Westward...
31 sierpnia 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 and Czytaj więcej
Course NE to Bogon Bay
31 sierpnia 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 blustery Czytaj więcej
Continuing NNE - Bogon Bay
1 września 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, we Czytaj więcej
Arriving at Bogen Bay
1 września 2019, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 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 have Czytaj więcej
Makinson Inlet
1 września 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
No Name Inlet
1 września 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 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 guess Czytaj więcej
Departing Makinson Inlet
2 września 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
Fram Fjord
2 września 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
To Philpots Island
3 września 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 Beatrice Czytaj więcej
Philpots Island
3 września 2019, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 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 saw Czytaj więcej
Toward Buchan Gulf
4 września 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
ETA 06:32
There’s actually a Canadian Warship 3 miles off our Starboard now
Fecham Harbour in Buchan Gulf
4 września 2019, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 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 enjoyed Czytaj więcej
Northern Lights
5 września 2019, Davis Strait ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Fabulous showing from Arouca which lasted well over an hour
Baffin Bay
5 września 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!
Illulissat
5 września 2019, Grenlandia ⋅ ⛅ 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 be Czytaj więcej
There be More Whales...
5 września 2019, Baffin Bay ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
More whales...a whale
Crossing Baffin Bay
5 września 2019, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ -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, Czytaj więcej
Still...Baffin Bay
5 września 2019, Arctic Ocean ⋅ ❄️ -1 °C
Ship Ahoy!
6 września 2019, Lincoln Sea ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Kangaamuit Kangerluarsuat, Greenland
6 września 2019, Grenlandia ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Kangerlussuaq
8 września 2019, Grenlandia ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Arrived and anchored now just waiting to go ashore
