tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65450208195629192932024-03-17T20:03:28.981-07:00Travels with rarecatA photo blograrecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12052079763821449338noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-21609878689219561902023-11-29T17:43:00.000-08:002023-11-29T17:43:45.835-08:00Arctic Greenland - Kangerlussuaq Fjord<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our last day on the ship, we sailed towards Kangerlussuaq where we will be catching our flight back to Toronto. Kangerlussuaq is located at the end of the Fjord so we had the opportunity to travel through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery on this trip. On both sides of the ship, we saw snow-capped mountains, many with glaciers coming down the valleys. This, coupled with the golden hour light and the sunset behind us, took our breaths away.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfjwSEs1DtmpB1iANxgY6D9pczrXUZfMJ5gGhCyXLKaU6FSQQyFUZZDsDixCj-dKtABiJ8FLkqjwmH6i1EMC51EXXwflysbqJW42m9Vs-RgUoyAFuZDVB93cJ4jayemxr-eHSDekdruWcplk_LKotRgFxYJtUF1Q-qvjc1x7qQAJ75sPZtEXCB7esv-_D/s800/Blog%20photos-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfjwSEs1DtmpB1iANxgY6D9pczrXUZfMJ5gGhCyXLKaU6FSQQyFUZZDsDixCj-dKtABiJ8FLkqjwmH6i1EMC51EXXwflysbqJW42m9Vs-RgUoyAFuZDVB93cJ4jayemxr-eHSDekdruWcplk_LKotRgFxYJtUF1Q-qvjc1x7qQAJ75sPZtEXCB7esv-_D/w640-h426/Blog%20photos-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3rXMdiUU3Ilz2S_FlYo58yApUF92N58sazM5XKOOzR9ZutlI9WMWbr2Kse8J1tlp_h_q-Ld73uC_OA7JcZUdcd6cBOE5Oy9Oie4taoAndfg-yLzH5ezmTp5e30WP1NDVyt3GHxWuNHOFpT96qSTGrDFQRPkYzZfIvgOwMfqegjfPfTa0qZrJW0N5w8Qi/s800/Blog%20photos-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From the first day that we got on this ship, the expedition leader had promised us he will wake us up if the northern lights showed up in the middle of the night. Nothing happened for fifteen nights. This was to be our last night on board and we all went to bed early because we had to disembark at 4 am to get to the airport to catch our flight. Of course, shortly after 10 pm, the call came over the PA. Only half awake, we took our time getting up to the upper deck. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was worried when I saw people coming down already - they had already seen it and were going back to bed! I thought we had missed it when we saw nothing as we walked out onto the deck. But a few minutes later, the aurora borealis emerged again from the darkness. It was unbelievably magical - shimmering, shrinking then growing, glowing, from one streak till it enveloped the sky in front of us. One truly has to see it to believe it! For a while I was too dumbfounded to take photos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The phone was the quickest way of capturing the aurora borealis and half of these shots were taken with my phone. We were on a ship, there is no point in using a tripod because of vibration from the engine. But the northern lights that night was strong enough that we could capture it handheld for 1 second holding our cameras steady. I wish I had the presence of mind to capture it on video - it would have shown the amazing movement of the lights. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7_M-iPGOvXjkOkHyhJ35tHizsqc-bP2wCHo8DrpSPsgSGi_has_fXGUPrRHL5zHNqGAJzQtkrnAZWJtjMOZi3ZqScNWcxF0-kpunI29-9rGu3XBXmRhthErsCF4yxSOjFTAPH07v7F9-pLEU4s5MkZujybBo-Vp0kqPm2h0YDjUTZJSXIXtwyw_AncXW/s1300/Northern%20lights.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1300" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7_M-iPGOvXjkOkHyhJ35tHizsqc-bP2wCHo8DrpSPsgSGi_has_fXGUPrRHL5zHNqGAJzQtkrnAZWJtjMOZi3ZqScNWcxF0-kpunI29-9rGu3XBXmRhthErsCF4yxSOjFTAPH07v7F9-pLEU4s5MkZujybBo-Vp0kqPm2h0YDjUTZJSXIXtwyw_AncXW/w640-h426/Northern%20lights.