Before Covid we had planned this great trip to trace the route of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. After many explorers tried to find this route between the two oceans, and failed…he finally did it and we are going to be on his same route. There were many cancelations by the Norwegian ship line and
the Canadian government because of covid protocol. Finally ..this trip is a go. We are in Edmonton, Canada as I write this. After a 4 hr flt tomorrow in a small plane we will arrive in Cambridge Bay, which is a small Arctic Hamlet, with no pier. So after our flight we will board some rafts and be shuttled to the FRAM, a ship especially designed and refitted to go thru ice and snowy waters.
It’s kind of weird looking at our “what to wear” suggestions for tomorrow…rain slicker, waterproof boots, warm hat and waterproof pants…because as we sit here in the outside Bar at the Fairmont Hotel in Edmonton, it is over 90 degrees! Steve and I tried to take a walk on the trails of the Saskatchewan River than runs below our hotel and we had to turn back because of heat! I’ll probabaly get it wrong and be too hot or too cold….but tomorrow we board our ship and take off on a 3 week adventure cruise in the Canadian Arctic.
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