Exploring Beechey Island
Yesterday the day was spend exploring Beechey Island. We shifted anchorage as the wind had increased and made landing with...
Yesterday the day was spend exploring Beechey Island. We shifted anchorage as the wind had increased and made landing with...
The island has a main mountain range at the eastern and northern sides, a large glaciated interior, and on the southeastern side a gradually rising plain with some vegetation, which is used by caribou.
the last known stop of the Franklin expedition before they disappeared into history. A few graves and some new memorials remain on sight.
something strange going on with the horizon. It seems like a band of fog or different colour sky is in between the horizon and the water. And in this band, things seem to be floating
so many different stories and experiences it was very nice to listen to. Some had spoken to the locals and told stories of the history of the Inuit’s here. Other know more about the bio diversity and told us of footprints of a polar bear spotted ju
. Could it be, that the first sea life we see in Canada is a female Narwhal? We got excited, but the spouts had disappeared again
'look at the portside, the light on the mountains is amazing'. Again THE PERFECT PICTURE! Pink and lilac is reflected of the ice and snow on the mountains of Baffin Island.
the Tecla is turning in a wide angled turn and is nearly 180 degrees off her course, but the compass keeps pointing at the same course..
And we are off with a nice speed. Averaging between 6 and 7 knots with a course pointing at Baffin Island. Weather reports show that this wind will
doing dishes or turning the vegetables will soon be every bodies favourite job, as we can then get out of the cold and into the warmth below decks.