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The first streaks of light. Jupiter was visible on the horizon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6a9G0rRjCLbXv7HFQL5T8rmYEZHsQkiqmX2AmC3ihQo9On9vQiwWqFFz92YPhRRJMZtAglQLUO7EtclEzjGNI1Phsbf_b7u5UQFYoslEeJ651XCY_2Dz_x8uevO_eLN-Tti6y2Vekoeavbb38XYlvuXVMLy0dkOJfLbFhCQObxJD96TXJbFUPytlcfZU/s800/Blog%20photos-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="800" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6a9G0rRjCLbXv7HFQL5T8rmYEZHsQkiqmX2AmC3ihQo9On9vQiwWqFFz92YPhRRJMZtAglQLUO7EtclEzjGNI1Phsbf_b7u5UQFYoslEeJ651XCY_2Dz_x8uevO_eLN-Tti6y2Vekoeavbb38XYlvuXVMLy0dkOJfLbFhCQObxJD96TXJbFUPytlcfZU/w640-h414/Blog%20photos-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The red starting to come through</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-3443728218013091702023-11-26T18:22:00.000-08:002023-11-26T18:25:05.128-08:00Arctic Greenland - Sisimiut<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Our last port of call before disembarkation is Sisimiut (pop. 5,520 in 2022),</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> a coastal town located on the Arctic circle, on the west-central coast of Greenland. The Danish settled here in 1764 and it has developed into a modern fishing port with shipyards and processing plants for fish and shrimp. We had a walking tour of the town and finished with a delicious seafood tasting at the local hotel. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A_QYhkL9bEZSEJaWxKPhijAtoAhUPEnrSvaUwPYXHe1CulcFZ__A6a4N93yUMywjQ_YOqAVZduKQBrEvnZU_a9IrmYZM9KNETYldeThvD1LBBHZTuecIkFKXEW1hyphenhyphenUqxHPLzkoh1Y8Tp4sQeLPzIF2djzbfYIH455caBrkwID6Lzdh7VUrkzXBUZmECW/s800/Blog%20photos%20Sisimiut-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9A_QYhkL9bEZSEJaWxKPhijAtoAhUPEnrSvaUwPYXHe1CulcFZ__A6a4N93yUMywjQ_YOqAVZduKQBrEvnZU_a9IrmYZM9KNETYldeThvD1LBBHZTuecIkFKXEW1hyphenhyphenUqxHPLzkoh1Y8Tp4sQeLPzIF2djzbfYIH455caBrkwID6Lzdh7VUrkzXBUZmECW/w640-h426/Blog%20photos%20Sisimiut-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />It is a busy port with lots of ships and harbour activities. This is the only place where we get to actually walk off the ship instead of landing on a zodiac. This is where the ship load up on supplies for the next leg of its journey after it dropped us off in Kangerlussach. For the last few days, supplies must have been really low as our green salads were made with shredded cabbage. That night for dinner, we finally got to taste real green salads again!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVaI5icub94-VjgZIWdHGw366dA4gbsQ_xnC84O2m7Y8VMKbDT64uu5ZUtp6Hp4jO28ZN0w3X4adR0-5alUObdAHVsSnfwqRVKG7g0kLniuCiu0N44mBKMVzL74PhTHCbrrNgdGsr-LJo8wDGGHsgPlIxjLvuxGNWArdFrWsQLfd8aBkORecRwIjoWkMf/s800/Blog%20photos%20Sisimiut-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVaI5icub94-VjgZIWdHGw366dA4gbsQ_xnC84O2m7Y8VMKbDT64uu5ZUtp6Hp4jO28ZN0w3X4adR0-5alUObdAHVsSnfwqRVKG7g0kLniuCiu0N44mBKMVzL74PhTHCbrrNgdGsr-LJo8wDGGHsgPlIxjLvuxGNWArdFrWsQLfd8aBkORecRwIjoWkMf/w640-h426/Blog%20photos%20Sisimiut-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Coming up - the Last post: the awesome Kangerlussack Fjord and Northern Lights!!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-26387042124665200442023-11-18T08:53:00.000-08:002023-11-18T13:46:53.163-08:00Arctic Greenland - Ilulissat<div style="font-family: arial;">Finally, Ilulissat - a UNESCO World Heritage site and known as the iceberg factory of the world! The Sermeq Kujalleq glacier calves 35cubic km of ice per year. Enormous icebergs from this glacier follow the current north along the Greenland coast, across Baffin Bay then south along the Canadian east coast. This is the source of the icebergs we see in Newfoundland. </div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;">We arrived in Ilulissat at sunrise. It was awesome watching the mile upon mile of gigantic icebergs as far as the eyes can see against the pink morning sky as we move towards the glacier. There is no way I could capture the magic with a few photos. We then went on a zodiac cruise around the icebergs in the bay before we went ashore. Going up close to the icy giants gave us a real sense of scale.</div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;">It was a wet zodiac ride and a cold morning to boot. To top it off, the shuttle that was supposed to take us to the Ice Centre did not show up. We were able to hail down a cab that took us to the trail to the icefields. It turned out to be a beautiful hike along the boardwalk with colourful tundra on both sides culminating in the specatacular glacier and icefield feeding it.