We stayed in the neighborhood this afternoon, for another landing on Clavering Ø; this time at Dødemansbugten (Dead Man’s Bay) less than 20km away from our morning stop.
The stop featured another beach walk, more plant life and great views from a hill.
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Over night we had made our way deeper into the Northeast Greenland National Park, now sitting at the south coast of Clavering Ø (Clavering Island – or better peninsula, as the island is connected to mainland Greenland via a small … Continue reading
We were taking a bit of detour this evening … the Ocean Novo had seen polar bears in an ice field to the North earlier the day – so we tried our luck, heading North … getting to an ice field right in time for the cheese cart or dessert (well make that and for me). We did not see any polar bears – though the atmosphere with the ice was stunning. (For the record: photos below were taken at around 22:45.)
And this is how it looks like in the middle of the night … when the sun sits right in the North.
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We spent the morning with more lectures and an introduction to microscoping, using the microscopes in the ship’s Ocean Academy – looking at plankton samples, gathered during our stay at 14th of July glacier two days ago. In the late … Continue reading
We had left Svalbard for now and were now in the crossing over to Greenland (~500 nautical miles) – and as such enjoying a leisurely day at sea.
In the late morning light fog had started to come in and we had hit a field of marine ice. No problem for Hanseatic Inspiration – with strengthened hull we were easily passing though the ice and continuing our trip.
As with previous days at sea, again multiple lectures were offered – while the crew was pampering us – what shall it be for lunch: T-Bone steak or oysters?
Before dinner we were kept busy with a fashion show … pretty much showcasing every piece of clothing on offer in the ship’s small boutique (which meant, the show was kind of repetitive).
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I spent the rest of the morning in the ship’s sauna, to warm up again; over lunch (and after the second group had made it back to the ship) we moved locations once more – leaving Krossfjorden, into the Kongsfjorden … Continue reading
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We had moved over night once more – and were now in the 14th of July Bay (Fjortende Julibukta), named after France’s National Day – just in front of the 14th of July Glacier. I was in one of the … Continue reading
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Over lunch the ship had made the 26 nautical miles to Amsterdamøya – named after the city of Amsterdam. The island had been the heart of the Dutch whaling operation from as early as about 1614; by 1619 the operation … Continue reading
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During the night we had left the Liefdefjorden and made our way around the Reinsdyrflya peninsula and into the Raudfjorden – everything was now ready for a landing at Alicehamna. As with other stops a short hike was waiting for … Continue reading
It had already been a great day, with time ashore, a polar bear show and a cocktail-hour pre-/recap gathering. But there was more to come …
The first highlight was another visit of the Japanese-Peruvian restaurant. For some reason (well – I guess, the timing of the second highlight) there were only two tables to cater for here today, which resulted in a service even more attentive than usual. The food (they had just changed the menu) was delicious … and dessert was the clear highlight today. As we could not decide for a dessert, we ended up taking both – and their interpretation of a pavlova was the clear winner – possibly the best (food) dessert of the whole trip.
Well – after dinner the second highlight was waiting: a zodiac cruise in the Liefdefjord in front of the Monacobreen (Monaco Glacier) … or (in other words)the third, (now) ice-based (and calorie-burning) dessert of the evening.
The cruise took us about an hour towards and along the glacier (5km wide and 40m high) – and then through the ice back to the ship.
