Svalbard 2017 May
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The Long Honey Moon
Journey
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One month at the northcoast of Spitsbergen, May 2017
"Ulla Rinman" - our boat over Icefjord
on board of "Ulla Rinman" with Martin and Kristin
bad seaice in Dicksonfjord with fresh polarbear tracks
getting our stuff on ice. Extra: 400 Kg steal pipes for the trapper at Kapp Wijk
one of the two dogteams on ice
the seaice was better closer to shoreline
Kapp Wijk Trapper Stastion with 23 dogs on visit
Martin, Ingvild, Harald and Kristin, inside Kapp Wijk
the walls in the old cabin at Kapp Wijk
starting up, - under Harald's critical supervision
Icefoot in Dicksonfjord
loose snow up Narthorst Valley
camp at Raudvatn, Narthorst Valley
finally we found the "Brudeporten" through the moraine down to Alandsvatn
"Austbotnhytta", Austfjord
Kristin
Krosspynten
from the trapping season at Krosspynten
inside the Krosspynten cabin
short visit over to Austfjordnes from Krosspynten
Ingvild and Kristin back from Austfjordnes to Krosspynten
nice seaice against north in Wijdefjord
Martin and Kristin on seaice in Wijdefjord
"Smokey" in the morning
north on seaice
rest at "Midtbreen"
old timberhut at Dirksodden
packice
packice
packice
finally at " Laksevågen"
the arrival to "Polheim", Mosselbukta seaice
Polheim
on top of the meatrack at Polheim
Martin and Kristin arriving at Polheim
Polheim
Polheim inside
victory image at Verlegenhuken, the northernmost point on Spitsbergen
happy at Verlegenhuken
back to Polheim from Verlegenhuken on Mosselhalvøya
everything is bigger in the NORTH: her a ordinary track of a female polarbear at Polheim
Kristin and Martin leaving Polheim on way south
16th May !
Arraival at "Meretebu", Lagunepynten. The northernmost cabin on Spitsbergen
Meretebu
on way home to Polheim
Polheim
the innerpart of Mosselhalvøya
Eolusnesset, Sorgfjord
Eolusnesset
Eolusnesset
leaving Polheim going south
packice
smoothing the sledrunners after a lot of stonedriving, Nordbreen
Wijdefjord to south
Villa Møen, Wijdefjord
up Sørbreen
Sørbreen, Wijdefjord in background
Sørbreen down
snow blizzard at Villa Møen
south of Austfjordnes, midtnightsun
the Mittag-Leffler glacier
Mittag-Leffler glacier
dogs have freetime at Mittag-Leffler glacier
"Billy"
leaving the northcoast over the glaciers towards Icefjord
camp at Ragnarbreen
down Ragnarbreen, Billefjord in background
Billefjord
waiting for a boat at Pyramiden, Billefjord
"MS Billefjord"
all 12 dogs onboard on Billefjord