Rúnar Karlsson

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....
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Sigurður Jónsson

"Top 10 things from our Borea Adventure.... "

Postcard from Pittsburgh...
Postcard from Pittsburgh...
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Borea Adventures doesn't only do adventure trips on the good ship AURORA. We also offer all kinds of other adventure activities on land and at sea. This week we had a great group of PhD students from Pittsburgh, USA on a multi adventure spring-break holiday. We did cross-country skiing, kayaking, horseback-riding, mountain climbing, ice climbing, bathing in outdoor and indoor hot pools and last but not least we built an igloo where the whole group slept for one night. Soon we will post a few pictures from the trip and a link to the group's blog but here is a "postcard" greeting we received from the group when they left....
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Sigurður Jónsson

International Polar Year (IPY) launched today March 1st 2007

The red line indicates the arctic regions
The red line indicates the arctic regions
The International Polar Year is huge, exciting scientific campaign focusing on the polar regions. It is also and unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate, follow and get involved with cutting edge science in real time....
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Sigurður Jónsson

Hornstandir og Jökulfirðir - leyfum landinu að njóta vafans

Hallgrímur Magnús Sigurjónsson
Hallgrímur Magnús Sigurjónsson
There is an ongoing debate in Iceland about the future of the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve and the neighbouring areas such as Jökulfirðir (Glacier fjords) and the Drangajökull ice cap. One of our favorite spots is the beautiful Leirufjörður fjord. This is one of the Jökulfirdir fjords where a small glacier runs from the ice cap down to the bottom of the valley and a muddy glacial river runs from there and into the fjord. We quite often anchor in this fjord in our trips and people often hike up to the glacier. A year and a half ago a man who owns part of the land in the fjord brought a bulldozer over the mountain and built a road right down into the most scenic part of the valley. This was done without permit and against all rules and logic. We have been quite vocal in our fight against this and are going to continue to fight for this guy to clean up after himself and remove the road. As it is now, this is the only access into this area for motorized vehicles and we want to keep it free of cars and trucks for the future. A good friend of ours and one of the neighbouring landowners is (understandably) very upset about this road-building and he wrote a very good article in a local paper where he his arguing that we should let the land have the benefit of doubt and keep it free of cars and other motorized vehicles. The article is in Icelandic so unfortunately it will only benefit our Icelandic visitors.... later I may find time to translate it....
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It´s a fantastic boat – super food – lots of fun – very professional

 

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- Ian, England
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We had a great trip. The company was outstanding, the food was excellent and each night we arrived to the comfort of the boat exhausted. Thanks so much for the fun and adventure.

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Amazing adventure with two fantastic explorers. Memories are so important and I will never forget this trip.

 

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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.