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- Day 9
- Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 9:33 PM UTC
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
Northwest Passage74°28’53” N 80°45’1” W
Westward...
August 31, 2019, Northwest Passage ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
We’re still heading West with Devon Island on our Port side, all being well we change course to 74° N 30° W in approximately one hour
The coastline is broken up with snowcapped mountains andRead more
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- Day 9
- Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 10:19 PM UTC
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Northwest Passage74°30’40” N 80°15’59” W
Course NE to Bogon Bay
August 31, 2019, Northwest Passage ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
We change course at 16:37 hrs, when we will be off Cape Sherard from 74° to 39° on our way North East to Bogin Bay when we expect to arrive at 09:20 hrs tomorrow
Running a slight swell and blusteryRead more
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- Day 10
- Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:37 AM UTC
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Baffin Bay75°15’0” N 78°31’0” W
Continuing NNE - Bogon Bay
September 1, 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Heading NNE on 017 for the next 6:00 hours then 355. The eta for Boger Bay is now 07:00hrs
We’ll pass Coburg Island on our Port side in approximately 2:00 hours and, if we’re lucky, and awake, weRead more
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- Day 10
- Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2:14 PM UTC
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 36 ft
Canada77°23’0” N 78°43’60” W
Arriving at Bogen Bay
September 1, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Just arriving in Bogen Bay, onEllesmere Island, the striations are so clear and pattered and the glaciers are amazing
We’ve been drifting along the Eastern shoreline for over two hours and haveRead more
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- Day 10
- Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 6:56 PM UTC
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Baffin Bay77°16’0” N 80°9’60” W
Makinson Inlet
September 1, 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
We’re in Makinson Inlet, with Bowman Island to our Port, on a course 195 to Fram Fjord which we expect to reach at 13:45 hrs
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- Day 10
- Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 8:52 PM UTC
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Altitude: 2,123 ft
- Canada77°33’0” N 81°15’0” W
No Name Inlet
September 1, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Arrived at No Name Inlet (possibly called Makinson Inlet), which is West of Boger Bay and beyond Bowman Island...the continuation of this Inlet could lead us to Vendom Fjord but that’s just a guessRead more
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- Day 11
- Monday, September 2, 2019 at 2:55 AM UTC
- ⛅ 0 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Baffin Bay77°13’60” N 79°1’60” W
Departing Makinson Inlet
September 2, 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Leaving the Inlet for Fram Fjord, eta is approximately 08:20 hrs
Our heading is 106 and we change onto 114 at 10:36hrs Boger Bay/Point is just off our Port bow now
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- Day 11
- Monday, September 2, 2019 at 10:28 AM
- ⛅ 2 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
- CanadaFram Fiord76°31’2” N 81°16’14” W
Fram Fjord
September 2, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
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- Day 12
- Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 2:11 AM UTC
- ⛅ 2 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Northwest Passage75°52’0” N 80°41’60” W
To Philpots Island
September 3, 2019, Northwest Passage ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Heading to Philpots and expect to arrive approximately 06:08 hrs
We’re currently in Lady Ann Straight but will soon be back in Baffin Bay heading South to Cape Coburn before turning into BeatriceRead more
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- Day 12
- Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:41 AM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 13 ft
- CanadaQueen Harbour74°49’48” N 80°5’17” W
Philpots Island
September 3, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
We’re in Bethune Inlet just off Queen Bay the Island is quite barren but off our port side there is a huge glacier which deserves some investigation
We spent the morning out on the Zodiacs, we sawRead more
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- Day 13
- Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 1:57 AM UTC
- ⛅ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Baffin Bay73°18’22” N 76°2’47” W
Toward Buchan Gulf
September 4, 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
ETA 06:32
There’s actually a Canadian Warship 3 miles off our Starboard now
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- Day 13
- Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 7:19 AM
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- CanadaFeachem Bay71°48’26” N 74°31’5” W
Fecham Harbour in Buchan Gulf
September 4, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
1 view from window
Mother and two cubs...dots in distance unsupervised walk in foreground
Lainey found several archeological sites of some interest, not shared by Linda unfortunately, but we enjoyedRead more
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 12:42 AM UTC
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Davis Strait69°0’0” N 55°0’21” W
Northern Lights
September 5, 2019, Davis Strait ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Fabulous showing from Arouca which lasted well over an hour
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 8:13 AM UTC
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Baffin Bay70°45’14” N 64°58’2” W
Baffin Bay
September 5, 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Crossing Baffin Bay heading for Hullissat - heading 113
Very calm with a slight swell but good visibility and maybe, with some luck, we may spot a whale, or two!
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 9:09 AM UTC
- ⛅ 2 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
GreenlandIlulissat69°13’20” N 51°5’46” W
Illulissat
September 5, 2019 in Greenland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Quite a palaver this morning as Explorer had to use her engines, and a couple of Zodiacs, to move an Iceberg which was blocking the quayside, after much manoeuvring it eventually allowed itself to beRead more
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 1:24 PM UTC
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Baffin Bay70°16’51” N 61°29’7” W
There be More Whales...
September 5, 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
More whales...a whale
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 3:58 PM UTC
- ⛅ -2 °C
- Altitude: 1,329 ft
- Canada78°18’60” N 81°45’0” W
Crossing Baffin Bay
September 5, 2019 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
So calm apart from a some swell here and there...we have seen Gulls and Auks and a distant ship but little else, must’ve been an awesome experience for wooden ship sailors to have no idea of where,Read more
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 7:15 PM
- ❄️ -1 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Arctic Ocean89°48’0” N 97°13’0” W
Still...Baffin Bay
September 5, 2019, Arctic Ocean ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
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- Day 15
- Friday, September 6, 2019 at 8:14 AM UTC
- ☁️ -2 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Lincoln Sea83°28’0” N 54°28’0” W
Ship Ahoy!
September 6, 2019, Lincoln Sea ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
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- Day 15
- Friday, September 6, 2019 at 1:47 PM UTC
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- GreenlandManiitsoq Kommune66°1’4” N 52°53’52” W
Kangaamuit Kangerluarsuat, Greenland
September 6, 2019 in Greenland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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- Day 17
- Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 4:15 PM UTC
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 36 ft
- GreenlandBrennan Pynt66°57’19” N 50°58’9” W
Kangerlussuaq
September 8, 2019 in Greenland ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Arrived and anchored now just waiting to go ashore