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDvpkQ0fSsZKlN_fNTchrSedyK3tHt805cjGmH0801v4TNNDoDLcuigGJX8Bhe6v2_ZGExYPZ9AfpJk0C_IllD8biYZ2dzGZKAZRr-39mahbIWUBXukXDV8t-ehPe1mW0cQOc-L_HmH1OLpRWTPXAbegOTA0eTYDPm1CAPkEQ5V54tRlFKHrRb5QJypYu/s800/Ilullissat_-16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="800" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDvpkQ0fSsZKlN_fNTchrSedyK3tHt805cjGmH0801v4TNNDoDLcuigGJX8Bhe6v2_ZGExYPZ9AfpJk0C_IllD8biYZ2dzGZKAZRr-39mahbIWUBXukXDV8t-ehPe1mW0cQOc-L_HmH1OLpRWTPXAbegOTA0eTYDPm1CAPkEQ5V54tRlFKHrRb5QJypYu/w640-h364/Ilullissat_-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Sunrise glow backdrop for iceberg alley</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;" /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9vLXVRVxQyCcK6LI6NZlL-J_8-3kRsClbGMRVDQmvwaye-58MIeGE1gwBXkLALIXCrZ-ICeCj-oFhQ_olxFeiI1t8u_g6LXfqa53kCRGfvLOMj3EoSHjAbwEwhPiNu3P7cp7Mg3HlIP8F_WZj0yy7c4M1-tMBQUT4_WUnuy52LQIYNH_OL3l1yE8-hOp/s800/Ilullissat_-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9vLXVRVxQyCcK6LI6NZlL-J_8-3kRsClbGMRVDQmvwaye-58MIeGE1gwBXkLALIXCrZ-ICeCj-oFhQ_olxFeiI1t8u_g6LXfqa53kCRGfvLOMj3EoSHjAbwEwhPiNu3P7cp7Mg3HlIP8F_WZj0yy7c4M1-tMBQUT4_WUnuy52LQIYNH_OL3l1yE8-hOp/w640-h250/Ilullissat_-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF1Of3jBvrisZdLR3TXmw4NAQx9FacircHinNN2I1cV0T8VoywQPwYRKu98EqD93E_qVsf4iAV2eO7WmqQSFX8MlGtIPMYvak3EKysN4n_xwuDeRae6N5e5HI9aQ7XuWV5dOpDhVmCl9s2Q7MjGzuI0yfIHM_RAX3hyphenhyphen6v1EAcVVgtynjo3DGhTa_yov8f/s800/Ilullissat_-12.jpg" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="800" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF1Of3jBvrisZdLR3TXmw4NAQx9FacircHinNN2I1cV0T8VoywQPwYRKu98EqD93E_qVsf4iAV2eO7WmqQSFX8MlGtIPMYvak3EKysN4n_xwuDeRae6N5e5HI9aQ7XuWV5dOpDhVmCl9s2Q7MjGzuI0yfIHM_RAX3hyphenhyphen6v1EAcVVgtynjo3DGhTa_yov8f/w640-h184/Ilullissat_-12.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Icebergs as far as the eyes can see<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTLT0yOdoR0hUuR7xCgXR7Y1-eeMiG5Qs_tjWF3aqKkdIauvSLrz9f7SQWc6zTWNz7JuMdJdFwsEG4JV-l0jUCtQ1ttQ9-fsTJZ-nzJEerQe4EXhRy2R713XavGS0zJ3PXFMwCjeV3DXxXJDQBLVk3KJyUYXdv40lhSvTRaTSGGYWvEdyFNVYEYOWlfUI/s800/Ilullissat_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTLT0yOdoR0hUuR7xCgXR7Y1-eeMiG5Qs_tjWF3aqKkdIauvSLrz9f7SQWc6zTWNz7JuMdJdFwsEG4JV-l0jUCtQ1ttQ9-fsTJZ-nzJEerQe4EXhRy2R713XavGS0zJ3PXFMwCjeV3DXxXJDQBLVk3KJyUYXdv40lhSvTRaTSGGYWvEdyFNVYEYOWlfUI/w640-h480/Ilullissat_.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cruising in between the icebergs provides a different closeup perspective</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwB4TJBW1MswFIRHPdDkydO63yRjhYEY4JA9yfZKtU8rPTGIRP3R5aSQg4NMix8O4_J3PnjH5gpg1HJNIoEEwLudVReh6x_MHq2SX2mm1Zthyphenhyphen0_syO-w70qMGc69FIlL7M0XX8aR8SbWm1or40AYNMLs0VWXUm9ToUaV1otFFMptS-mjRyyBN3M40veGL/s800/Ilullissat_-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwB4TJBW1MswFIRHPdDkydO63yRjhYEY4JA9yfZKtU8rPTGIRP3R5aSQg4NMix8O4_J3PnjH5gpg1HJNIoEEwLudVReh6x_MHq2SX2mm1Zthyphenhyphen0_syO-w70qMGc69FIlL7M0XX8aR8SbWm1or40AYNMLs0VWXUm9ToUaV1otFFMptS-mjRyyBN3M40veGL/w640-h426/Ilullissat_-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="800" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4VYL1wKejZiErhvmGBXG6CQnvWKHbHkPHsFEUwcdbG73iOsWHdRzw31dy_0Cnovq-riKhZStZJb4g4UExZQJqB5kLk9s2mLFgfGeVM3euI61mb9t54rrEEP4v5v8A1Mz05bmU8vKN7mYtMBcop821Gsp4gWhGdRc2oOt85SGPA9XzXcUxDA4dDagjQNU/w640-h366/Ilullissat_-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The boardwalk trail to the icefields and glacier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEmNXfD04RcoHZbI2LOcWTPv2xCRAFV8mZTm-KJtDtU2XHFS-OdGltfhE-fufOswaxhM4-kVkuwKNlKE7EaxFIWsOzTMAXm4r39LAGHa1A1DSO8VTbRHlkFXeL3Yy-4D_pX8zV6HYU52hGhDb9K-dOY_EoAG7Ddntgvwtg45xz7FV5PACHoCQGXyZAuTL/s800/Ilullissat_-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEmNXfD04RcoHZbI2LOcWTPv2xCRAFV8mZTm-KJtDtU2XHFS-OdGltfhE-fufOswaxhM4-kVkuwKNlKE7EaxFIWsOzTMAXm4r39LAGHa1A1DSO8VTbRHlkFXeL3Yy-4D_pX8zV6HYU52hGhDb9K-dOY_EoAG7Ddntgvwtg45xz7FV5PACHoCQGXyZAuTL/w640-h426/Ilullissat_-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Beautiful tundra flowers on both sides of the boardwalk<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8enT5mxK103NL3bZnZ7Qh20e4qTWNygcKOQFrNpT0pTEPN2CdBz8D7nra-GyodREAcP5nCkagrP_CZhTdL05FMmxCXGvI4BatTb6Gqh_K8_kJz4crsNkmZ5u4vYpRnHxTq0vBnAV4zqMf7azYogrYfRHGpC2TKsnJYcQIVF4vh968VYULYFjVnAJfEKds/s800/Ilullissat_-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8enT5mxK103NL3bZnZ7Qh20e4qTWNygcKOQFrNpT0pTEPN2CdBz8D7nra-GyodREAcP5nCkagrP_CZhTdL05FMmxCXGvI4BatTb6Gqh_K8_kJz4crsNkmZ5u4vYpRnHxTq0vBnAV4zqMf7azYogrYfRHGpC2TKsnJYcQIVF4vh968VYULYFjVnAJfEKds/w640-h480/Ilullissat_-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjwSXnecGUNrkL1ZJR-CoRnRgMRHQ8O1HZF4pYhRQ22LDTpl6zt5ikuWZPi-4vYimOs9Jl-TvOyjsfDpA-Gf2eldKl16nBoETAHafjO3zR_RHgnUUnVmu6Ox07SEzK-n1sJ0wGm6RK7f6HzjdWDcNChBYbeiwE86Q2LHS98nNesNuQtZi5RRvixr0sbRH/s800/Ilullissat_-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="800" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjwSXnecGUNrkL1ZJR-CoRnRgMRHQ8O1HZF4pYhRQ22LDTpl6zt5ikuWZPi-4vYimOs9Jl-TvOyjsfDpA-Gf2eldKl16nBoETAHafjO3zR_RHgnUUnVmu6Ox07SEzK-n1sJ0wGm6RK7f6HzjdWDcNChBYbeiwE86Q2LHS98nNesNuQtZi5RRvixr0sbRH/w640-h322/Ilullissat_-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The