November 9, 2009:Oct. 19th, BarentsburgIf you think it is strange there is a Russian town on Spitsbergen, remember that this land is not exactly part of Norway. It really is a kind of no-man's territory, not subject to any taxation, where... read more >
November 6, 2009:Oct. 18th, Ny Ålesund, Arctic Science VillageIn Ny Ålesund, a former mining village that is now an international center for climate research, most of the two hundred researchers and technicians have left for the season. But... read more >
November 5, 2009:Oct. 17th, Blomstrand halvøya, KrossfjordenIn 1910 Ernest Mansfield was convinced that this was going to be the site of the greatest marble quarry in the world, so he set up the Northern Exploration Company to cut all the... read more >
November 4, 2009:October 14th, Sailing toward Magdalena Fjord, 79.6°N, 11°E The bell rings on deck, that means there's something to see. "Ayeaah," says the captain, usually a man of few words, "seven polar bears eating an... read more >
October 15, 2009:October 10th, Moffen Island, 80°N, 14.5°E From this completely flat island on the horizon we see nothing, as if we are deposited in some alien sea. It is strangely warm and moist, nothing like the endless winter one... read more >
October 15, 2009:October 9th, Sallyhamnen, 79.7° N 11.2°E Today we saw three fat walruses asleep in front of an abandoned cabin. A wet snow fell from a dark gray sky. Later we came across seven polar bears eating the rotting carcass of... read more >
October 10, 2009:October 8th, Fourteenth of July Bay, Krossfjorden, Spisbergen 79.2Ą N 12ĄE We have been out two nights, a hundred year old schooner populated by fourteen artists, two scientists, and a crew of four, and already we have met... read more >
