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Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise Day 6: Shore Landing on Barentsoya
Excursion plans changed by the hour when large bands of sea ice forced Captain Oleg to repeatedly change course until a shore landing on Barentsoya was decided on. Sea ice is a good thing for viewing...
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Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise Day 6: Walrus! A Zodiac Cruise through...
Passengers were hoping for a shore excursion on Dolerittneset on the Northwest corner of Edgeoya but that was cancelled because of too much ice in the water. Instead, a Zodiac cruise was scheduled to...
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Are you ready for a Wild and Crazy “Polar Plunge” into Arctic Waters?
Before attempting the insane Polar Plunge, the Sea Spirit sailed north of Storfjorden, an area rarely visited by ships in Svalbard for its potential to see mobile marine mammals (mmm) because recent...
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Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise Day 8: Shore Landing in Gashamna (“Goose Bay”),...
Lots of activity was scheduled for today; a shore landing in Gashamna, Arctic-style Barbecue outside on deck (if weather cooperates) and a Zodiac cruise at Burgerbukta. Gashamna (Goose Bay) is a large...
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Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise Day 8: Zodiac through Burgerbukta in Hornsund
The Sea Spirit cruised deep into Hornsund to explore its eastern bays; Brespollen (Glacier Bay) and Samarinvagen (named for a craftsman on the Swedish-Russian-Arc of Meridian Expedition 1899-1901)....
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Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise Day 9: Alkhornet at the Entrance to Isfjorden
The last shore excursion on this Spitsbergen Explorer Cruise took place on Alkhornet at the entrance of Trygghamna and northern entrance of Isfjorden. Alkhornet is part of Northern Isfjord National...
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Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise Day 9: Zodiac Excursion Into Isfjorden
Today was the last full day on Quark Expeditions Sea Spirit and it was time for a group photo of all passengers on Deck 5 that would go into the DVD given to everyone as a record of this voyage. A...
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Disembarking the Sea Spirit in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
And now the time has come, and as we face…. Ten days filled with new experiences, and wonderful food had to end; one last briefing, the Captain’s farewell dinner, goodbyes to the wonderful personnel...
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Ten Days of Delish and Appetizing Food on the Sea Spirit Arctic Cruise
It comes as no secret to those who have followed Travels With Sheila and watched the many food videos; Steve and I love food. Whether it is a Big Mac from McDonalds (come on – don’t turn up your nose...
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Arctic Norway and Sea Spirit Expedition Cruise: Hindsight is 20/20
I am conflicted as to whether or not to recommend cruising in the Arctic. If you have cruised down to Antarctic, the Arctic is a mere shadow of that experience except for an occasional Polar Bear and...
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