Sigurður Jónsson Sigurður Jónsson | Wednesday February 7 - 2007

Our philosophy

Iceland seen from the sky today - February 7th
Iceland seen from the sky today - February 7th
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. " Henry David Thoreau wrote this over 150 years ago in his cabin on Walden Pond. We too like to seek inspiration from nature and spend as much time as we can outdoors. We love to share this with like-minded people - this is the main reason for us to start the Borea Adventures operation....
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Sigurður Jónsson Sigurður Jónsson | Friday January 26 - 2007

Sea ice getting very close to the West Fjords

Ice edge on January 26th
Ice edge on January 26th
With prevailing westerly winds recently the sea ice is coming close to the shores of the West Fjords. Actually it is now forecasted that ice may close the shipping lanes around the NW of Iceland and into some of the fjords. Attached here is a sattellite photo with the ice edge sketched on as of today....
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Sigurður Jónsson Sigurður Jónsson | Friday January 19 - 2007

Unusually little sea ice around East Greenland

NOAA satellite picture of the North Atlantic, January 18th 2007
NOAA satellite picture of the North Atlantic, January 18th 2007
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Mr. Einar Sveinbjörnsson, meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office keeps a very interesting 'weather blog'. Every day he writes about his observations of weather phenomena all over the world. This morning he drew attention to the fact that sattelite pictures are showing very little sea ice along the east coast of Greenland....
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Rúnar Karlsson Rúnar Karlsson | Wednesday January 3 - 2007

Happy New Year!

The bonfire. Courageous man throw oil on the fire that produces great heat. The children love it...
The bonfire. Courageous man throw oil on the fire that produces great heat. The children love it...
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Icelanders go crazy on new years eve burning fireworks like it´s not just the last day of the year, but also the last day of their lifes....
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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.