There are [5] stories from my trip: Arctic Circle Artist Residency, Svalbard, Norway
NORWAY | Friday, 22 Oct 2010 | Views [480]
It was a good thing that the weather was nice for the first half of the trip because by the second week the weather had turned for the worse. It was hard to make landings due to the rough water, so we had some days just on board the ship and I didn’t ... Read more >
NORWAY | Sunday, 17 Oct 2010 | Views [676]
We are at the halfway mark of our trip. The weather has been remarkably cooperative so far and I have my fingers crossed that it stays that way. Aside from some high swells on some nights while sailing, the water has been calm especially where we ... Read more >
NORWAY | Monday, 11 Oct 2010 | Views [641]
We have been on the boat for two days and already we have seen the Northern Lights and shooting stars. The boat is a 120 ft schooner which is surprisingly roomy for twenty artists and crew. Our cabins are probably about 100 square feet shared by ... Read more >
NORWAY | Saturday, 9 Oct 2010 | Views [543]
We spent the first couple of days in the Arctic at the lodge meeting each other, getting last minute supplies rand touring the town. Longyearbyen is a Norwegian mining town and is the northernmost town with more than 1000 people. There are surrounding ... Read more >
NORWAY | Thursday, 7 Oct 2010 | Views [419]
I am currently in Longyearbyen, Svalbard which is north or Norway. Its an old mining town, and the weather is grey and rainy. I am staying a lodge for the next couple of days while getting over jet lag and adjusting to the cold weather. In a ... Read more >
