An Arctic Odyssey



The Akademik Ioffe, a Russion registered, polar cruise/research ship, in Ilulissat harbour, Greenland. Pic taken from an S-61 helicopter. About 70 degrees North lat.



Near Ilulissat.



Near Ilulissat.



Note large, DIRTY berg in background. This is from it scraping on the sea bottom before it turned over as it is now.



Boarding an inflateable rubber boat for a little side trip. We did this almost every day



Having fun at Prince Leopold Is. bird sanctuary



Mulled wine on the afterdeck during an Arctic BBQ. Maxwell Bay, Devon Is., about 74N, temperature +5C.



From the bridge of the Akademik Ioffe, with the Russian captain in the foreground, being escorted by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Terry Fox, through light ice.



CCGS Terry Fox breaking trail through light ice on the way to Resolute.

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