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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Rúnar Karlsson Rúnar Karlsson | Saturday December 23 - 2006

Stinky fish and rolling seas

The skate feast at my wife´s grandmother home. The
The skate feast at my wife´s grandmother home. The "old man" with some tears in his eyes from the smell
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Today is the Day of Saint Thorlak. It´s a long tradition in the West Fjords of Iceland to eat stinky skate fish on that day (don´t ask me why!) and during the last decade or so, this tradition has spread all over the country. The skate fish is put in a large container for some period until the ammonia smell becomes worse than in a lousy bar toilet on a Sunday morning. Yummi......
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Sigurður Jónsson Sigurður Jónsson | Thursday December 21 - 2006

Rollercoaster ride of lows.

Temperature in Bolungarvik
Temperature in Bolungarvik
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Since Monday we have had a very interesting rollercoaster ride of lows. Sunday we had beautiful cold weather and were skiing in fresh powder. Since then the temperature has gone up to +13 degrees with pouring rain and southwesterly winds of 20 m/s and again down to freezing with snow....
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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.