Prelude

I'm preparing to leave soon for my next Epic adventure: Norway and the Arctic!!! After a few days in Oslo and Fjord exploring, I'll be making my way up to Longyearbyen, north of the Arctic Circle and the launching pad for exploring the Arctic (aka the Ushuaia of the North). There I'll be boarding the Oceanographic research vessel the Akademik Sergey Vavilov, the sister ship of the Akademik Ioffe that I went to explore Antarctica and the South Atlantic with. Polar Bears, Beluga Whales, Walruses, 100's of endemic Arctic bird species, and all that the Arctic has to offer await. In addition, we'll be making our way to the Northernmost land mass, the Svalbard Peninsula where these animals are in abundance (relatively). Look for Greenland, and then find Norway. Then find the land mass in between both, due North. That's where I'll be. I'M. SO. STOKED!!! If you want a Postcard from the Arctic, message me your snail mail address (sorry, I deleted all of your addresses from the Antarctica trip). Also I plan/hope to blog from the ship as I did last time (thanks for your help again Micah) and my coordinates will be pinpointed (thanks Laura!). If I can't post from the ship, as the satellite signal may be sketchy, I'll submit the posts when I get back. See you online and try to check out the blog from time to time. Peace. And stay cool.