Peering down into the inky, who knows how deep, black water beneath me I was beginning to question the merit of floating out here in a Norwegian fjord well after sunset. Still it’s warmer here in the water than in the icy wind above me. Then suddenly a flash of whiteness snaps me out of […]
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Henley Beach Welcome Among the many things I love about Adelaide, are her sunsets which can be something extraordinary. Being distracted by so many other shiny things of late (metaphor for both orca and long hours at work) it was an absolute delight this weekend past when she turned on one of her amazing sunset […]
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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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Each day we went out we left the cosy comfort of our host vessel, the Ostee Star, donned several layers of thermal undergarments and enclosed our selves in dry-suits. Two layers of neoprene hoods and gloves later and we were ready. I added another twelve kilograms of lead on my weight belt just to male […]
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