Trapper Lodge Longyearbyen
, P.O. Box 316 Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 9171, Norway
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We got as close to Santas workshop as we could
... to land.
As it was Axe need not have feared as he overflew the VOR for the ILS just as Granite settled on the ILS straight in.
After uneventful landings we taxied to the bays. Axe bolted to go watch his beloved Roar (a soccer team apparently) and Granite eyed off the new FA recently recruited in Oslo.
Next leg back to Stockholm and some Spendrups for New Year. Tonight we dine on Yak fat and sip on whale blubber.
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Polar Bears
... the museum there were some enlarged black and white photos of the life and times in the 19th century. The people looked so depressed. The wording under one photo said “God abandoned this place a long time ago, mankind should do so also.” Well that kind of summed up the place for me today, let alone then! What do people do here? There is absolutely nothing!
Except our waiting ship of course! So off we went to board, or embark I believe is the correct ...
Where is that draught coming from?
... about an hour from hour.No mistakes from Wendy.We arrive back just before sunset at fiveish.We refuel the snow mobiles and head back to the hotel for coffee and beer and a chat about our trip.Its a quick shower for me and Wendy and then i have to type all of this up.But its great fun and im glad to hear from those of you who are following us.And no that wasnt a spelling mistake in the title we are off to the local to find out where that draught is really from.Wish you wrer here. ...
Bear with us.
... into the ice and to the right 20kms away is the face of a 40 foot high glacier.We head for the glacier.About half away across we stop as there is a ring seal sat on ther ice sunning himself having dug his way up through the ice,Wendy loves it.Its her new favourite thing.We get to within about 30 feet and he just looks at us not worried one iota.He can just slide into the water at any second.So off we go again towards the glacier face.our guide Klaus then has a ...
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous...and Polar Bears!
Tuesday afternoon I boarded the Prince Albert II which would be my home for the next 10 days. And what a home! I had, of course, booked the most economical cabin. The pictures on the website looked nice but I've been fooled by that before so I was pleasantly surprised and found myself giggling while exploring my deluxe (by my standards) cabin: champagne on ice, fresh fruit bowl, flat screen ...



