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A Restful Day at Sea

If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! Joyce welcomed the sea day today. She has had a cold and is glad for a…

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Lofoten Islands: Vikings and Fishing Villages

The day started especially early today. Alan looked to see if the Northern Lights might have made an appearance when he went to bed just before midnight (they had not…it was still just a little too light, I think), and…

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Tromsø: Gateway to the Arctic

You can find more pictures from this day here. Alan had a hiking adventure today, but it wasn’t exactly what he expected (hoped). He wasn’t alone. The hike was described as ‘demanding’, but Alan thought he could handle it from…

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Standing at the Top of Europe: North Cape

Pictures from this day can be found here. Today we arrived in Honningsvåg, Norway. We are in for more, ‘the most northern….’ things today. We are at the ‘top of Europe’, even though the main place that claims that, NordCap,…

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Sailing South, Back Toward Norway

If you only see the outline below, we haven’t yet gotten to update it with what actually happened. Be sure to check back later! Since all of our friends back in Indiana are probably enjoying a reflective, quiet worshipful Sunday,…

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One More Day in the Arctic

You can find pictures from today here. We left Indiana without anything scheduled for today, thinking that after our first day in Longyearbyen we would see some things that we’d want to come back to. After seeing that Longyearbyen was…

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Svalbard! Huskies and the World’s Northernmost Town

Photos from this day can be found here. The ship was arriving in Longyearbyen as we got ready to begin our day. Joyce was very ready to get a break from wearing the sea bands. Alan had an early excursion…

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