Welcome to the Not Yet Decrepit Traveller blog.
I am trying to see and experience everything I can of this wonderful world of ours, before I fall off my twig.
Combining my two loves of photography and writing, in this blog I am sharing our travel experiences with a touch of humour.
Enjoy!
Awe Inspiring Arctic Part 3
August 06, 2017
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We were getting closer to the sea ice and seeing plenty of incredibly rotund seals, but no polar bears. We tried to photograph the seals but could only get them from afar, they were very wary and as the boat drew nearer they all slipped into the sea, first one or two, then a wholesale exodus.
Our guide told us that the male bears have taken to sta...
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Awe-inspiring Arctic Part 2
August 06, 2017
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We anchored in beautiful Magdalena Fiord and I had a better night without the engine noise boring up through my pillow.
We were just having a wake-up coffee in bed next morning when one of our party hurried down to tell us they had spotted a polar bear and everyone was taking photos of it! Yikes! I battled to find my stuff and get heavy gear and...
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Awe-inspiring Arctic
August 06, 2017
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We arrived in Longyearbyen, excited about our upcoming photographic expedition with Wildeye to explore the Svalbard Archipelago.
The mountains dwarfed the settlement.
A signpost at the airport showed how far it was to other cities in the world from this, the world's most northerly settlement. We worked out that it is 13,979 kilometres from Lo...
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