Hinlopen Strait was almost completely hidden behind dense fog. At least we had reasonably good visibility when we came to Alkefjellet, the magnificent colony of Brünich’s guillemots. Beyond that, there was nothing to achieve in the area given current weather conditions, so we just kept going and went down south to Barentsøya.
Photo gallery: Hinlopen Strait to Barentsøya – 17th August 2024
The surf at Kapp Brehm on the east side of Edgeøya was too heavy for a landing, so we continued towards Ryke Yseøyane, a small, remote and very rarely visited group of three islands east of Edgeøya. The islands were the scene of a tragic story in the late 1960. There are even two pages on spitsbergen-svalbard.com dedicated to Ryke Yseøyane and that story, click here and here to access them.
Photo gallery: Barentsøya to Ryke Yseøyane – 18th August 2024