Our voyage with the Canadian Icebreaker continues….and comes to an abrupt halt after lunch, when the ice sheets ahead are too thick to plough through, despite some brute force being applied…the course is altered and we gratefully follow in … Continue reading →

Went ashore today onto another part of the bleak, harsh Devon Island off Maxwell Bay. Limestone cliffs above us offer little nutrient for the land below, so very little vegetation. We suddenly saw a couple of wascaly Arctic Hares….very tame, … Continue reading →

It’s colder today, 0 degree C. I’ve purchased a ‘buff’ on board ship, to shield the face from the bitter winds. Another walk ashore….along raised beaches, the result of rebound of the land after ice sheets melted about 100,000 years … Continue reading →