awesome glacier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZE_t7Z6biYZI7cv1mfGZmj-OxiXqwq8-5yEVIjHN1mZo4aB5L66MClOmfjnveQb9lBdTfUeNMeTRMi_6zQ8HsTRyDQrsv1516GybCiYBPiNqXfx_MxEegkp1hmQiDGAyDpjr5FX1W-HnpGXmVzdieFQNydLhx-43G41ou0JYc1iFMzlt-vMCTCF3eQIOJ/w640-h480/Ilullissat_-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The inside of the Museum is stunning</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpB4o_sJTzE-Nm4xacRhEuEHlGw84T6_2Q9KRZHUV73-wd2tjLeEzJ7ngwJvXuixrWJJAabiQJviuRm7viWzMpspL1o-9pP4BNZ4_g50Ngu4qZ48KFXMQHyOft_7RL1NR3HlOnAEl0c5MXROOvZhnWETBOEOxmiSzyZaEjQ2XtU7sInGEcUDB8CGnEgRf/s800/Ilullissat_-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpB4o_sJTzE-Nm4xacRhEuEHlGw84T6_2Q9KRZHUV73-wd2tjLeEzJ7ngwJvXuixrWJJAabiQJviuRm7viWzMpspL1o-9pP4BNZ4_g50Ngu4qZ48KFXMQHyOft_7RL1NR3HlOnAEl0c5MXROOvZhnWETBOEOxmiSzyZaEjQ2XtU7sInGEcUDB8CGnEgRf/w640-h480/Ilullissat_-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The shuttle was running by the time we finished our tour of the centre so it was a smooth trip back to the ship. We were getting near the end of our trip although each day still brought lots of new vistas and every night, the anticipation of a wakeup call to see the Northern Lights - afterall we are in Greenland, one of the best places in the world to see them!<br /></span><br /><div><br /></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-63233462108753487202023-11-17T18:43:00.000-08:002023-11-17T18:45:42.303-08:00Arctic Greenland - Disko Bay<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Our third stop in Greenland is in Disko Bayon Disko Island, a huge island off the west coast of Greenland. This landing is very similar to the one at Tasiusaq and the hike is almost a repeat over similar tundra terrain with a bit of clambering over the rocks. We hiked around the lake and saw some interesting plant life. The rocks are not hard to climb up but getting down required a bit more manoeuvering to find a safe path. It was not easy to determine whether you are stepping into a hole because of the thick foliage. I was grateful I had my walking stick with me!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBb37GjHQJDOeAwpcYBnUx_J9HzVVfRHUv8CPb4mIZjkPlHT80u3IGA0in1OsSOzIFSoMAclfd1bMI3B0Hk0R4Lj4jp_dM3P2z89iNlA8ut6t6Dah2hGWOgTQpVbNxo2EOKVhJiMRmdmf0nTu28hfNbEMJuncKpDMamXJFPk56iCvBmbTlQcOowk0SLt7/s800/American%20widgeons-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBb37GjHQJDOeAwpcYBnUx_J9HzVVfRHUv8CPb4mIZjkPlHT80u3IGA0in1OsSOzIFSoMAclfd1bMI3B0Hk0R4Lj4jp_dM3P2z89iNlA8ut6t6Dah2hGWOgTQpVbNxo2EOKVhJiMRmdmf0nTu28hfNbEMJuncKpDMamXJFPk56iCvBmbTlQcOowk0SLt7/w640-h308/American%20widgeons-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The lake around which we hiked</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeAUYJyIbyecJOSI7GKa76gj6nqc7T_WzjJC6GwLGykhb2_5_h_AhUgWsIkU5ESt_u89FEdIjA-BnQzTDwr214aTQNojUx89IxAAR7qj0j9AJyLSc-TFaeJFT4kvwcnu1zdymqkniDfwWZ-sn6G3_PcE5ocfCdmsBaPXyFBIfWaxYXfIa8fq9gv1isMhd/s800/American%20widgeons-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="800" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeAUYJyIbyecJOSI7GKa76gj6nqc7T_WzjJC6GwLGykhb2_5_h_AhUgWsIkU5ESt_u89FEdIjA-BnQzTDwr214aTQNojUx89IxAAR7qj0j9AJyLSc-TFaeJFT4kvwcnu1zdymqkniDfwWZ-sn6G3_PcE5ocfCdmsBaPXyFBIfWaxYXfIa8fq9gv1isMhd/w640-h380/American%20widgeons-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> There are these fern like plants in the lake - I think they may be Mare's tails.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="800" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggnos-BtEJmnkaDWJjC9JwUqeS99Eh9q6GWI86YZzJaGwPIfQHCj3N6CM4qAp9NcIpIBdyW46Ki-aCy25GWotnVDS5Qavp05E_g_YaznOMkCYg0fUL9l-XfbkXsIBGP3PjE2VhwiIUTxUc9Z8fJdpYvOS-7QQvXRpUOqQUSvuiSy48OaFFE1X8LqsiC7_/w640-h440/American%20widgeons-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This is the type of terrain we were walking on. You never know when you will step into a hole! But look how beautiful the flowers were. You can tell we are in "warmer" climes.