Back to Longyearbyen and home . . .
After a careful recce of the beach where the polar bear had been the night before, Phil and Jonathan declared it safe for a shore… Read More »Back to Longyearbyen and home . . .
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Ny-London and a polar bear!
Yesterday morning we’d hoped to visit Ny-London but a cruise ship had arrived to take a party of 95 ashore. There’s a limit of 100… Read More »Ny-London and a polar bear!
Under the midnight sun
There isn’t ‘dawn’ of course as it never gets dark, but as we got up for breakfast the clouds were still hanging over the mountains… Read More »Under the midnight sun
Arriving in la Herradura: our home for March
Saturday 2 March dawns very dull and chilly. We fill up with fuel and decide to clean the van, which has got very muddy with… Read More »Arriving in la Herradura: our home for March
A week in Mürren #2
After going for a walk on Wednesday, the weather forecast seemed to look like Thursday might be the last chance to ski. Although snow was… Read More »A week in Mürren #2
A week in Mürren #1
After parking the van in the Schilthornbahn carpark at Stechelberg, we get in the queue for the cablecar up to Mürren, perched at 1650m atop… Read More »A week in Mürren #1
June-July 2019: Holland to the Swiss Alps
Our route from Holland to the Swiss Alps and back via the wedding party at Sury-aux-Bois, returning just in time for the East Coast OGA… Read More »June-July 2019: Holland to the Swiss Alps
Arolla, Switzerland: 12 – 14 July, 2019
On the advice of the very helpful receptionist at the Grund campsite, we decide to take the van on the train under the Bernese Alps… Read More »Arolla, Switzerland: 12 – 14 July, 2019