The passage during the night from Hornsund up to Bellsund could have been a bit smoother, but it was all forgotten when we were greeted by some very curious reindeer in Bellsund, with a glacier in the background! So we did later, standing on a little hill, enjoying an amazing view over the fast ice in Van Mijenfjord.
Svalbard Reindeer are smaller than their relatives on the mainland.
Later we saw some walrusses, also with a great scenic backdrop. Bellsund is one of Spitsbergen’s most beautiful places. It is easy to get lost here, mentally!
View over Bellsund
And now there are some kilos of plastic less on the beaches in Bellsund. We also removed a fishing net. There was a smaller piece of fishing net where 2 reindeer had got entangled. At least one of them had died with the net in the antlers. The other one may have escaped. Awful! This whole plastic issue will stay with us for a long time, I am afraid. There is still a looooot of work to do. Most of it far south of Spitsbergen, by the way.
Other than that: another beautiful day in the Arctic!
Remains of fishing nets and other plastic waste have often travelled thousands of miles before they end up on Spitsbergen.
This and other publishing products of the Spitsbergen publishing house in the Spitsbergen-Shop.
Norwegens arktischer Norden (1): Spitzbergen
Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German. [shop url="https://shop.spitzbergen.de/en/polar-books/70-norwegens-arktischer-norden-1-aerial-arctic-9783937903262.html"] ← Back
Lofoten, Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen from the air - Photobook: Norway's arctic islands. The text in this book is German, but there is very little text, so I am sure that you will enjoy it regardless which languages you read (or not).
The companion book for the Svalbardhytter poster. The poster visualises the diversity of Spitsbergen‘s huts and their stories in a range of Arctic landscapes. The book tells the stories of the huts in three languages.
Comprehensive guidebook about Spitsbergen. Background (wildlife, plants, geology, history etc.), practical information including travelling seasons, how to travel, description of settlements, routes and regions.
Join an exciting journey with dog, skis and tent through the wintery wastes of East Greenland! We were five guys and a dog when we started in Ittoqqortoormiit, the northernmost one of two settlements on Greenland’s east coast.
12 postcards which come in a beautifully designed tray. Beautiful images from South Georgia across Antarctica from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea and up to Macquarie Island and Campbell Island.