Beluga grave
June 29, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ 🌧 6 °CAshore to see an old Beluga whaling Station. Between the wars used to net the beluga before butchering ashore. 4 kms walk, lots of flower interest.
Ashore to see an old Beluga whaling Station. Between the wars used to net the beluga before butchering ashore. 4 kms walk, lots of flower interest.
Good site this. Bit of history- The Pomol people, bit of scenery and lots of wildlife. Big walrus hal out, reindeer wandering around all very the place and a lone Actic fox that considers this hisRead more
Streaming sunlight, very war sun, by far the warmest temperature of the trip.
It is 11.23 at night
Now 12.30. Spent 30 minutes outside in shorts.
Moored up for the night in dramatic fjord.bright sunshine, hope it lasts overnight. Dr says if no symptoms I will be allowed out to play on Monday.
Aussie ladies next door tested positive in massRead more
Very flat calm. More birds here, walrus haul out.
Sailing north through the Hinlopen Strait, clear blue skies, huge snow and ice fields, mountains, icebergs, and Marvin suggests everyone take a napRead more
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.
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.Read more