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The Faroes are a group of 18 islands owned by Denmark. The capital is Torshavn and while the Faroes are self governing they do have 2 elected representatives in the Danish government. The islands are barren, hilly, wind blown, with … Continue reading →

Yesterday we joined our ship about noon and left Reykjavik at 6:00 pm. Welcomed on board with champagne, we were quickly registered and seated for lunch. Our cabins are wonderful complete with a walk in closet, marble bathroom, spacious sitting … Continue reading →

Our flight took us up over Labrador, across the bottom of Greenland to Iceland. We started with a breakfast at a local restaurant and a tour of Reykjavik and surrounding area. Desolate countryside of old lava flows with fields of … Continue reading →

We leave here Monday, June 11 and fly direct to Reykjavik, Iceland on Icelandic Air. Our iterary is as follows: June 12 & 13  – Reykjavik, Iceland June 14 – Isagjordur, Iceland June 15 – Akureyri, Iceland June 16 – … Continue reading →

Today we had our second ride on the tundra. The wind was howling with gusts up over 90km/hour, the rain was pelting down and the bears were mostly hunkered down in the willow brush. Our lecture last night was on … Continue reading →

Last night our lecture was on the impact of climate change on the polar bears. I won’t go into all the details about what is happening and why, the short version is that the spring breakup of the ice is … Continue reading →

After a night of listening to the wind howl and rain pelt against the windows we awoke to another dark, wet day. Today spent out on the tundra looking for bears. We saw 2 bears, some ptarmigans and artic hares … Continue reading →

We arrived here Thursday morning to a dull rainy day. The half hour drive to the centre took us close to Hudson Bay, passing by lots of granite rock formations, stunted trees in “tree islands” The country side is barren … Continue reading →