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You’re Going to Miss … Svalbard

You’re Going to Miss … Svalbard

by Calvin Sun | Jul 11, 2022 | Svalbard, You're Going to Miss It...

 PRESS play and read the post with the music (and feel free to even watch it; it’s very applicable) . . .   You’re going to miss hearing about trip to a region on Earth you never heard of before, signing up from as far back as 3...
Svalbard Day 7: Colesbukta

Svalbard Day 7: Colesbukta

by Calvin Sun | Jun 26, 2022 | Fail, June 2022: Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

Last day.  Our last stop before our voyage comes to an end is at Colesbukta, a former Russian coal mining settlement long since abandoned.  A surreal paradise of the abandoned, let the buildings speak for themselves.  Or the local...
Svalbard Day 6: Kongsfjorden & Engelskbukta

Svalbard Day 6: Kongsfjorden & Engelskbukta

by Calvin Sun | Jun 25, 2022 | June 2022: Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  After some drama suturing up my knee last night, I slept in and skipped breakfast as our ship sailed into Kongsfjorden, an expansive fjord spilling with glaciers.     By mid morning we then moored off Ny Ålesund, one of the northernmost settlements in...
Svalbard Day 5: Liefdefjorden, Jakobsenbukta, Monacobreen

Svalbard Day 5: Liefdefjorden, Jakobsenbukta, Monacobreen

by Calvin Sun | Jun 24, 2022 | June 2022: Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 After a day on pack ice northwest of Svalbard and recovering from karaoke the night before, today we sailed into Woodfjorden, Andrée Land. The name Woodfjorden is referring to the large amounts of driftwood that cover some beaches. We then landed at...
Svalbard Day 4: Northern Pack Ice

Svalbard Day 4: Northern Pack Ice

by Calvin Sun | Jun 23, 2022 | June 2022: Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 Today was a day of entirely sailing, where we headed into the unreal views of endless pack ice to the northwest of Svalbard. So I set up my office for the day:   We watched endless beauty at 80º Latitude.   A day totally...
Svalbard Day 3: The Northwest; Virgohamna, Smeerenburg & Ytre Norskoya

Svalbard Day 3: The Northwest; Virgohamna, Smeerenburg & Ytre Norskoya

by Calvin Sun | Jun 22, 2022 | June 2022: Svalbard, Norway, Svalbard, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

  After breakfast on the ship for our third day we approached Virgohamna.     Our group would luck out this morning in getting randomly selected first for kayaking, taking advantage of the low wind speed and calm waters here.     So at 9am we...
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