Monthly Archives: September 2024
Northwest Passage Canada – USA
Day 15 September 10 Queen Maud Gulf – At Sea We sailed the whole day. Part of the Gulf is part of the Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary which is Canada’s largest protected area. I attended Alessandro’s interesting lecture on plankton in the morning and Julie’s promotional talk on Le Commandant Charcot destinations. I am … Continue reading
Northwest Passage Canada 3-9 September 2024
Northwest Passage (to add) Creation of Nunavat Four northern regions (Inuvialuit, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut) (to add) Day 8 September 3 Pond Inlet, Nunavat As we would be sailing the whole morning, we attended two lectures in the morning: one on “Centralisation and development of Greenland” and the other by Nick on iphone photography (1). … Continue reading
Northwest Passage: Greenland 28 August – 2 September 2024
The NW Passage is the sea lane between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. Le Boreal’s journey called “The Northwest Passage, in the wake of Roald Amundsen” suggests the route taken would follow those of Amundsen (1872-1928). … Continue reading
Pre-Northwest Passage: UK & France 18-27 August 2024
Why the Northwest Passage? The historical Northwest Passage (the Passage) has never been on my bucket list. Then in March 2024 while travelling on the Silver Cloud, I discovered a good deal on Le Boreal Ponant that charges no single supplement on the Passage this summer. The expedition would begin in Paris on 28 August … Continue reading
Australia 16 July -3 August 2024
I took a short trip to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne primarily to visit my brother to celebrate his 72nd birthday and to visit Michelle and Caciano.