Schiphol International Airport

Our adventures begin. We are flying to Iceland!
On our way to the airport, we missed the train from Zoetermeer by seconds. We ended up catching 2 trams and a train to the airport.
At one of theRead more
Arrival in Reykjavik

We are safely in Reykjavik.
Unfortunately, during the flight, the person behind me didn't like me lowering the back of my seat. I kept getting bangs and jiggles for a good 15 minutes to half anRead more
Reykjavik, Seabourn Venture

I had a bad night again, not sleeping well, and ranging from hot to cold. Paul has also caught whatever I have got and is feeling unwell, too.
Our driver picked us up and took us to the old port, notRead more
Grundarfjordor, Iceland

Paul and I had an early night. Fortunately, we did because we were woken up at 7am by announcements that we had arrived in Grundarfjordor. We were still tired, though.
I think the back of the virusRead more
Sea day, heading to Greenland

Paul was called at around 11pm during the night for fog and ice watch. His hours, under the current captain, are 9pm to 4am if required.
As it is a sea day, we slept in late, and announcementsRead more
Scoresbysund zodiac cruise

Paul was called during the night for ice duty and came back sometime after 5am. He got a photograph of the sunset, but the sun didn't set.
I was awake around 8.30am but not wanting to wake Paul up,Read more
Ittoqqortoormiit

Paul wasn't called during the night for ice duty, fortunately.
Overnight, we slowly crossed Scoresbysund in a northerly direction at a speed of only 5 knots as per guidelines for sailing in thisRead more
Heading up Scoresbysund

Heading through Scoresbysund

Sydkap/Nordostbugt

After plowing through ice during the early evening, we got through it to sea-ice free open water of the sund.
Paul was called at 10pm for ice duty and didn’t come to bed until after 4am thisRead more
Greenland National Park

After lunch, Paul and I took a walk past the onboard shop and bought a head net. It was very expensive for a small bit of circular netting that goes over a hat. I think we could have got them cheaperRead more
Bear Islands

We sailed back through the narrow fijord during the night and arrived at a series of islands in Scoresbysund.
The weather was so nice that the zodiac cruises this morning took longer than expected.Read more
Polar plunge, Scoresbysund

During lunchtime, the Venture left the Bear Islands archipelago and started her journey back through Scoresbysund towards Greenland's coast. She eventually came to a stop so that the polar plungeRead more
Denmark Strait

This morning, there was a very early morning zodiac cruise between 2 islands off the east Greenland coast. Sadly, I didn't go because I slept in. I also knew that by setting the alarm clock early - itRead more
Denmark Strait - sea day

We had a relaxing day, reading or listening to interesting lectures given by members of the expedition team.
Fin whales were spotted, as was a blue whale, and some pilot whales. Every time they wereRead more
Akureyri, Iceland

Wonders of Lake Mývatn excursion.
We are back in Iceland again, having sailed down Iceland's longest fijord, Eyjafjordur, to Akureyri.
The Volendam is in Port today. It was good to see herRead more
Húsavík

Paul and I took a walk into town and noticed tendering operations going on. The Volendam is at anchor, just on the other side of the harbour wall!
We stopped where the Volendam tenders were dockingRead more
Seyðisfjörður

Paul and I took a lovely walk to the base of a waterfall not far from the ship.
From there, we walked along a track on the side of a valley, past houses, and out of town. The track took us to theRead more
Leaving Seyðisfjörður

Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland

Paul had a short callout for fog duty during the night, but it was short-lived, and he was back just over half an hour later.
The winds have been stronger overnight and seas rougher, too, so we haveRead more
Reykjavik

Today was a turnaround day. Guests left the ship, and a new lot came on board.
Paul and I had to move to another cabin. Only NEXT DOOR!🙄 Fortunately, it was next door.
Guests had to vacate theirRead more
Haimaey, Iceland

We arrived at Heimaey at around 7am with a view to doing scenic zodiac cruising off the island and some small islands close by. Unfortunately, the winds were too strong to set the zodiacs in theRead more
Umivik Bay, Greenland

There wasn't much hope for being able to get into Umivik Bay today, but as we got closer to Greenland late afternoon, the ice cleared.
The weather had improved as we entered the bay, but sod's law,Read more
Skjoldungen Fjord - walk

Despite Paul being up all night, he was awake in time to come ashore with me for a walk.
We opted for the longer hike, and fortunately, we put on head nets because as soon as we got close to land inRead more
Skjoldungen Fjord - Polar Plunge

We sailed a little bit further through the fjord, and the ship was stopped near a glacier for the polar plunge. It was perfect weather for it with beautiful surroundings.
After a nice drink of theRead more