polar bear

15 Jul 2009

The View From Brandon Harvey's Office Window

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Blue whale surfaces.

10 Jul 2009

Svalbard, Day 5

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July 9, 2009 Vavilov made her way through ice at the entrance to Hinlopen Strait during the wee hours this morning. Quite a feat we’re told, since strong tidal currents and drift ice, combined with poorly charted sections, makes navigation challenging. Safely though, we sail into Kapp Fanshawe.

8 Jul 2009

Svalbard, Day 3

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July 7, 2009 “Fog-get about it”...landing that is! We wake once again to our old friend, the fog, early morning in narrow Smeerenburgfjord, in the northwestern corner of Spitsbergen.

19 Sep 2008

Barrow Strait

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Barrow Strait - September 19, 2008 3:00pm, Eastern Standard Time Have you ever been chased off a beach by a Polar Bear? Until this sunny morning on Beechey Island, most of us had not. Our first excursion, cut short due to a shiny white blob spotted on

3 Jul 2008

Polar Bears and Fishing Kittiwakes

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We can't remember what day it is. We are certain of the date - but we spent 30 minutes trying to determine the day yesterday. Then we gave up...all that really mattered, we decided was the moment. That reminds me...we saw two more polar bears last night. The first around midnight.

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.

30 Jun 2008

Fastest Crossing Ever!

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June 30, 2008 The ship is relatively quiet this morning, because breakfast has been turned into brunch.

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