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAJ5fAHvEjlB29DVHQt8PyD6Foq2u-BI0NHIsFvxh-UmOyEyqAyfVf_pf8Bx2Pe20wuyoybXHPEaHHE3hWqVXBX3b29f3HBo0ZXB3SRXu68mghm3wgL-mxOAa2PUyG9kK-t1rj06kktSCC4Vz75Am_YgELM-fMmMbdkBLqDcLtB3FdR_YuP3PfdeE0rmC/s800/American%20widgeons-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAJ5fAHvEjlB29DVHQt8PyD6Foq2u-BI0NHIsFvxh-UmOyEyqAyfVf_pf8Bx2Pe20wuyoybXHPEaHHE3hWqVXBX3b29f3HBo0ZXB3SRXu68mghm3wgL-mxOAa2PUyG9kK-t1rj06kktSCC4Vz75Am_YgELM-fMmMbdkBLqDcLtB3FdR_YuP3PfdeE0rmC/w640-h426/American%20widgeons-6.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed2B1VSDPV-bwjcPqx0N44FJ_Y8hrvOXkoqcdfhXc-i3TaISFLo9BYXyMRhrpmYqMBk6GPGqLj3mxBmK-xPSteUJ4oFTmQr2xu8iKJ9_fsYYMThTsmtvLvVVsjDwBYaMhBg-m_5jOi6AruPwK9vVDBEahY1DfZEJ-EdoJ0kaNK0OVclr8d1w9iMSc9jn9/s800/American%20widgeons-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="800" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed2B1VSDPV-bwjcPqx0N44FJ_Y8hrvOXkoqcdfhXc-i3TaISFLo9BYXyMRhrpmYqMBk6GPGqLj3mxBmK-xPSteUJ4oFTmQr2xu8iKJ9_fsYYMThTsmtvLvVVsjDwBYaMhBg-m_5jOi6AruPwK9vVDBEahY1DfZEJ-EdoJ0kaNK0OVclr8d1w9iMSc9jn9/w640-h464/American%20widgeons-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszkDR9R2JaBkZS0ZR-KsoT3x3j_B4cTD11r9t97ma5MP0dCZtFfCFPGYigS19nA9HctsnzA3s5ep2n5PBY3RVquO_ZKuwL3nzkSPqAO9qU3jUvPIF3E6i_8UsjCZLy55KzUKOE_bzM6nvH42ymRhuJFVW698OWhsVmQA8mDsrt5Rf4Gg1Hbmkwj6EhaLO/s800/American%20widgeons-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszkDR9R2JaBkZS0ZR-KsoT3x3j_B4cTD11r9t97ma5MP0dCZtFfCFPGYigS19nA9HctsnzA3s5ep2n5PBY3RVquO_ZKuwL3nzkSPqAO9qU3jUvPIF3E6i_8UsjCZLy55KzUKOE_bzM6nvH42ymRhuJFVW698OWhsVmQA8mDsrt5Rf4Gg1Hbmkwj6EhaLO/w640-h426/American%20widgeons-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />I had the option of climbing that rocky outcrop and continue around the lake or go back the same way over level tundra. My sense of adventure got the better of me and I climbed up the rocks. It was getting down that was the challenge. I was relieved to bump into my travel companion also in the same situation. Two heads were definitely better than one!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidm7c6fQmbRcCEJiYCKr06pRaE8pRd1x2VPV39M6vwDf2-LdRWDmJcRETFeM9IqnZUCBkJ7zZH-iv1AWGcM8yhgV2dPNyC8_7PP4JQudiTGDMaz1pkmik-t80czLFDr_qlHt9IMmdlf70skhKi6MWHGtb4cKLdTKf0abib9wHdXxeHxWRAsfGkg0HKwsnw/s800/American%20widgeons-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidm7c6fQmbRcCEJiYCKr06pRaE8pRd1x2VPV39M6vwDf2-LdRWDmJcRETFeM9IqnZUCBkJ7zZH-iv1AWGcM8yhgV2dPNyC8_7PP4JQudiTGDMaz1pkmik-t80czLFDr_qlHt9IMmdlf70skhKi6MWHGtb4cKLdTKf0abib9wHdXxeHxWRAsfGkg0HKwsnw/w640-h480/American%20widgeons-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We made it up these rocks</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51I7F2t-E6itywHopmteqoA0Zf21Ufoe01wgouwuXI4neimTP9O0Ls_zXaySGf995rmvcO8sbis9dwRrPAwVj2j2gwTxff-Tvb2JZ5h0N8Vw-6ADpQxOfeDforzVQ9flITfklEQ41LtLRMgVP33Q3zrXBH-Xoqqo-caYvSrLIXP1qT26FoogkU33t-9cG/s800/American%20widgeons-15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51I7F2t-E6itywHopmteqoA0Zf21Ufoe01wgouwuXI4neimTP9O0Ls_zXaySGf995rmvcO8sbis9dwRrPAwVj2j2gwTxff-Tvb2JZ5h0N8Vw-6ADpQxOfeDforzVQ9flITfklEQ41LtLRMgVP33Q3zrXBH-Xoqqo-caYvSrLIXP1qT26FoogkU33t-9cG/w640-h334/American%20widgeons-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a relief to see the landing spot! As usual, we were the last ones.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next post: Ilulissat!</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-25714336082411276842023-11-06T18:10:00.002-08:002023-11-09T05:29:04.887-08:00Arctic Greenland - Tasiusaq<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Going south along the Greenland west coast, we passed by more giant icebergs before we come to Tasiusaq, a place representative of the diverse terrain of northwestern Greenland. The coastline is rocky and slopes up to high peaks. Where we landed is tundra, with a steep climb up to a lake with vistas of mountains in the distance and on the side. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's a beautiful place for a hike at our own pace - perfect for JOMO - the Joy of Missing Out, an acronym coined on this trip where after that first frantic scramble to see the stromatolites in Port Epworth, we were reminded that we don't have to see everything there is to see. Not clambering up steep slopes on a timed Advanced hike, but enjoying the easy hike and the beautiful flowers, admiring the environment at our own pace and level. At the other end, there is FOMO - the Fear of Missing Out and the accompanying anxiety. As the days passed, more and more people joined the JOMO group. