Svalbard (Spitsbergen) August 2009
Three-master Antigua, 'our home' during the journey around Svalbard
(The picture was taken from a dinghy)
In August 2009, the three-master Antigua managed to sail around Svalbard (Spitsbergen) for her very first time.
9 Crew members, 2 guides and 36 passengers were on board the ship and we were so lucky to be part of this company.
It was a wonderful and exciting journey which we will cherish in our memory forever.
All the pictures are scaled down extremely and not suitable for quality printing.
Still working at this page... more pictures will follow!
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Follow the Polar Bears Izzy, Frøya, Bouba le Blanc and N23637 on Svalbard
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| Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in Liefdefjorden |
Walrus(Odobenus rosmarus) at 80° north latitude |
Poolar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming along the ship |
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) |
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| the arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) that attacked me... | ... before I read this sign | Anita's Alaskan dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) |
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| Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) | Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) | Puffin (Fratercula arctica) | Mother Polar bear and cub |
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| Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) |
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| Longyearbyen is always ready for winter | creative people in a restaurant kitchen in Lonyearbyen | The Fram, January 1895. Nansen's attempt to the North Pole, painted by Francis Smitheman (museum Barentsburg) | Pomor house in Barentsurg |
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| façade house in Barentsburg | overground cables/wires in Barentsburg because of the extreme frost in winter | chapel in Barentsburg | Barentsburg |
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| Barentsburg | hospital in Longyearbyen | old mine Longyesrbyen | children's playground & cemetery |
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in memory of the Andrée Expedition in 1897 at Virgohamna |
The most norderly post office in the world in Ny-Ålesund |
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| spotted in Longyearbyen | Anita's doghouses in Longyearbyen | Longyearbyen | the accomodation of the sleddogs in Ny-Ålesund |
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| Ny-Ålesund | one of the sleddogs in Ny-Ålesund |
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| Skeleton of sealhead found on Reindyrflya | whale bones at Gåshamna | fossil bought in the Barentsburg museum | fossil found on Skansbukta |
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| fossil found on Skansbukta | mandible of young reindeer found on White Whale Beach (Van Keulenfjord) | footprint of reindeer (Skansbukta) | footprint of bird (Skansbukta) |
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| footprint of arctic fox (Skansbukta) | footprint of dog (Skansbukta) | footprint of eider duck (Skansbukta) | fresh excrement of Polar bear |
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| beautiful seaweed (which I took home to prepare seitan with) | Phytoplankton; the species is probably Oikopleura vanhoeffeni |
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| Bråsvellbreen at Nordaustlandet | |||
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| Bråsvellbreen at Nordaustlandet |
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| The Isle Moffen above 80° north latitude |
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| west coast of Nordaustlandet seen from Hinlopenstrettet |
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| west coast of Nordaustlandet seen from Hinlopenstrettet |
For some short movies click on the links:
(you can also open the links in a new window!)
August 22, one of the many polar bear we saw (was it number 16?) in the Recherchefjord by Jelle: link
August 24, 'our Beluga's' by Jelle: link
Grönfjorden with Barentsburg till end of fjord seen from the air by Kora: link
Fridtjovbreen (1) first part of the glacier seen from the air by Kora: link
Fridtjovbreen (2) till Akselsundet seen from the air by Kora: link
Entrance Van Keulenfjord with Midterhukfjellet and Bourbonhamna
where we had to break our walk because of mother bear and her two cubs by Kora: link
Midterhuken from the air, where the Antigua found a hiding place during the storm on August 21 by Kora: link
What happens if the bow hits ice (The Antigua sailing through driftice) by Kora: link
Just sailing on the Antigua by Kora: link
Sailing through drift ice (you can hear the ice tinkle) by Kora: link
Walrus at 80° north latitude by Kora: link
Webcams on Svalbard: link
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| everyone helps to strike the sails | it's hard work! | but also fun! | a storm flashes... |
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| the ropes show how hard the wind blows | the waves are high | how to stand straight? |
the deck gets wet |
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| almost everyone is seasick | ice on deck | the captain is inspecting the drift ice | in the wheel house |
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| captain Joachim and sailor Jannes aloft | with Joachim in the dinghy to take pictures of the ship | beautiful ship!!! | Trisha, our cook, was very lucky in fishing |
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| landing with the dinghy | August 24, Trisha surprised me with a lovely and very tasteful birthday cake |
Jannes worked so hard that he fell asleep on the upper deck | During the storm, Ap fell onto the deck with three broken ribs and a bad knee as a result. Hope you recover soon Ap! |
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| with clock-like regularity we spotted the Dutch sailing ship De Noorderlicht |
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| doghouses on a sledge | sledges waiting for winter | even the bus got sliders | old sledge of explorers in museum Barentsburg |
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| hut Fleur de Lys (Van Keulenfjord) | hut at Gåshamna | hut on westbank Liefdefjorden | hut at entrance Van Keulenfjord |
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The hut of Christiane Ritter on Grauhuke |
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| Hans & Jelle (Gåshamna) | Skansbukta | Skansbukta |