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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.
New Year's Eve: December 31st, 2007
By Blog.Admin
We entered a new time zone during the night. We were now an hour ahead of ourselves. Snow was falling by 9AM and the sea was choppy.
At Sea: December 30, 2007
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Many people stayed up very late last night, either celebrating our visits to Amery Ice Shelf, Amanda bay and Davis Station, or they were just reluctant to let go of the ice and this beautiful part of Antarctica.
At Sea: December 21, 2007
By Blog.Admin
We were in 8/10ths ice when Jonas made his daily wake-up announcement. Snow was falling, but it wasn't cold enough to make the snow stick.
At Sea: December 20, 2007
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I awoke to a rolling ship, we were in open water with a noticeable swell and a very stong wind. But by the time the wake-up call was made we were sailing through patches of ice, and past tabular icebergs.
At Sea: December 19, 2007
By Blog.Admin
We encountered some large ice floes in the early hours of the morning. The ship worked hard bashing a way through. Doors rattled and personal items shuddered.
At Sea: December 18, 2007
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I woke up at 4AM this morning and found we were parked in the ice. We had open water behind us, but the bow was in 10/10th ice with huge ridges and obvious patches of multi-year ice.
At Sea: December 17, 2007
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Brunch on the bow seemed like a good idea, when Jonas announced it last evening. But when I went to the bow to inspect the condition of things this morning, the wind was vicious and the snow was falling horizontally.
At Sea: December 16, 2007
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We were making excellent speed through 5/10ths ice, accompanied by Snow Petrels that appeared to be fascinated by the foreign object floating on their ocean.
At Sea: December 15, 2007
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I woke up early this morning, around 3AM. The light and ice were just magnificent. The sky was reflected in the small patches of open water and the sun's ray lit up the small ice floes and turned them into shades of gold.
