AUGUST

FRAM FJORD - ELLESMERE ISLAND
One of the wonderful things about doing a Lindblad - Nat. Geo Expedition is that you get taken to extraordinary places. You are in the middle of a stunning physical environment with virtually no one else around. Heaven. However, as a photographer, it can be frustrating. Here you are in a tantalizingly  photogenic location: the water is calm, with gorgeous reflections, and, if you could just wait a bit, maybe an hour, maybe two or three, or even come back at sunset, you have a chance at glorious light.  But you are on a schedule, you are lucky to even be here, and it's not raining! How dare you wish for more! But you do, or rather I did. This fjord was full of icebergs and reflections of jagged brown mountains, - and it was in shadow.

No waiting around though. We had to head back into Baffin Bay, turn North,  and see how far we could go. We were trying for 80° North, and we had to get a move on!



Ellesmere Island is at the top left of the map. The three orange dots at the top left were our landing points in the fjords, the right most being Fram Fjord. It would take us over 24 hours at sea to reach Kane Basin, and our northernmost point - 78.51° north - just shy of 80° North. That moment is captured on the Cover of this calendar.

Have a good month, and see you in September!

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