Cambridge Bay
Thursday, August 30, 2012 The final stop on our journey through the North West Passage. Ok, we only went half way, but Caroline had to head off to visit a friend and Stephen had to head back to work. This…
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Johansen Bay
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Zodiac cruising, hiking and drinking. A very nice day of it.
Walker Bay and Fort Collinson
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Spent a lovely few hours walking the hills above Walker Bay. Every chance we get to leave the ship, we do. No signs of the former Trading Post.
Prince of Wales Strait
Monday, August 27, 2012 Caroline goes for a helicopter ride. Something she normally does not do. Just a little sight seeing in the Prince of Wales Strait.
Ulukhaktok
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Cape Parry
Saturday, August 25, 2012 August is a really good time to visit Cape Parry, with an average temperature of 8ºC (46ºF). In winter the average temperature is -29ºC (-10ºF). Record low with wind chill is -68.4ºC (-91ºF). There is a…
Smoking Hills
Friday, August 24, 2012 The hills are alive with fire. well, maybe it is just auto-ignition of sulfur-rich lignite deposits. Stephen got to view the display from the comfort of a helicopter.
Herschel Island, Canada
Thursday, August 23, 2012 After a lot of sailing we made it to the very northern shores of western Canada, a journey that was over 1,000 nautical miles. We stopped in the Kotzebue Sound to pick up fresh crew, some…
Nome (Siqnazuaq), Alaska
Friday and Saturday, August 17 and 18, 2012 We spent a day and and half in the little town on Nome. Home to a few thousand people and only accessible by plane or boat. We flew in and will leave…
Getting to Nome, Alaska
Thursday, August 16, 2012 We had an interesting time getting to Nome Alaska, the departure point for our trip through the New West Passage. It should have been a simple flight, but low clouds and maintenance on the main runway…
Northwest Passage Expedition
We headed North to join the The World and her groundbreaking voyage of exploration through the fabled Northwest Passage. This is the route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans along the north coast on North America. Roald Amundsen became the…
The People of Vanuatu
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Fiji
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Mt Kosciuszko 2011
On Friday November 18 we boarded a plane to Melbourne where we landed on Sunday November 20th We stayed 2 nights with our friends Patty and Jono and their 3 daughters in Aspendale. Very nice to catch up! Two days…
Car Rental
About a month before leaving on our trip we emailed several car rental companies in Río Gallegos. We promptly got an answer back from Adrian Riestra from Riestra Car Rental and entered into an email conversation with him and Maria…