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A good trip, arrived in Como around 11 am. We had a short wait for our room to be ready so went to the bar for my first Prosecco. A beautiful setting overlooking the lake Our room overlooks the lake … Continue reading →

Our next trip is planned, reserved and paid for, we are eager to get underway We leave June 9 heading to Milan Italy. Once there our agenda is as follows: June 10 to June 16 – Como, Italy June 16 … Continue reading →

A foggy day with some mist welcomed us to Monumental Island. The Island was named by one of the explorers as a monument to Franklin. A nearby Island is named Lady Franklin in honour of Franklin’s wife. We had a … Continue reading →

  This morning we sailed into Sunshine Fjord, had alumni pictures taken while the ship sat on the Arctic Circle (66 degrees north). The sun was shining but the wind was also blowing so no zodiac cruise today. Another beautiful … Continue reading →

This morning we visited the community of Qikiqarjuaq. Population of 520. 120 are school aged children. We had a walking tour of the town, which is located on a small island about 4km off the coast of Baffin Island.   … Continue reading →

Our ship sailed alongside Baffin Island this morning and turned into Isabella Bay (named by Ross who was captain of the Isabella on his first voyage to the Arctic.) The area around the bay is a sanctuary and while we … Continue reading →

This morning we awake to see a line of big icebergs on the horizon marching from Greenland through iceberg alley (Davis Strait) on their way to Newfoundland and Labrador. We turned into Gibbs Fjord and travelled 50 kms to the … Continue reading →

  When we woke this morning we were off shore from Pond Inlet, a community of just over 1600. We were met by a couple of local guides who took us on a walk through town to the Community Center … Continue reading →

Today we headed through the straight between Bylot and Baffin Islands. Because of the sea ice shown on yesterday’s ice chart, the captain did not enter the channel until there was enough daylight. There is some light most of the … Continue reading →

Each evening there is a fireside chat at 9:00 pm. Last night was James, a 22 year old Inuit, who described his life in Nunavut. He grew up in the western area on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. He … Continue reading →