Through the South Atlantic – Falkland Islands, West
Day 2 – At Sea – enroute to Falkland Islands After setting sail from the port, we headed east toward Falkland Islands, a remote archipelago of hundreds of islands split […]
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Through the South Atlantic – Punta Arenas
Day 1 – Punta Arenas, a superficial historical summary During our descent toward Punta Arenas, the view over the Strait of Magellan revealed strong winds that transformed the surface into […]
Through the North Atlantic – Last Minute Sightings – The End
Day 15 – En route to Svalbard The early part of the day was pretty quiet. The calm was frequently interrupted by northern fulmars gliding freely on the air currents […]
Through the North Atlantic – Shattered Ice
Day 12 – Greenland Pack Ice, a polar bear We were slowly drifting into the ice pack, starting with bits and bobs here and there, and blaming the lack of […]
Through the North Atlantic – Vanishing views
Day 11 – Jan Mayen, Norway After three days of being locked in and sailing for 550 kilometers from the North of Iceland, anything with a view sounded like a […]
Through the North Atlantic – Tempest and a bird
Day 8 – An Emergency and Akureyri, Iceland The storm was relentless, so our hope of landing at Grimsey Iceland vanished putting an end to my puffin quest. We continued […]
Through the North Atlantic – Iceland Hot Spots
Day 5 – Heimeay, Iceland After breakfast, we hiked up Eldfell Volcano, also known as Hill of Fire, that was formed after an unpredictable volcanic eruption in January 1973 sending […]
Through the North Atlantic – THE ROCK
Day 3 – Rockall After traveling for over 300 kilometers west of St Kilda, we finally arrived at Rockall at 6am and were welcomed with a surprisingly pleasant day. It […]
Through the North Atlantic – Birds on rocks
Day 1 – Fort William We drove from Glasgow through the Scottish Highlands to Fort William, named after William of Orange, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1689-1702 who […]
Through the North Atlantic – Glasgow City
I spend a few days in Glasgow before wandering the mysterious underworld of the North Atlantic Sea on a former Russian research ship named after Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius. He […]