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This stop turned out to be the best hike on the entire trip for me - blessed by gorgeous weather, hiking through golden fall tundra, with flowers still in bloom, discovering plants never seen before, taking photos of the landscape, a little bit of clambering without hurting myself and enjoying the awe-inspiring vistas that come up with every turn. Hope you enjoy the landscape as much as I did.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDGNFUGEfkZ8Fovmz9LfOo3POjKnfv-c1hJR_t2GXDk8X_u1ZO0QImaM5qFTi7wW93WTiD6NMZS7FuLI0K-pGZ-4G5f5eJ28xdndxO5S6CRANENqGSUWfxpXoiMzwlEfD9h1usMtHpZKklBiHlRaptYfbu8mhDVGtFczvHYvsTrTpvlfZrbQUvRHpaVGQ/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDGNFUGEfkZ8Fovmz9LfOo3POjKnfv-c1hJR_t2GXDk8X_u1ZO0QImaM5qFTi7wW93WTiD6NMZS7FuLI0K-pGZ-4G5f5eJ28xdndxO5S6CRANENqGSUWfxpXoiMzwlEfD9h1usMtHpZKklBiHlRaptYfbu8mhDVGtFczvHYvsTrTpvlfZrbQUvRHpaVGQ/w640-h250/Blog%20Tassiussuq.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Giant icebergs we encountered on the way down the Greenland coast</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfacbaKi9cwf9lJYAyCSkeMuODMKVOZrBaZ8bALI2xzXEvrCI7R_niZTKN7X9UaRdLYzz5RrTGkVxMRmRH4tpnOidgEGZm7AiLMV0Y291cEGH4eikNinq9cGLxCIJIarsFZTQ1ra3LbJ-rjc49ZtyIWT6uU6r9cgaytslTwiAb0kTfDOuP23dP8iO3vBM/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="800" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfacbaKi9cwf9lJYAyCSkeMuODMKVOZrBaZ8bALI2xzXEvrCI7R_niZTKN7X9UaRdLYzz5RrTGkVxMRmRH4tpnOidgEGZm7AiLMV0Y291cEGH4eikNinq9cGLxCIJIarsFZTQ1ra3LbJ-rjc49ZtyIWT6uU6r9cgaytslTwiAb0kTfDOuP23dP8iO3vBM/w640-h288/Blog%20Tassiussuq-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />The entrance to Tasiusaq is through a narrow inlet creating a very sheltered bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBAtatpRYrJT6WJ-pUMwTwCpJcrDP9TJBaUTNL3w0JzhgAIkrJQKg0oTRV38HVC2vU0lMfW1olDCL_z2DEcf5cxhyphenhyphen1cX9iorkHpXDsdPThPL8FgjWjmrDi_UvEOKQZy4yb1_VoiUoW1PxxoOgtpgj0u-Ey7wuCEfJ8PIgUtH1zgYXGjpNWJAUvXw7kkLv/w640-h428/Blog%20Tassiussuq-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Different kinds of rocks on the side</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAOl8g17296QpuTjn3ICOnvIlSfxd2GI8lPVV3e6ienxLYyI7imhuBh7YjsOsARO58OjefgmCNJU7dw7bHGD3IhH21cstj3XJCm-Y4vzwRpezfQrKGoz3QxG979ERPPz0Hrf45zZiQqXsfIVYMLa6m5-TaPLgLKqtqEPZ5Ooy9Msb66cT2MjDaMPck5d0/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAOl8g17296QpuTjn3ICOnvIlSfxd2GI8lPVV3e6ienxLYyI7imhuBh7YjsOsARO58OjefgmCNJU7dw7bHGD3IhH21cstj3XJCm-Y4vzwRpezfQrKGoz3QxG979ERPPz0Hrf45zZiQqXsfIVYMLa6m5-TaPLgLKqtqEPZ5Ooy9Msb66cT2MjDaMPck5d0/w640-h426/Blog%20Tassiussuq-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This shows you the inlet with its steep rocky slopes on the side and where we landed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bquDGO_1zXSdsT3GTqkjG84ZcB83TtHWJLBfj-5kxJmJGNnyte4_f3sghMmF5q-Lpp_OmuOovy2ikCSQ-xaMjB11txU4IWG9VR-GkqHrQN-ZapZq3jpe61d26QXalflPT7qktq5RxHRvpUbkzhQIGS8gjjuUAqJ3vyIHfHYBFQN0EjjIuslleJfNhcl_/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="800" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bquDGO_1zXSdsT3GTqkjG84ZcB83TtHWJLBfj-5kxJmJGNnyte4_f3sghMmF5q-Lpp_OmuOovy2ikCSQ-xaMjB11txU4IWG9VR-GkqHrQN-ZapZq3jpe61d26QXalflPT7qktq5RxHRvpUbkzhQIGS8gjjuUAqJ3vyIHfHYBFQN0EjjIuslleJfNhcl_/w640-h324/Blog%20Tassiussuq-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A steep climb up from where we landed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4RJlBYy3_40V1R1ZUkfE212Ibm6SvetmKFlZUIVIB2q3xIG_ZDf1JKGuQQeMPFNUxCcy7xyCIyrB10S5f-rFewS6JG1pulY4ylG13sq9c0ZiR8sqbzSHuCW-JKeXHPWeiViGTV2ad7hAHGC96xmZLhmkJgxrWRmyAARs9ft9m-dPCfCVYCY-_xOM-xAa/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="637" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4RJlBYy3_40V1R1ZUkfE212Ibm6SvetmKFlZUIVIB2q3xIG_ZDf1JKGuQQeMPFNUxCcy7xyCIyrB10S5f-rFewS6JG1pulY4ylG13sq9c0ZiR8sqbzSHuCW-JKeXHPWeiViGTV2ad7hAHGC96xmZLhmkJgxrWRmyAARs9ft9m-dPCfCVYCY-_xOM-xAa/w319-h400/Blog%20Tassiussuq-6.