Back to Longyearbyen and home . . .
After a careful recce of the beach where the polar bear had been the night before, Phil and Jonathan declared it safe for a shore… Read More »Back to Longyearbyen and home . . .
Ny-London and a polar bear!
Yesterday morning we’d hoped to visit Ny-London but a cruise ship had arrived to take a party of 95 ashore. There’s a limit of 100… Read More »Ny-London and a polar bear!
Under the midnight sun
There isn’t ‘dawn’ of course as it never gets dark, but as we got up for breakfast the clouds were still hanging over the mountains… Read More »Under the midnight sun
Setting sail on ‘SV Noorderlicht’
Having arrived in Longyearbyen we had a day to explore before boarding the ship at 1600. It’s only a small town, built in 1906 by… Read More »Setting sail on ‘SV Noorderlicht’
Flying north, to the Arctic!
Left the campervan at home and had to take to the air for our next adventure! Lots of research led us to air travel being… Read More »Flying north, to the Arctic!
2025 Road Trip: route map & statistics
Bev loves ‘crunching numbers’ and being stuck at home with a very painful hip she’s done a few statistics for the most recent road trip.… Read More »2025 Road Trip: route map & statistics
The long road north: Bilbao to Caen
With only two days to reach Caen, we still decided to do the coastal route to the French border, missed on the way down due… Read More »The long road north: Bilbao to Caen
Segovia to Bilbao
Last year we discovered the Guggenheim, Bilbao is closed on Mondays, so we aim to arrive Monday evening, squeezing in an extra day on the long road north!
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Segovia
Having stopped overnight on our drive down, we decided to spend a day exploring the city on our return.
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