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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES: VESLA'S BLOGS
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Sunday, October 3, 2010. See more of my blogs HERE. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This Arctic light is easy to fall for.". Richard Sidey, Videographer. Where is Longyearbyen, Svalbard? Halfway to the North Pole from the north coast of Norway, about 600 miles equidistant between the two. Click on BIRDS OF SVALBARD. For a gallery of birds. Seen in Svalbard summer 2008. And PLANTS OF SVALBARD. To see what's blooming. Wait 'til you see the arctic Jacob's Ladder! Kayaking the Arctic high latitudes.
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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES: DARKNESS IS COMING BACK
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010. DARKNESS IS COMING BACK. Watch this beautiful video created by talented friend, Jason Roberts. He's most famous for shooting footage with David Attenborough's Lonely Planet and Blue Planet specials, and many more. Jason lives in Longyearbyen and shot this footage for a Phillips advertisement, an experiment in creating simulated daylight for the four months of total darkness in the northernmost city in the world. Longyearbyen is on Svalbard. To see Jason's work. For the first ti...
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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES: GORGEOUS ICEBERGS
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008. This massive iceberg is typical of those that break off ice shelves and float around in the currents for several years, breaking up as time passes. This one is most likely from Greenland. Melting glacier face in the foggy mist one morning as we climbed nearby. Below, a rare sighting of an immature kittiwake.they lose all this beautiful plumage at maturity, looking like an ordinary gull with wing tips dipped in ink. A zodiac provides scale in this immense landscape. This bear is...
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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES: SVALBARD, SUMMER 2009
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Friday, September 18, 2009. SVALBARD, SUMMER 2009. Two dead polar bear cubs found on Svalbard summer 2009. See these and other outstanding photos of the archipelago here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This Arctic light is easy to fall for.". Richard Sidey, Videographer. Where is Longyearbyen, Svalbard? Halfway to the North Pole from the north coast of Norway, about 600 miles equidistant between the two. Click on BIRDS OF SVALBARD. For a gallery of birds. To see what's blooming. Each trip is totally...
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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES
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Sunday, October 17, 2010. Atlantic puffin, above. New photos, just in, from friends who worked the Arctic this season. Below, the Akademik Shokalskiy in front of a glacier. Breaching dwarf minke, just popping up to have a look. Large 'sad' polar bear. This far from the ice it's doubtful he'll find food. The bearded seals are the main fare and it's likely. The ice is a good 500 miles North,. Too far for this weakened bear to swim. Matted, dirty fur is generally a sign of neglect and lack of interest.
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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES: IN THE ICE
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008. It never goes below the horizon, but looks like this through much of the 'night.'. Finally, we saw signs. These are happy bears, well fed and in the ice where seal is plentiful. Too close for comfort! Who was more surprised, Phil or the massive male just emerged from the water? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This Arctic light is easy to fall for.". Richard Sidey, Videographer. Where is Longyearbyen, Svalbard? Click on BIRDS OF SVALBARD. For a gallery of birds. Kayaking the...
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KAYAKING THE ARCTIC HIGH LATITUDES: MORE GURL POWER
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Friday, September 25, 2009. Freya Hoffmeister is about to become the first woman to solo circumnavigate Australia. She's trying to beat the record of the only 3 people who've ever done it before, all men. She's not someone you forget easily. She's an amazingly accomplished kayaker with a varied background, starting out as a model. With a height of 6' tall and always dressed in black, she's a striking figure with a larger-than-life personality. Check out a profile here. Wow, Thats awesome! I'm privileged ...