October 22, 2016Comments are closed The last departure on
Last days of the expedition – Sept 7th, 5am. We swiftly take down the camp and walk to « the container » where our equipment is stored. After a quick breakfast, we meet up with Jørgen at the pier. Ittoqqortoormiit nearest airstrip can only be reached by boat (or helicopter), and strong wind is expected by midday. Jørgen is in a hurry to leave.
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September 9, 2016Comments are closed on "Donna Wood Donna Wood, do you copy? "
TALE – At the camp, it's a peaceful day. Everyone is betting on Evrard and Laurent arrival time. In the afternoon, hearing the noise of an engine, we climb up the rocks behind the camp. We were expecting to see Ingkasi speedboat looming between the icebergs, and we are all surprised to see the Donna Wood coming straight to us. We rejoice at seeing again this oak tall ship that brought us from Iceland to Greenland.
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September 8, 2016Comments are closed sur The Scoresby Mission – Overview, part 1 (English)
Iceland was our gateway to Greenland’s East coast. We all landed in Reykjavik on July 13th in the evening, and drove through the night to the little harbor of Húsavík on the north coast. The next morning, we got onboard the Donna Wood, a 100-year old Danish lighthouse ship used today by the whale watching company North Sailing for tours in Greenland. It took three days to sail across the Arctic ocean to the 400 people strong settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit, one of the most isolated village on earth.
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July 20, 20161 comment
Mission Scoresby is sailing onboard the Donna Wood from the Icelandic port of Husavik to the Scoresby Sund. The 100-year old tall ship, which has had another life as a Danish lighthouse ship, is operated by a seasonal crew. We meet with them to understand why they chose this life (in French).
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July 19, 20163 comments
We're finally at sea ! The solid Donna Wood appears now very light as it sails away into the Bay of Skajalfandi. As the little Icelandic harbour of Húsavík fades away, the mountains of the fjord offer us a final horizon. We are all on the deck looking amazed at this adventure taking shape in these wooden masts and rebellious bow opening the waves of the ocean.
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