Category: Weather
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Svalbard Express, day 13, Harstad, 180924
Sol og Vindhuset We had a good night’s sleep, probably the best we had had since travelling from Longyearbyen to Ny-Ålesund. We felt refreshed and had a good breakfast before leaving the ship just after 9am. We knew we needed to keep up with good exercise and fresh air, so we planned to visit an…
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Svalbard Express, day 12, Tromsøya/Finnsnes, 170924
When we awoke this morning, it was with a bit of relief that the boat had stopped rocking and we were safe in the sheltered waters near to Tromsø, on the island of Tromsøya. We ate breakfast without feeling green around the gills anymore, and then went up on deck to watch the shipping being…
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Svalbard Express, day 11, All at sea pt 2, 160924
A very foggy Bjørnøya/Bear Island We knew that this part of the journey was going to be arduous. We had breakfast, exchanged pleasantries with the French couple we had talked to the evening before and then went back to our cabin. We had left Ny-Ålesund at 11am the day before, so were on the ship…
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