Thu
2 Sep
2021
Exactly today was our chance for a dash further east, into northern Hinlopen Strait.
Some days just turn out better than you could have planned them or even wished for. Whales before breakfast! Two Blue whales, and one of them was even showing the fluke several times! A polar bear during the morning, and later the mighty cliffs of Alkefjellet. Not too many Brunich’s guillemots left at this time of year, there are more Kittywakes than guillemots. Still a lot of life, and even without birds, it would be an impressive place, after all.
Later we got our chance to get an impression of the polar desert landscape of Nordaustland, and we finished the day by celebrating the crossing of the 80th parallel (the third out of four in this trip, to be precise).
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By the way, my new book is in print and it can now be ordered 🙂 it is a photo book with the title “Norwegens arktischer Norden (3): Die Bäreninsel und Jan Mayen”, with German text Click here for further details!