Arctic exploring continues! In the morning we hoped to find Walrus and so we did. On our approach to Moffen Island we could spot more than fifty in the distance. The captain was able to bring the ship close and everyone got nice photos. It was about 65 on the beach and about 5 - 10 in the water. A large flock of Brent geese and a common loon, very rare in this part of the world, were also seen.
During lunchtime we repositioned to Danskoya for a Zodiac landing to the place where Andr‚ started his famous attempt to reach the North Pole with a balloon in 1896. As we know they did not succeed and were laterfound dead on Kvitoya in 1931.
The day continued with a approach to the fabulous glaciers in Magdalenafjoden. In late afternoon we did some Zodiac cruising to investigate the blue ice. How much film we spent will never be known. This great day was still not ever. The galley had set up an arctic barbeque on the pool deck and of course the swimming pool was filled with glacier water and ice. What a dinner!
