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1-19 August 2006 |
My son Janwillem is helping me as a field assistent. Marion, my wife has brought him to Spitsbergen. Here you find a page with family pictures. |
station Haren | Schiphol | descent Oslo |
waiting for the next flight | arrival Longyearbyen | breakfast in the hotel |
shopping street | the village | first encounter |
the last flight | 100 kilometer | here my daddy lives |
observing geese together | watching foxes | looking for whales |
behavioural observations of foxes | close | so playful |
boating | ice bergs in the fjord | testing survival suits |
steam engines in Ny-London | view on Ny-Aalesund | the old marble mine |
a group photo | with cloaks | and the new flag |
Janwillem can carry the unloaded gun | he approaches a reindeer | view on the village |
a short break in a hut | ||
attacked by an arctic skua | ||
Het hele dorp zwaait enkele oudgedienden uit. Dat gebeurt met een fanfare. Janwillem krijgt een tuba en binnen 3 minuten blaast hij een deuntje. | ||
mama leaves | ||
to the island Storholmen | a break | on the tundra |
attacked | by a great skua | zoeff |
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The new internet connection was of great value to both of us. Being away for eight weeks,
we could still take part in all family affairs. A webcam made communication easy. For Janwillem it was a mix of outdoor life, helping me, his own researh on the foxes and playing World of Warcraft. |
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Contact via internet | Chatting with his sister | ||||||||||||
West of town | counting geese | crossing the red river | |||||||||||
A tea break in a hut | Writing in the hut log. | ||||||||||||
Rubber boots or walking shoes | Walking shoes are OK... | ...at least after snowmelt | |||||||||||
Building a cath area | Cages for holding geese | Clipping grasses | |||||||||||
Behind the wheel at low speed | Ice everywhere | In front of the glacier | |||||||||||
The first part of our return trip | With 14 passengers | ||||||||||||
Svalbard Museum: a safe encounter | Polar fox hunting a seal pup on the ice | Mining for coal | |||||||||||
Departure Longyearbyen | Daily flights to the mainland |
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