Tag: arctic
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The Arctic in a Day
July 22, 2026 We awoke anchored by high sea cliffs off the eastern shore of Spitzbergen and emerged onto the balcony to find ourselves surrounded by guillemots. Black and white, a bit like penguins, they are definitely not designed for flight, but are aquatic acrobatics, flying underwater as far as 650 feet in search of…
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Shhh…Don’t Wake the Polar Bear
July 20-21, 2026 Our day began with subtlety and a baptism. The wind was still blowing like crazy and there was quite a swell, but I think the team felt badly that we cancelled the day prior, so they were determined to make today’s outings work. Cruising along in the swell of the Barents Sea,…
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