N68 41 W114 19 pressure 1009 Water7.7C air3C 0530 7Sept UTC 22.30 7 Sept local time
Well a pleasant day making progress down the coast, passing famous headlands into Dolphin and Union strait which gets its name from the two boats used by John Richardson (naturalist) who first explored it in 1826.
Squadrons of geese flying south, So majestic flying in formation, probably on their way to Slimbridge just down the road from Sharpness in the UK, where we had the boat overhauled.
We looked at the Russian Ice charts tonight, We were so lucky, Whilst masses of open sea now, and indeed you could sail to N86 Degrees, we would still be stuck in the Laptev sea. The ice down the coast still blocking an exit.
Our mother of a storm pushed the ice from the coast long enough for us to sneak through, then close again. In retrospect,a clever move to push early when we did. When we get home we will tell you the wind speeds.
What I find interesting is that the North East Passage had a lot of freighter traffic. We have not seen one other ship or vessel, in the North West Passage and yet the North West Passage is shorter and with less red tape.
Beautiful skies all day, different colours, with sun occasionally on the land. You really do feel the history and presence of the past here. Soon into Coronation Gulf.
Hooooola Shakerrrrrr
David