There are so many compelling reasons to travel beyond the Arctic Circle in winter. Our reason was clear from the outset, orca, whales and their winter feeding on North Sea herring. All else is a bonus. On our first night in Norway, we travelled by ferry from Tromsø to Skjervøy, and that’s when the northern […]
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While in northern Norway, we experienced the northern lights almost every night the sky was clear. On this occasion, a small group of us climbed to the top of Stussnesfjellet, hoping for a spectacular view. Sadly, the aurora disappeared for most of our time up there, teasing us with just a few glimmers of green […]
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It’s been a couple months now since my extraordinary experience in Norway beneath northern lights, swimming with orca and humpback whales and sharing all these incredible experiences with an amazing group of people. I am blessed not only for my own experiences but also for the way that everyone who I shared this amazing adventure […]
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Eye of the Dragon Looking up into the that vast green aurora emblazoned across the Norwegian night sky and how it spread from horizon to horizon you simply cant take it all in in at once. Unless you have the eyes of a fish that is! Taken with a fish eye lens that has true […]
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I had just arrived in Tromsø, made the short trip to Ersfjordbotn and began getting settled on board our vessel when the word went out, ‘the lights are in the sky’. Half unpacked, find tripod, check camera, leap from the ship onto the wharf, find a spot, set-up and go! What a wonderful introduction to […]
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