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lycopodium</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiYC3yxadp2pgwJLqtFZtBq3iSWR9E4Evnvl8WlFHe0yA66Wl0bmjaZz7fOCDIGElQVxfE0z1iHlcp09_OFdLuuQMKuj5tnPhBFgBFljOBbyP6bOqySURiD0uARIY9VZzZfGD4PGfVCcHnkI1vUnHP6OmEtHm7FkuXDwmXkt0lmPxQqretNX0X7cFxBcM/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="557" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiYC3yxadp2pgwJLqtFZtBq3iSWR9E4Evnvl8WlFHe0yA66Wl0bmjaZz7fOCDIGElQVxfE0z1iHlcp09_OFdLuuQMKuj5tnPhBFgBFljOBbyP6bOqySURiD0uARIY9VZzZfGD4PGfVCcHnkI1vUnHP6OmEtHm7FkuXDwmXkt0lmPxQqretNX0X7cFxBcM/w279-h400/Blog%20Tassiussuq-7.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Purple Mountain Heather</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPNapTeXQqOnYvddpoTXBDHgtrKIoftYF3LjjJMze9B_8Y74KR1C-SXbdaWXrfYVTby6FYfULDwJl1rwuTyl4O1fpxXIN0BIWO1RVQie9cCzgJHwOFqHAYZKEOvWvQl0NAGGk6OSealLzEAY8v-QjC2tH18aOSBN1fJeFj_Qn3uEk0DTELrVv04HuIAQG/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPNapTeXQqOnYvddpoTXBDHgtrKIoftYF3LjjJMze9B_8Y74KR1C-SXbdaWXrfYVTby6FYfULDwJl1rwuTyl4O1fpxXIN0BIWO1RVQie9cCzgJHwOFqHAYZKEOvWvQl0NAGGk6OSealLzEAY8v-QjC2tH18aOSBN1fJeFj_Qn3uEk0DTELrVv04HuIAQG/w640-h374/Blog%20Tassiussuq-8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the anticipation of the vistas at the top made the climb much easier, not to mention the flowers on the way</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Fk1VgR3lkCwRZth7-2HKYg6k4ePGUjeoKc7FCq1V_l9dzNkOKjK8_i1zDvYWEIbCLiQoar_4eezeIqGJQ70hLO6X0DrVK8pJf8IDqiDS55jpFUKPRaX3AskZWtpPY4N8XlTxE8wYPMGDho5dsNke-VWurUWEWmDV3LxZkqLIZh8noM5EWWwT3e89eob6/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Fk1VgR3lkCwRZth7-2HKYg6k4ePGUjeoKc7FCq1V_l9dzNkOKjK8_i1zDvYWEIbCLiQoar_4eezeIqGJQ70hLO6X0DrVK8pJf8IDqiDS55jpFUKPRaX3AskZWtpPY4N8XlTxE8wYPMGDho5dsNke-VWurUWEWmDV3LxZkqLIZh8noM5EWWwT3e89eob6/w640-h426/Blog%20Tassiussuq-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A stream and waterfall on our way up</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMkjurdIhxVWL0ndUnmWSFwpjXK1CiaLf199sOiFLib-RnfhhEZMQ-y4K9aBeA14SO7VbzPLmYFLRGZHLWFve2guadOMUvOJbOhE5OLubEZLjig6-nrVVtKhUil19qXMasGCWV6Uta1ZxfyYzNQaRFaoJSEjfAprLQE5zo5-6qmTMQuptXGbGiov6V-fM/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMkjurdIhxVWL0ndUnmWSFwpjXK1CiaLf199sOiFLib-RnfhhEZMQ-y4K9aBeA14SO7VbzPLmYFLRGZHLWFve2guadOMUvOJbOhE5OLubEZLjig6-nrVVtKhUil19qXMasGCWV6Uta1ZxfyYzNQaRFaoJSEjfAprLQE5zo5-6qmTMQuptXGbGiov6V-fM/w313-h400/Blog%20Tassiussuq-17.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gilled mushroom</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_Qv5aGvSlrIs4h93VgsgbJMYkaRCgWB5NS3rLBETTXW9SOaKiGeyVHhvZq6GZOYk1xZ9DqTaaiUDt_SRVqZ-zPHmpMLajgY5OHLskpkBwAB3z_wZ0GhZTLBD041iyZYhHj_r1U7W-4MA36cM4zEU78FJTOilpwklC7W8VE5bhPoHq41MO5uKUSMiAII0/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_Qv5aGvSlrIs4h93VgsgbJMYkaRCgWB5NS3rLBETTXW9SOaKiGeyVHhvZq6GZOYk1xZ9DqTaaiUDt_SRVqZ-zPHmpMLajgY5OHLskpkBwAB3z_wZ0GhZTLBD041iyZYhHj_r1U7W-4MA36cM4zEU78FJTOilpwklC7W8VE5bhPoHq41MO5uKUSMiAII0/w313-h400/Blog%20Tassiussuq-11.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diseased blueberry<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm6tBVB8f_xag9WkKuXC5TB7wXTCXXsCab_u-WXTYVc-Enb4wtzcGhlAbU9UEtwaGqyyCkgM5hoBYtKhSPNplwdGY-LWWuv-ziEeNFkrpRFjZQ-qzIY6C_w9LA8c66qAppT7hyDs6IvLwZ63Nnt4030k5kvRYKUsGFFUw24H3WHR-Pj4FMsDknsEexaQK/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm6tBVB8f_xag9WkKuXC5TB7wXTCXXsCab_u-WXTYVc-Enb4wtzcGhlAbU9UEtwaGqyyCkgM5hoBYtKhSPNplwdGY-LWWuv-ziEeNFkrpRFjZQ-qzIY6C_w9LA8c66qAppT7hyDs6IvLwZ63Nnt4030k5kvRYKUsGFFUw24H3WHR-Pj4FMsDknsEexaQK/w640-h480/Blog%20Tassiussuq-12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Love those rocks!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1Ztv6XQhAz7Ogi-OhPkAZF7ATY-xMbx4MjnZN4xScObgZ0phy8qk-iUEc9rdZ5_TmOi3sxkTgZprcC-K_K8yRPZBzMcVULmiiINVE-bEW0p1cX00i0dhOqXHP4UvUFsiNavOiB9kiPOQtbVRjP_NXWES8BnfpcSL4TA6HPmLcJ1uK5EhiiNsIaVVcHC9/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1Ztv6XQhAz7Ogi-OhPkAZF7ATY-xMbx4MjnZN4xScObgZ0phy8qk-iUEc9rdZ5_TmOi3sxkTgZprcC-K_K8yRPZBzMcVULmiiINVE-bEW0p1cX00i0dhOqXHP4UvUFsiNavOiB9kiPOQtbVRjP_NXWES8BnfpcSL4TA6HPmLcJ1uK5EhiiNsIaVVcHC9/w640-h330/Blog%20Tassiussuq-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i class="Latn mention" lang="fr" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"><p style="font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px;"><span class="headword-line"><span class="Latn headword" lang="en"><span style="font-family: arial;">Voilà! The view! </span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: arial; text-align: center;">We walked all the way around to the other side of the lake until we hit the other lake in front of the tall mountains.