by Safarigal | Aug 16, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
August 14th, 2026 Northwest Passage In the morning they announced that there were bow head whales on our starboard side. I was very excited. I have never seen one before – which could be related to the fact I have never been in this region before. They tend to hang...
by Safarigal | Aug 15, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
August 13th, 2026 Northwest Passage Blaney Bay Our Image Masters Zodiac ride set off at 6:30. It was already a bright sunny morning. The ship was right next to an amazing glacier. We weren’t the first off the ship, the kayak leaders were already out checking weather...
by Safarigal | Aug 14, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
August 12th, 2026 Philpot’s Island and Devon Island Today we had our first Zodiac rides (well apart from when we embarked on the ship) and our first wet landing. As only 100 people are allowed on shore at any one time, and to prevent crowding in the mudrooms while we...
by Safarigal | Aug 13, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
August 11th, 2026 Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut I had looked up Pond Inlet and had failed to find much that would make it exciting for tourists, or even folks on expeditions. It had been a mystery to me as to what adventure could lay ahead for us there. All was...
by Safarigal | Aug 12, 2026 | Anchorage or Bust: A Transit of the Northwest Passage
August 10th At Sea (Baffin Bay) I went up to the Constellation Lounge to do some work this morning. This is the equivalent of the Observation Bar or Commodore Club on other ships. It is where I like to hang out and work on sea days. Horrors, by 9:00 AM all of the...
