18th July 2023 It was a beautiful day at Mushamna when we woke up yesterday. We could see some reindeers resting in a bit of snow and a lot of birds were having dramatic fights …
A slow day at Mushamna
Photo exhibition at Skrova and a night out in Svolvær
17th June 23 We were recommended to stop by the little island Skrova, so we decided to get up and get moving. The trip out of Henningsvær is very pretty and the sunny weather is …
A night at Hamiltonbukta
17th July 2023 We ended up arriving late at Hamiltonbukta and when we arrived it was foggy so we decided on a few more G&Ts. We found a marmelade gin tester size, which we had …
Outdoor museum at Virgohamna and our first Polar Bear!
16th July 2023 Yesterday we had planned a (for us) early start. The alarm went off at 9.30 am but we were not so much in a hurry that we couldn’t sit and enjoy a …
Chilling at Trinityhamna
15th July 2023 Trinityhamna is a historic landmark as 130 people are buried here. We would not have known these were graves if they hadn’t had a fence around them as it just looks like …
Pizzas at Magdalenefjorden
14th July 2023 With our two failed attempts to sail yesterday we ended up motoring all day to Magdalenefjorden. This gave Sarah a chance to finish her 4th book and Steve got a chance to …
Lilliehöök glacier and Ny Ålesund
13th July 2023 Following a very quiet and long sleep we woke up ready to see the enormous Lilliehöök glacier. Well as ready as we can be as we both seem constantly tired and able …
Exploring Kongsfjorden
12th July 2023 We had a great night’s sleep in Engelskbukta and then motored up toward Kongfjorden to look at more and bigger glaciers. We sailed into Fjortende julibukta to looks at the very pretty …
Lots of wildlife at Engelskbukta
11th July 2023 After yesterday’s bumpy sleep we were both pretty tired. Steve needed to calm down after the fright of waking up next to a cruise ship and all the RIBs, so after he …
Playful walruses at Poolpynten
10th July 2023 So now the connection is disappearing which means we cannot add pictures to the post and our phone connection is very limited. As we new this was happening we used our last …