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Ad Expedition Diary | Day Three: Wijdefjorden, North Spitsbergen π³π΄
There is a moment, when the ice starts thickening around the hull and the horizon turns white, that you suddenly remember exactly how far north you have come. The day began with the 8am PA announcement from Expedition Leader James, talking us through the plan, the weather, and the morning ahead. We were sailing in…
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Expedition Diary | Day Two: LilliehΓΆΓΆkbreen & Fancullipynten, Krossfjord π³π΄Nat Geo Resolution / Lindblad Expeditions βοΈ
Ad | There are mornings, and then there are mornings that begin behind a balcony door in the Arctic.At 7am the curtains slid back to reveal LilliehΓΆΓΆkbreen, one of the largest glaciers in Svalbard. A 22 kilometre long glacier, emerging into the 14 kilometre long LilliehΓΆΓΆkfjorden, a branch of Krossfjorden in Albert I Land on…
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Expedition Diary | Day One : Oslo to Longyearbyen, and Embarking the National Geographic Resolution.
Ad | There are days that earn a place in the memory before they are even over. This was one of them.The morning began gently. We left the Hotel Bristol in Oslo after a lovely three night pre cruise stay, the kind of stay that lets you arrive at an expedition rested rather than frazzled.…
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