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Thankyou Sergai Deynekns. Hello Wrangel Island, James Gray and some Hairy mammoths…

NorthaboutShips log2 Comments24/08/2016

N70 18 E169 43 pressure 1009 Air 0C Day high of 8C water temp 4C 0830UTC 24 Aug Skirted more ice, interesting, a couple of freighters were asking us for the latest ice info. I think we are finally clear, and a big THANK YOU…

Laughing with delight, we pinch ourselves to be sure our eyes do not deceive us.

NorthaboutCrew(b)log2 Comments23/08/2016

Constance Difede from the Eastern Siberian Sea Tuesday, 23 August 2016 Oh what a night!! Just when you might think we have seen it all, we have had another extraordinary. The celestial bodies have come together to reveal an out-of-this-world…

A surreal day: 3 breakfasts, Fata Morgana, dodging ice in the dark and the Aurora Borealis.

NorthaboutShips logNo Comments23/08/2016

N70 01 E165 19 pressure 1009 water 5c air 6c 23 Aug 17.30UTC 24 Aug 0130 boat time Local time (UTC+12) 24 Aug 05.30 Slightly confused day yesterday, as Nikolai decided to change the clock and put it 6 hours forwards (boat time has been on Murmansk time…

Small set of Islands on our Starboard in the distance, I think another Polar station marked on the map. This Country is huge.

NorthaboutShips logNo Comments22/08/2016

N71 13 E161 12 Pressure 1007, Water 6, air 0, UTC 20:30, 22 Aug, East Siberian Sea Wind against us, so choppy seas. We also got the latest sat photo this morning and having to go further south even more to avoid the ice….

17-22 Aug daily rhythm of life on the East Siberian sea

NorthaboutExpedition Log22/08/2016

I at least am coming dangerously close to feeling actually happy

NorthaboutCrew(b)log2 Comments22/08/2016

Ben Edwards 17.22 UTC from the East Siberian Sea Hello, so, you remember the blog I did a few days ago where I said I was really miserable? Well in response to that a whole set of people put comments…

Blog 52

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments21/08/2016

“Segway”

After the scare of last night, the boys did a full service on the engine & had their last shot of Vodka… now engine sounds sweet.

NorthaboutShips log2 Comments21/08/2016

N72 20 E152 57 Pressure 1010 Water 4.6  Air 4 19.00 UTC 21 Aug Early blog from me, as it’s my day to wash up after Constance, and I will be at it to Midnight ! Well after the scare of last night, the boys…

My stomach is sometimes in my mouth…

NorthaboutShips log1 Comment20/08/2016

N72 51  E147 02 pressure 1008 air3 water 4.4 less than 5 knot winds 20 Aug 20.20UTC Well slowly making progress, and now into a new sea , East Siberian, Looks the same to be honest. Saw a ship,on the AIS , but couldn’t see…

The next leg… “Hopefully no stopping due to ice, repairs, volcanic eruptions or a large duck called Jeff in a top hat and spats”

NorthaboutCrew(b)logNo Comments20/08/2016

Ben Edwards crew 20 August from the East Siberian Sea We’re through the Laptev Sea!  We’ve passed the strait and are now in the East Siberian Sea, this morning we passed the midway mark between the island and the mainland…

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