Almost there
We’re through most of the first year pack ice at this point. Yesterday we had to crunch through some pack where the ship will go through as much of a crack lead as it can, get stuck, reverse, then full...
Into the pack ice
Today was quite eventful as we’ve now reached the pack ice. I woke up this morning to the sound of “doonk”, “doonk” – little bergy bits hitting the ship’s hull. We had another safety drill this morning and by now...
More bergy bits
We’re due to reach the pack ice floe later tomorrow, but we’re increasingly sighting more and more icebergs and bergy bits. No sea ice forming yet, just things that have broken off from further south and has floated up here....
My first aurora!
I was reading in the library tonight when someone came past: “Hey – there’s an aurora going off above the ship!” I race up the stairs to the bridge. There’s cloud around the horizon, but sure enough out the front...
Week 2 of Voyage 1
Training has been going well over the last few days. We’ve been learning orienteering with a map and compass, tying knots for Search and Rescue (SAR) and to tie down vehicles, reviewing survival kit contents (including putting up a tent...
Day 5 of V1
The voyage has been going well so far. Fortunately I handle the rough seas pretty well even when it gets up to 6-8 metres as we’ve had the past few days. To help pass the time, I’ve volunteered to be...