16 Night Greenland and Canadian Arctic Expedition cruise in August 2023 onboard the Silversea ship Silver Clound roundtrip from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland We also had pre and post cruise nights in New York city. On the cruise, we visited:
Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Greenland and Canadian Arctic Expedition The early morning start and a little bit of fog in the area allowed us to hit the jackpot for polar bear sightings this day. I brought my zoom camera in the morning, but it wasn’t fully charged and I forgot the spare battery, so as soon…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Greenland and Canadian Arctic Expedition The beautiful sunny day worked against our chances of finding a polar bear this day. When it is super sunny they tend to get a little too hot, so they aren’t very active. We did see some spectacular island cliffs and notable icebergs.
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Greenland and Canadian Arctic Expedition The town of Iqaluit was our first stop in Canada where the ship cleared customs early in the morning and allowed us to take a morning tour of the little town. The first place we stopped was the site of the old Hudson Bay Trading company which…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Greenland and Canadian Arctic Expedition Had the weather cooperated a little better, this would have been one of the most scenic days of the cruise, but unfortunately we had mist and light rain through-out our zodiac cruise. However it was still quite enjoyable as we were dressed for the weather. During our…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2023 Greenland and Canadian Arctic Expedition Nuuk is the capitol for Greenland, which for now is still part of Denmark. They do have a semi-autonomous government, but are still very much dependent on Denmark for much of their funding. There is a plan that one day they will be their own country, and…
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