Arctic Fever – Day 7 – On the Rocks
July 6, 2022 Varsolbukta, Bellsund In the A.M. we chilled out and sat through slides of bird migration and an instructive assessment of photos shot by hobbyists onboard. The ship […]
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Arctic Fever – Day 6 – Off White
July 5, 2022 Monacobreen – North West Svalbard When I think of Monaco, I roll my eyes. But what do I know? It’s not just about lavish lifestyles, yachts or […]
Arctic Fever – Day 5 – On the Edge
July 4, 2022 Pushing north…80 ‘ 52N Dream – Laid eyes on groups of polar bears wandering around from ice sheet to ice sheet, some with cubs trailing behind, some […]
Arctic Fever – Day 4 – Foxy Brown
July 3, 2022 By now, I settled in to the routine. In between looking out for wildlife and stuffing our faces, we sat through presentations of nature related photograph analysis, […]
Arctic Fever – Day 3 – Polar. what? No!
July 2, 2022 Somewhere up on the Northwest corner was Indre Norskoya. Gloomy skies and intermittent rain reflected what went down here 400 years ago. Political and commercial chaos threatened […]
Arctic Fever – Days 1 & 2
Day 1: June 30, 2022 – Longyearbyen After a 3 hour flight from Oslo, we made it to Longyearbyen and boarded the Polar Expedition Ship a couple of minutes away […]
Arctic Fever – Oslo
It all happened out of the blue. Back in October 2021, I said yes to a photo of a polar bear and a city I could hardly pronounce. I booked […]
Step by Step – Bhutan Diaries – Day 6
October 15, 2019 Tiger’s Nest Distance: 10km, Ascent 1,150m Time: 4 hours – round trip I didn’t realize how easy hiking over the past five days was until I looked […]
Step by Step – Bhutan Diaries – Day 5
October 14, 2019 Punakha Wangue to Paro Distance: 124km Time: 8 hours including stops Punakha Dzong stood like a centerpiece between Ma and Po Chu Rivers. A few days ago, […]
Step by Step – Bhutan Diaries – Day 4
October 13, 2019 Phobjikha Valley to Punakha Wangdue Distance: 80kms – 2.5 hour drive We stayed the night at Dewachen Hotel and Spa at Gangtey. Designed in wooden Bhutanese traditional […]
