This town is located on the north side of Iceland at the end of a 28 mile deep fjord. The latter can be a blessing or a curse. Fjords can the shelter the docks from the wind or they can enhance the wind or funnel wind, if the wind direction is in line with the…   read more of “30 July 2009,…”

Today was our second day at sea while sailing from Spitsbergen to Iceland. After a foggy night we approached Jan Mayen Island around 06.30 and we just saw the Beerenberg coming out of the fog for a few seconds. That gave hope that we would be able to see something and I slowed the ship…   read more of “29 July 2009, On…”

Leaving the top of the world behind; we set sail on a South Westerly course for Iceland where we will visit three ports and by doing so sail around half of the island. First on the list is Akureyri which is tucked away at the end of a fjord on the North side of the…   read more of “28 July 2009, on…”

After seeing what North Pole ice looked like yesterday we sailed south towards Spitsbergen again. The top of the mountains of the island were never out of view. The air was so cold and clear that we could see the mountain tops over 40 miles away. About half of the mountain ranges were still visible,…   read more of “27 July 2009,…”

Today was the highlight of our cruise. Most places we visit on this cruise you can get to by airplane somehow or the other but for what we did today you need a ship. First on the agenda was scenic cruising in Magdalena Fjord. It is an inlet at the North West side of Spitsbergen….   read more of “26 July 2009, Top…”

Today we travelled up North; to the Top of the World, as our cruise is called. This meant going full speed as it is a long way to Spitsbergen (or Svalbard as the Norwegians call it) as we also had some sightseeing to do while on the way. The day did not start very promising…   read more of “25 July 2009, At…”

Apologies for the delay but at the top of the world there is no Internet connection. Capt Albert, 28 July 2009. The town of Honningsvag is located just at the east side of the Nordkapp in a sheltered bay. Basically we sail east, then south, then north into the harbour and then dock on an…   read more of “24 July 2009,…”

Hello readers, Lesley here, Albert’s wife at home in England . Just in case you were wondering what had happened to Alberts daily entry here is why you are not seeing it. At the moment they are way above the arctic circle as you will all know and so they will have run out of…   read more of “26th July…”