It’s colder today, 0 degree C. I’ve purchased a ‘buff’ on board ship, to shield the face from the bitter winds. Another walk ashore….along raised beaches, the result of rebound of the land after ice sheets melted about 100,000 years … Continue reading →

“Good morning ladies and gentlemen, 2 killer whales on the starboard side @ 1.30” was Lisa’s greeting this morning at 7am (the expedition leader). Have I mentioned Lisa before….she is equally at home wearing Manolo Blahniks at night and during … Continue reading →

“The North is the only place where nature can still claim to rule, the only place as yet but little vexed by man. All over the globe there spread his noisy failures; the North alone is silent and at peace”. … Continue reading →