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The Highlights

By Greg Annandale

December 17^th, 2022

Two weeks around Spitsbergen on S/Y "Join Us", a 46ft yacht (Bruce Roberts NY46), starting and ending in Longyearbyen

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The peaks of Forlandet National Park

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A gull perches on a block of glacial ice

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Walking the terrain just north of Longyearbyen

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Two Oru folding kayaks, unfolded and ready to go

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Kayaking in Julibukta fjord

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Kayaking amongst the ice of Julibukta fjord

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Sailing from Signehamna towards a huge glacier terminus

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Napping walrus, Forlandet National Park

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Arctic Tern feeding

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Peaks in fog, north of Ny-Ålesund

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Launching the kayaks, Julibukta fjord

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Kayaking the icebergs of Signehamna

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Kayaking the glaciers of Sallyhamna

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Reindeer in Ringhorndalen, on the east coast of Wijdefjorden

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Overlooking Signehamna.

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A polar bear on the north shore of Billefjorden

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Kayaks backed by a huge glacial cave, Sallyhamna

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Pinguicula Alpina; a rare find of a carnivorous plant, Ringhorndalen

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Anchorage off Svansbreen

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Kayaking the icebergs of Signehamna

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"Night time" over the bay of Sallyhamna

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Where?

Gear kindly provided by..

Helly Hansen, Odlo, Peak Design, Oru Kayak, Peli, Sealskinz and Fujifilm.

Footnotes

Shot on Fujifilm X-H1, X-T2, GFX 50s II and DJI Mavic Air. Copyright Greg Annandale

FootNotes

Shot on Fujifilm X-H1, X-T2, GFX 50s II and DJI Mavic Air. Copyright Greg Annandale

© 2026 Greg Annandale

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