It seems almost idyllic here with the orca in the waters off Skjervøy. The weather has been kind to us but that will not last for much longer. The mountains which create the deep fjords provide protection from the winds by limiting their fetch and keeping the seas calm. Still there are limits and a […]
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For seven days and seven nights you were our home, our comfort, our security. You brought us all together. You shared our conversations. You kept us protected from the cold. You gave us a place to sleep at night. You provided wholesome meals to help us recharge. We didn’t have to come ashore unless we […]
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It’s not everyday you see such a juxtaposition of ideas in the one moment. Here we are watching one of the oldest creatures on the planet being stalked by a new predator, the new tech on the block, the drone. Then there is the realisation you just might be looking at that killer National Geographic […]
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Nothing could have prepared me for my time in Norway. Even while I was there the immensity of the collective experiences seemed to elude me amid the extraordinary moments, the waiting between them and even the, albeit very brief, miserable ones. With more than thirty hours of travel on my own from Adelaide to Tromsø […]
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It’s high noon and the sun has gifted us a rare glimpse of itself between the distant peaks. We have been lucky while in Northern Norway with mild albeit cold conditions. The sunshine has however been elusive and in just one week from when this image was captured the sun will no longer grace the […]
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