Skinny Waters, Creswell Bay.
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Even in the Tender there are many dangers under water and most of this area in general is not surveyed. You are on your own..
Fwd: Prince Regent Inlet - Parallels
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We like this stuff as it is Parallel to our Course and easy to move around. If you get distracted manoeuvring in easy it is easy to lose sight of the Navigation so if you go Left 3 times you try to come back Right 3 times...
Prince Regent Inlet Can Opener
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This one we call a Can opener for obvious reasons. 8mm aluminium and a few hundred tons of Ice… Hmmmmm!
Prince Regent Inlet - Light Pack Ice
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As you can see when the light gets low up here it all starts to blend in together and it becomes quite difficult to see even largish pieces that can hurt you. At this point it is better to stop till the light gets better.
Prince Regent Inlet - Light Pack Ice
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From Elywn Bay we moved South to a Bay on the East Coast of Somerset. We encountered the 1st of the sea ice.
Level 1 Pack ice
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This is (was) Thick first year ice. We ran in to some strips and and patches of 3 and 4. It is measured in 10ths of total coverage. highest being 9+
Raya. Tony. Pete
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We three Char….
Bearded Seal
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When we arrived at Creswell Bay a curious immature Bearded Seal investigated the strange iceberg with much rigging ..
Pt Leopold
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The Wind and fog was increasing as we approached our destination of Pt Leopold, located on the NE tip of Somerset Island. With a strong NW the acceleration zone for the wind was in our safe harbour. We had left early that morning from a quiet Resolute Bay. The wind and fog slowly increasing as we crossed Barrow Straits. There were also a few icebergs to watch out for in the gloom. We decided entry to Leopold was too risky and after requesting permission from Canadian Arctic Authorities (Nordreg monitor and have to approve every movement in case of trouble..Nice to know) headed to our alternate Port of Elwyn Bay about 20nm away.
Cape Clarence
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After crossing the Barrow Strait, we had a brief sighting of Cape Clarence as we begin the southerly run along the east side of Somerset Island
Arctic Willow
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This century-old willow rises no more than an inch above the very ubiquitous gravel, desert-like landscape.
Resolute Bay Cemeteries
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There are two cemeteries outside of town, wherein mostly Inuit residents are interred. Both, as well as an early Thule memorial site, are adjacent to the hamlet’s dump which - to some - tellingly reflects the dark side of Resolute’s and other high arctic settlements history. In short, Canada compelled Inuit settlement of a few places scattered around the far north in order to establish Canadian dominion over the area.
