NorwegiaOsloAker bryggePipervika59°54’35” N 10°43’42” E
18 czerwca 2022, Norwegia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Arrive in Oslo on Saturday night, it is warm and sunny, so head to the harbour for a drink to watch boats and beautiful people at play. It is expensive but this is Norway.
NorwegiaOsloMajorstuenFrogner Park59°55’30” N 10°42’25” E
19 czerwca 2022, Norwegia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Vigeland Park, an extraordinary collection of sculpture, all created by the celebrated Gustav Vigeland.
Vigeland devoted 20 years to the project of an open exhibition of his works, known as the Czytaj więcej
NorwegiaOsloMajorstuenFrogner Park59°55’37” N 10°42’4” E
19 czerwca 2022, Norwegia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had 40 minutes to wait for a friend and while we were waiting, we spotted the man with flowers. He was stood in the centre of a large tarmac apron with a bunch of flowers in one hand. For half an Czytaj więcej
NorwegiaOsloHolmenkollen59°57’37” N 10°40’9” E
19 czerwca 2022, Norwegia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A large concrete structure ugly, dominating the sky line and hugely impressive. You've seen ski jumping on tv, this puts it in perspective. It is huge, and the thought of flying off this vast Czytaj więcej
Svalbard i Jan MayenSpitsbergenBolterdalshaugen78°10’17” N 15°59’35” E
20 czerwca 2022, Svalbard i Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Somewhere for tourists to visit while waiting for their ship. Huskies o play with, a bit of history and some hot tea and welcome respite from the biting wind. A bit of history of Svalbard. Coal mines. Czytaj więcej
Svalbard i Jan MayenSpitsbergenDe Seuetinden79°20’29” N 11°43’34” E
21 czerwca 2022, Svalbard i Jan Mayen ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
First stop on the cruise. Long briefings about polar bears and AECO done, we took to the zodiacs for a couple of hours. The glacier is massive and spectacular and we saw a few small calvings. But no Czytaj więcej
Svalbard i Jan MayenBjørnfjorden79°38’49” N 11°9’28” E
22 czerwca 2022, Svalbard i Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Slept very badly last night, fee ache and have sore throat. Called Dr to ask for Covid test. Was told to go to medical room ( not good protocol). Fairly perfunctory rapid test. Negative. I don't Czytaj więcej
Arctic Ocean 80°40’51” N 20°57’47” E
23 czerwca 2022, Arctic Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Stuck in my cabin. Running out of podcasts to listen to, as we chug somewhere along the north coast of Spitsbergen. We enter a channel that runs between a small cluster of islands, Sjuoyane islands. Czytaj więcej
Svalbard i Jan MayenSpitsbergenStorøya80°8’21” N 27°45’7” E
24 czerwca 2022, Svalbard i Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
A lot of sea time to get here. Arrived but then announced there was nothing ashore to see, and cold, so no reason to stop.
Barents Sea 79°40’21” N 26°36’55” E
24 czerwca 2022, Barents Sea ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
