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Day 12 - Homeward Bound
It's the last night on the ship. I'm sitting in my suite watching the sun track over Baffin Bay. Andy is still under quarantine in his...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 19, 20233 min read
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Day 11 - Batten Down the Hatches
At tonight's briefing and recap they told us it was going to be windy throughout the night and for the day tomorrow, really windy! I...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 19, 20232 min read
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Day 10 - The Walrus
Today we saw some walruses. Wow, what a unique animal. They were in the water moving and splashing. Their big tusks clearly visible. We...
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Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Day 9 - Arctic Mars
Our first stop today was Cape Hay on Baylor Island. It was too windy and the swell too high to allow for a zodiac ride, so we viewed the...
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Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Day 8 - Glaciers
I have to confess, I didn't really know what to expect when we started out on this adventure. I didn't know what the Arctic looked like....
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Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Day 7 - Out and About
I'm sitting on the couch in our suite and watching the mountains of Baffin Island pass by in the west. We just finished an evening walk...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Day 6 - Bears, Bears, Bears
Three to be exact! We saw 3 polar bears on the ice today!! You have to zoom up to see the bears in the photo. We didn't take this...
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Aug 14, 20232 min read
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Day 5 - A Foggy Sea
We left Iqaluit 2 days ago and sailed north through the Davis Strait. We are now officially in Baffin Bay. Not being able to start in...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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Day 4 - Cruising
We signed up for an expedition type cruise hoping to for a little adventure. As they say, be careful what you wish for! The seas have...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 11, 20232 min read
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Day 2 & 3 - Getting North
The first leg of our trip north involved an early morning charter plane from Montreal, Canada to Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Nunavut is...
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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Day 1 - Packing for an Arctic Adventure
We are off again. This time for a Silversea Cruise into the Canadian High Arctic! I inherited what we call the packing gene from my dad....
Catherine Seavoy
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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Happy Fourth of July – Tried and True & Something New
We made our traditional trip to our cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to celebrate the 4th of July. Our cabin, or camp as they...
Catherine Seavoy
Jul 9, 20234 min read
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Day 14 - Winding Down
The end of vacation is alway hard. We're sad our adventures are over but really ready to be home. We miss our own beds, our own shower...
Catherine Seavoy
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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Day 13 - Titanic
We stayed at the Titanic Hotel Belfast last night. It was wonderful. The offices of Harland and Wolff, the company that designed and...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
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Day 12 - Antrim Coast
How about a walk on the beach? We have been thrilled with the weather here in Ireland. We packed for cool, rainy weather, but my rain...
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Jun 18, 20232 min read
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Day 11 - Long lost Cousins
We left Kells this morning and drove from the Republic of Ireland into Nothern Ireland, a part of the UK. No boarder, just a sign. Oh,...
Catherine Seavoy
Jun 17, 20232 min read
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Day 10 - Funny Money
We were on our way up to the hotel room after dinner discussing whether we should book a hotel room for Sunday night or stay in the...
Catherine Seavoy
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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Day 9 - Inishmore
This morning found us on the 9:00 ferry (for people not cars) to Inishmore. It is the largest of the Aran Islands. We rented bikes and...
Catherine Seavoy
Jun 15, 20232 min read
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Day 8 - Ferry after Kerry
We just finished looking for puffins at the cliffs at Loophead, the most western point in Europe. We waved across the pond, did you wave...
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Jun 14, 20233 min read
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Day 7 - Ring of Kerry to Dingle
Tonight we're at the Half Door B&B in Dingle. If you've seen the movie Leap Year, you've heard of Dingle. If you haven't seen it, it's a...
Catherine Seavoy
Jun 13, 20233 min read
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