12 Aug 2012
Alternative Olympics
_heritage_expeditions_cloudy_anadyr.jpg "Cloudy Anadyr")
Our second 'Across the Top of the World' Arctic expedition for the summer left Anadyr on the evening of 8th August in calm seas and clear skies. We have had some great landings at Whale Bone Alley, a fascinating archaeological site on Yttygran Island and at Cape Dezhnev, the north eastern extremity of the Eurasian Continent.
Yesterday we landed at Uelen Village. Our visit coincided with Indigenous Peoples day - a special holiday which they celebrate with games and dancing. It was a privilege to share this occasion with these people and we entered teams in some of the activities. It was a fun alternative to the Olympics the rest of the world was watching. We didn’t win any medals but we didn’t disgrace ourselves either!
Today we are making our way west along the North Siberian Coastline.
08 Aug 2012
As one 'Across the Top of the World' expedition comes to an end, the next is just beginning. Known by the crew as 'change over day' the operation ran…READ MORE
06 Aug 2012
Today we made land at Cape Desnev in calm seas. Later keen eyes on the Monkey Deck spotted a lonely Polar Bear on the puffin strewn cliffs of Big …READ MORE
