Arctic

9 Nov 2009

Adventure is in the Details

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Made it!I locked my suitcases about 15 minutes ago. There is only my hand luggage remaining.

18 Sep 2008

Resolute, Nuvanut

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Resolute, Nunavut - September 18, 2008 5:00pm, Central Time “Take it all in while your eyes are still fresh,” advised Sarah, a family friend and seasoned arctic traveler, “There are no do-overs; your first impressions are in the first 3 days.” After landing in Resolute, 80 passengers are whisked by zodiac over extremely choppy waters toward our ship. I’m trying to take in my surroundings but the ride is too rough. An older, soft-spoken woman named Dawn sits across from me and the icy spray soaks her back before it flies overtop her head to hit me in the face. Frozen, salty bits. I begin

2 Jul 2008

Revisions, Updates and Ice

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July 2, 2008 - second entry In an earlier posting today, I said we were going to visit Cape Flora - I was incorrect - we landed at Cape Norway today. The weather was so warm, we had to strip to our t-shirts.

2 Jul 2008

Franz Josef Land

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July 2, 2008 At 1AM this morning we were awakened just a few miles from northern Franz Josef Land. A polar bear with a fresh kill had been sighted. Everyone scrambled out of their bunks. Nothing formal - pyjamas were accepted dress.

1 Jul 2008

The North Pole Dream

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July 1, 2008 Last year on July 1, 2007, I celebrated my 60th birthday by having dinner with a small group of friends and Family. It was a lovely evening. Since then, I have sold my home and "down-sized" thus freeing up some money. Widowed, with a grown-up family, I decided to give myself a large treat!

1 Jul 2008

Polar Plunge

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July 1, 2008 Hello Everybody! This Arctic voyage has been even better than I anticipated.

1 Jan 2008

Welcome to Our Blogs from the Polar Regions

By Blog.Admin

We are blogging from our vessels, providing you with first hand accounts of our voyages. The blogging began with the Maiden Voyage to the North Pole of the world's largest icebreaker 50 Years of Victory.

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