Where is Svalbard??

1. Wondering where in the world Svalbard is? Look at Norway, then look way north. 2. Map of our voyage around the island.

Arctic Birds

  Great birds of the Arctic! 1. King Eider 2. Sabine Gull 3. Puffins 4. Kittiwakes. Photos courtesy of the passenger-compiled photo-journal.

These pics demonstrate why polar bears are the BEST

Some of my favorite polar bear pictures, compiled onto the ship-wide photo journal.

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 …

Arctic Introduction – 3 Days in Longyearbyen

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 …

Arctic Timelapse Video

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/)

Arctic- Quark Slideshow

Our photo slideshow Quark put together from our trip to Spitsbergen in June 2015! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Prepping for the Arctic!

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!!!