Itinerary: December 26 - Flight Baltimore, MD to Reykjavik December 27-28 - Exploring Reykjavik December 29-30 - Golden Circle December 31 - Ice Cave and Glacier Hike January 1 - Flight Reykjavik to Baltimore Dates: December 26 - January 2 Our Odyssey: I wrote about our holiday vacation to Iceland as it unfolded in my … Continue reading Our Icelandic Saga- part 1
1. Wondering where in the world Svalbard is? Look at Norway, then look way north. 2. Map of our voyage around the island.
Great birds of the Arctic! 1. King Eider 2. Sabine Gull 3. Puffins 4. Kittiwakes. Photos courtesy of the passenger-compiled photo-journal.
Itinerary: Day 1: Fly from Chicago to Stockholm Day 1/2: Fly Stockholm to Longyearbyen Days 3-5: Exploring Longyearbyen Days 6-15: Quark Cruise: Day 1: Longyearbyen Day 2: Smeerenburgfjorden Day 3: Liefdefjord, Worsleyneset and Moffen Day 4: Hinlopenstretet and Alkefjellet Day 5: Chermsideoya Day 6: Fjortende Julibukta and Blomstrandhalvoya Day 7: Bourbanhamna and Camp Miller Day … Continue reading Land of the Midnight Sun – Svalbard
Itinerary: Day 1: Fly from Chicago to Stockholm Day 1/2: Fly Stockholm to Longyearbyen Days 3-5: Exploring Longyearbyen Days 6-15: Quark Cruise: Day 1: Longyearbyen Day 2: Smeerenburgfjorden Day 3: Liefdefjord, Worsleyneset and Moffen Day 4: Hinlopenstretet and Alkefjellet Day 5: Chermsideoya Day 6: Fjortende Julibukta and Blomstrandhalvoya Day 7: Bourbanhamna and Camp Miller Day … Continue reading Arctic Introduction – 3 Days in Longyearbyen
Arctic Timelapse Svalbard - MV Sea Adventurer June 2015 A friend from our cruise in the Arctic created this timelapse footage of our voyage around Svalbard! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Our photo slideshow Quark put together from our trip to Spitsbergen in June 2015! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
A year ago this week we were in Antarctica. As if on queue, we got our briefing documents today for our trip this summer to Svalbard in the Arctic! Walruses, Arctic foxes, puffins, and polar bears- I can’t wait!!!
Our 21st Century Odyssey 