Sigurður Jónsson Sigurður Jónsson | Wednesday August 30 - 2006

First snow of the fall

Snow down to 350m level in the mountains around Isafjordur
Snow down to 350m level in the mountains around Isafjordur

This morning (August 30th) the first snow of the fall had fallen in the mountains around Isafjordur. We have had 5-15 m/s northerly winds for a few days. In town it's raining and the temperature is only three degrees celcius. This doesn't deter a few hardy American ladies who are leaving for a short trip today. We will be bird-watching in Seydisfjordur fjord and the surrounding areas.

It's only 100 days since we had snow down to sea-level in Isafjordur. As you can see from our pictures from the May ski trip we had beautiful weather for all of that trip. The sun was shining from clear skies and the skiing was great. The week after, it was snowing hard. In north east Iceland (around Akureyri) some of the highways were closed for days because they couldn't plough them fast enough - and this was around May 20th (!).


But this is Iceland...   if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it will be something different. AURORA's heater is doing a good job and it's warm and dry onboard. In our opinion there is no such thing as bad weather. It's just different kind of weather to be enjoyed when you are properly prepared.

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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.