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Location Date Europe 
1492297200 Africa 1492297200 Asia 1462662000 North America 1126393200 -
Location Date France 1492297200 Portugal 1492297200 Russia 1439506800 Norway 1409180400 Germany 1409180400 Svalbard And Jan Mayen
1408921200 Netherlands 1368399600 Iceland 1345330800 UK 1273100400 Italy 1029798000 -
Location Date Nordeskjoldbreen 1408921200 Pyramiden 1408834800 Lykteneset 1408748400 Skansbukta
1408662000 Kapp Wijk 1408575600 Coraholmen Island 1408489200 Sefstrombreen 1408402800 Ekmanfjord 1408316400 Svea 1408230000 Wahlenberg 1408057200 Boheman 1407970800 Bore 1407884400 Nansen 1407798000 Ymerbukta 1407711600 Longyearbyen 1407538800
Wake up at 10 am.
The sea is calm and the wind is not too strong. So we pack quickly in order to enjoy those good conditions. Indeed the journey will be long today (more than 30 km expected).
Due to R.'s injury, we change the teams: i'll go with R. and O. will go with V.
When we leave the camp, the sun is shining and the sea is very calm. We are moving quickly ! We make a first stop after 9km to eat cereal bars.
Then we keep paddling along a very large peninsula. After 15km, we reach Cape Thordsen and its vertical cliffs which might create shore breaks. But the wind blows from the south contrary to what was forecast and it is not too strong. So no shore breaks, but a strange kind of swell that we paddle across easily.
We continue our journey heading north to Rundoden where we stop for lunch break. It is 4 pm.
The sea is still calm so we decide to keep going further. We enter now Billefjord. In the distance, we can see Tempelfjord, which is characterized by its temple-like mountain.
On the route, we pass near the Swedish House.
Svenskhuset (the Swedish House) is the oldest house on Spitsbergen. It was erected in 1872 by the Swedes and was intended to withstand the harsh conditions of the Svalbard winters. A group of norwegian seal hunters were stuck on the island in the autumn of 1872. Some of them were rescued directly, but it was agreed that 17 men without families would spend the winter in the house waiting for assistance. Unfortunately, next summer, a Norwegian ship came to rescue the stranded men, but found them dead. The cause of death was long believed to be scurvy, but research done in 2008 has revealed that the men probably suffered lead poisoning. Svenskhuset is today preserved as a cultural heritage site.
After 25km of paddling, the north wind rises as expected, creating strong waves facing us. The last kilometers are quite exhausting, especially in those conditions. But we finally reach our goal : Skansen old gypsum mine.
The first possible campsite is facing north, so we decide to enter the bay in order to reach another campsite protected from the wind.
After setting up the camp, we do a long session of stretching to recover.
Dinner and go to bed without night shift ;-)
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FIGURES OF THE DAY : 34,1km of kayak in 6h58
The sea is calm and the wind is not too strong. So we pack quickly in order to enjoy those good conditions. Indeed the journey will be long today (more than 30 km expected).
Due to R.'s injury, we change the teams: i'll go with R. and O. will go with V.
When we leave the camp, the sun is shining and the sea is very calm. We are moving quickly ! We make a first stop after 9km to eat cereal bars.
Then we keep paddling along a very large peninsula. After 15km, we reach Cape Thordsen and its vertical cliffs which might create shore breaks. But the wind blows from the south contrary to what was forecast and it is not too strong. So no shore breaks, but a strange kind of swell that we paddle across easily.
We continue our journey heading north to Rundoden where we stop for lunch break. It is 4 pm.
The sea is still calm so we decide to keep going further. We enter now Billefjord. In the distance, we can see Tempelfjord, which is characterized by its temple-like mountain.
On the route, we pass near the Swedish House.
Svenskhuset (the Swedish House) is the oldest house on Spitsbergen. It was erected in 1872 by the Swedes and was intended to withstand the harsh conditions of the Svalbard winters. A group of norwegian seal hunters were stuck on the island in the autumn of 1872. Some of them were rescued directly, but it was agreed that 17 men without families would spend the winter in the house waiting for assistance. Unfortunately, next summer, a Norwegian ship came to rescue the stranded men, but found them dead. The cause of death was long believed to be scurvy, but research done in 2008 has revealed that the men probably suffered lead poisoning. Svenskhuset is today preserved as a cultural heritage site.
After 25km of paddling, the north wind rises as expected, creating strong waves facing us. The last kilometers are quite exhausting, especially in those conditions. But we finally reach our goal : Skansen old gypsum mine.
The first possible campsite is facing north, so we decide to enter the bay in order to reach another campsite protected from the wind.
After setting up the camp, we do a long session of stretching to recover.
Dinner and go to bed without night shift ;-)
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FIGURES OF THE DAY : 34,1km of kayak in 6h58
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