  So for this posting, I am using the famous high end Microsoft Paint program to reduce the size of the pics so … Continue reading →

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Longyearbyen Norway

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Cross

Longyearbyen Norway is a very remote and interesting place to visit. It is the last stop for Arctic expeditions to fly into and land before heading north. It is where the global seed vault exists/is stored and even where GitHub … Continue reading →

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Flying to the Arctic Circle

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Cross

The best way to explore the Arctic is to fly up to Longyearbyen Norway. It is definitely starting to get interesting…  when you approach the Svalbard islands from the south and see all the snow you wonder if anyone can … Continue reading →

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Headed Further North into the Arctic Circle

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Cross

Enjoyed some 70 degree days in Oslo, now is the time to break out the jacket, hat and gloves as we wait to board the charter flight to the Arctic Circle.  Stay tuned for more later today! 😎

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