40 miles to Juneau /May 1, 2012 by Caroline Van Hemert

After several hard won days we crossed the first thousand mile mark. We are now camped less than 40 miles from Juneau and hope for gentle winds for the home stretch tomorrow.

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July 31, 2024 + July 31, 2025 🇬🇱

We didn’t plan it this way but the first time I laid eyes on Greenland from a boat and my farewell kiss in the fog were separated by one year exactly. Now on our way to Canada and the Northwest Passage!

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Home for the night. 🇬🇱

Arctic kelp biologist in the making! 🇬🇱

Ice watch ⛵️🧊 ! Every berg an excuse to daydream. Dragon, bird, skyscraper, ice cream cone. What do you see?

View from 72 degrees N. Spot the tiny sailboat, not-so-tiny icebergs, sparring muskox, and kids dreaming on clouds.

Baffin Bay boogie boarding with found objects. 🇬🇱

I’ve been largely offline so I’m behind on my posts from our sailing journey in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat). I’ll try to do a pic a day for the next two weeks as a gratitude journal of sorts. Join me to travel through these special

Beyond spectacular fjord days. (Can you spot S/V Turnstone at anchor in the first shot?) Touching the ice cap, feeling the wonder of being a visitor to this fragile, fierce & stunning place. Thank you, Greenland.

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