Rúnar Karlsson Rúnar Karlsson | Monday March 19 - 2007

All men under deck!

We love the smell of cellulose in the morning. But the scuba diving gear came in handy when our eyes started to get blurred
We love the smell of cellulose in the morning. But the scuba diving gear came in handy when our eyes started to get blurred
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The last few days have been very busy working on getting AURORA ready for its first trip in the beginning of April. We had a lot of help last weekend insulating the sides, painting and setting up the kitchen cupboards. We only have 11 days to finish the job and there seems to be so many things undone. But we´re being true to the icelandic mentality that all works out in the end ("Þetta reddast" as we would say...!) and we just have keep up the pace and hope that we have some more friends to torture...!

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Thursday 12 April | 17:15 Rúnar Ómarsson wrote...

... well at least the boat was ready for our trip and even though we woke up a little dazed at least two mornings it had nothing to do with the smell of cellulose. So the icelandic saying (and the mentality) of "Þetta reddast" seems to have worked out well.
We had an awesome trip - and if you who read this are trying to figure out if you should stay or go now, let me just remind you that "if you go there will be trouble, but if you stay it will be double" (The Clash).

Thanks to Borea Adventures for a sick trip

Rúnar Ómarsson

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Welcome to the website for Borea Adventures, Iceland, your number one stop for Arctic adventures in high latitudes. We provide great adventures and expeditions in Iceland, Greenland, East Greenland, Jan Mayen and Svalbard (Spitzbergen), mainly using our spacious yacht, the Aurora. Our philosophy is to make our trips as silent as possible where we minimize the use of motorized power and encourage physical activities, whether sea kayaking, climbing, sailing, walking and hiking, wildlife, ski touring and backcountry skiing for beginners, experts and people of all ages. The North Atlantic is our playground and we offer scheduled trips for individuals and groups as well as customized itineraries and charter for groups. We travel in harmony with the wildlife of the area: Arctic Foxes, Birds, Seals, Whales and Polar Bears. Aurora is a sturdy expedition yacht and was raced four times around the globe as part of the Clipper Round the World yacht race under the ownership of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. She gives us a great opportunity to provide Arctic adventures in areas that are hard to reach otherwise. We call her our floating basecamp. Our name is derived from Greek mythology where Boreas was the god of the north wind. Aurora on the other hand was the Roman rosy-fingered goddess of dawn. Aurora Borealis is a name for the Northern lights which are common in our area. As we humans have proven through the decades, names can be hard to remember. Especially if a bit of alcohol gets passed around the galley too many times! You might spell our name Boreal Adventures, Borial Adventures, Borea Adventrues and Borealis Adventures. Thank you for visiting Borea Adventures.