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- Day 2
- Monday, June 20, 2022 at 9:22 AM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 32 m
Svalbard and Jan MayenVannledningsdalen78°12’54” N 15°38’24” E
Arriving in Longyearbyen
June 20, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Our charter flight to Longyearbyen was in the morning and we spent the day exploring the town before boarding the Ocean Adventurer around 4pm.
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 4:01 PM
- 🌬 6 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Svalbard and Jan MayenFlintholmen78°38’39” N 14°35’10” E
Isfjord - Ekmanfjord
June 21, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
Expedition Day in Isfjord - Ekmanfjord: In the afternoon, after two potential sites turned out to be unsuitable windy, we found relative shelter deep inside Ekmanfjord and launched the Zodiacs.
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 4:06 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Svalbard and Jan MayenIndre Norskøya79°51’5” N 11°35’34” E
Bjornfjorden and Indre Norskoya
June 22, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
A lovely calm morning allowed us a much more sedate Zodiac cruise. We relocated to Indre Norskeoya (Inner Norwegian Island) where the zodiacs were launched double-quick as polar bears had been seenRead more
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- Day 5
- Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 4:17 PM
- ☀️ 6 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
Greenland Sea79°39’59” N 13°27’37” E
Worsleyneset
June 23, 2022, Greenland Sea ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
We went ashore at Worsleyneset for a leisurely walk.
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- Day 5
- Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 4:31 PM
- ☀️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Svalbard and Jan MayenSvalbard79°35’30” N 12°32’33” E
Monacobreen
June 23, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
We spent the afternoon at Liefdefjord and explored the glaciers that terminated in Liefdefjord including the impressive Monacobreen.
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- Day 6
- Friday, June 24, 2022 at 2:09 PM
- 🌬 1 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Arctic Ocean80°39’22” N 18°18’41” E
Exploring the Sea Ice Edge
June 24, 2022, Arctic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 1 °C
In the morning we found ourselves at the edge of the vast polar pack ice field. A inquisitive polar bear approached us quickly. In the afternoon there was the 'Polar Plunge' which was put on hold withRead more
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- Day 7
- Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 4:10 PM
- ☀️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Svalbard and Jan MayenTeltøya80°0’36” N 18°27’31” E
Murchisonfjorden and Ardneset
June 25, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
There was a zodiac cruise among the Rossøyane (Russian Islands) and in the afternoon another at Ardneset where we were able to see a couple of groups of walrus.
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- Day 8
- Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 4:11 PM
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Svalbard and Jan MayenNordaustpynten78°54’53” N 29°38’60” E
Kraemerpynten and Andreeneset - Kvitoya
June 26, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
In the morning we anchored off Kvitoya (White island) and did a zodiac cruise to Kaemerpynten. Our afternoon zodiac cruise was at Andreeneset.
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- Day 9
- Monday, June 27, 2022 at 4:11 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Barentsz Sea78°15’1” N 22°11’20” E
Kapp Waldburg and Sundneset
June 27, 2022, Barentsz Sea ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We were to walk across tundra to a canyon with cliffs full of kittiwake nests until a two polar bears were spoted. Instead we watched from the zodiacs and explored the coast.
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 4:12 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Svalbard and Jan MayenBrepollen76°59’30” N 16°19’42” E
Gashamna and Brepollen - Hornsund
June 28, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We arrived in Hornsund and did a zodiac cruise at Burgerbukta. After lunch we went deep into the head of Brepollen (glacier bay) and zodiac cruised the huge Storebreen (great glacier) front.
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:13 PM
- ☁️ 5 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Svalbard and Jan MayenBellpynten77°34’6” N 14°10’1” E
Recherchefjorden and Bourbonhamna
June 29, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
The morning’s excursion was a hike around the Recherchefjord area. In the afternoon we relocated round the corner to Bourbonhamma where we were visited by a pod of tens of belugas.
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- Day 12
- Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 4:14 PM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- Svalbard and Jan MayenVannledningsdalen78°13’2” N 15°38’37” E
Longyearbyen
June 30, 2022 in Svalbard and Jan Mayen ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We spent the day in Longyearbyen before departing on our chartered plane at 7pm.
