Stories of our adventures, and how my sailing adventures are inspired by the fishing industry.
Arctic adventures
22nd July 2019 Svalbard has blown me away, it’s amazing. Spitsbergen means pointy mountains, derived from the Dutch. In 1925 the Norwegians were granted sovereignty over Spitsbergen and introduced the old Viking word Svalbard. So confusing but Svalbard covers all the islands and Spitsbergen the mainland. Svalbard is situated between 74degrees and 81degrees North. It … More Arctic adventures