</span></p></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-7pI7akPRl60iQn7LtONdrj1Fs18WihB0yuiJ9g6vRYvu5YSbzVyKzU0ca5zP7Uk9SP7cB-ldR_RIxtRqBPYAIHQWXS3G6b2dZEuxP8NOOQlcBbRp31OB4c9mjqifYO8ybIktHAPnYH18gAloOf_R8qdIaopWZftlUu4G__Fub77_EIGz3N0y5kebDzZ/s800/Blog%20Tassiussuq-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-7pI7akPRl60iQn7LtONdrj1Fs18WihB0yuiJ9g6vRYvu5YSbzVyKzU0ca5zP7Uk9SP7cB-ldR_RIxtRqBPYAIHQWXS3G6b2dZEuxP8NOOQlcBbRp31OB4c9mjqifYO8ybIktHAPnYH18gAloOf_R8qdIaopWZftlUu4G__Fub77_EIGz3N0y5kebDzZ/w640-h426/Blog%20Tassiussuq-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lots of flowers on the tundra still and we were lucky to have Carole Mallory there to name all those plants for us!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p><br /></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-993219888883273582023-11-01T18:40:00.004-07:002023-11-01T18:45:57.332-07:00Arctic Greenland - Qaanaaq<p><span style="font-family: arial;">We are now on Day 12 of our 17 day journey in the Arctic. The Ocean Endeavour crossed the north end of Baffin Bay and headed further north to Qaanaaq, Greenland, one of the northernmost towns in the world at <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">77.4670° N</span> This was not on our original itinerary but because we did not get to visit the community in Grise Fjord, the expedition team made very last minute arrangments for us to visit this community in Greenland - excellent pivoting with very short notice.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wVkzrivI-KsNlBMXeRVzChgMioVFmODS9-wsQZtvne4ILuvLY-LqzKLHLB_AY2HNwqk4cjdGUxpdHgZ4RO4h0hY_-7KDtQFl59rG1hmhRKHMQ1vvpA1lYGxAGpZZh-H6Zvb4PG2WgUDSUXjomGLMrYJlNrJIMtgZEShxeFnhW7v7m2z5XzkCNpnduSRZ/s887/IMG_2365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wVkzrivI-KsNlBMXeRVzChgMioVFmODS9-wsQZtvne4ILuvLY-LqzKLHLB_AY2HNwqk4cjdGUxpdHgZ4RO4h0hY_-7KDtQFl59rG1hmhRKHMQ1vvpA1lYGxAGpZZh-H6Zvb4PG2WgUDSUXjomGLMrYJlNrJIMtgZEShxeFnhW7v7m2z5XzkCNpnduSRZ/w562-h640/IMG_2365.jpeg" width="562" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The town of Qaanaaq (population 646 in 2020) is built on the hill side with rows of colourful houses. Apparently houses are colour-coded to denote their purpose (red for educational and religious institutions; yellow for medical; green for communicaiton and blue for fish factories.) It certainly seems to make the town more attractive, not to mention the amazing view of the Bay, full of icebergs and surrounded by snow-capped mountains.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid25HthMG-Jl-beYq2N6j2jgv_n1E4c-UrnjrKDoo0NzIw8CALCLXepXTgV3z90wz4-sO8eLBvJdKoTGYxx2xPDWUzTJIyVTQnfBoCXvyap1jvSUC7PKMtM8bNIBcJaka3f3LGR_Mlx7twxz8uI7Fq9Wj2JkmXMvZ4pyARMxvM8H7umvYyuqO3Jcn_2auG/s800/Blog%20Qanak.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid25HthMG-Jl-beYq2N6j2jgv_n1E4c-UrnjrKDoo0NzIw8CALCLXepXTgV3z90wz4-sO8eLBvJdKoTGYxx2xPDWUzTJIyVTQnfBoCXvyap1jvSUC7PKMtM8bNIBcJaka3f3LGR_Mlx7twxz8uI7Fq9Wj2JkmXMvZ4pyARMxvM8H7umvYyuqO3Jcn_2auG/w640-h256/Blog%20Qanak.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Qaanaaq Bay is crowded with icebergs!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We toured the town and met some high school students who were waiting for us outside the school. One of the highlights was visiting the museum which houses a fragment of the Cape York meteorite, one of the largest known meteorites in the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We can't help but compare Qaanaaq and Gjoa Haven - both far northern Inuit communities but in different countries. Qaanaaq just seems more organized because of the colourful buildings. Of course, we don't know either community very well so really are in no position to compare other than from visual impressions. </span></p><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28eIobykhNRtrUgzkTepJCF03cdKmZryzcR7z_VBKjdDjfxO_mWhYMASzy2-WvQONwn_vQ_oQDxgllht6YsunOP_Ze4QtlUVpOC9lcg4XxPtEWT_W8v74P4ELGRSadLaSPCcieaQ2zteI941bzFV1S81HvHjVl00DMzROZAUVT2n5JnNIb-Ehs6bimx1U/s800/Blog%20Qanak-26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="604" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28eIobykhNRtrUgzkTepJCF03cdKmZryzcR7z_VBKjdDjfxO_mWhYMASzy2-WvQONwn_vQ_oQDxgllht6YsunOP_Ze4QtlUVpOC9lcg4XxPtEWT_W8v74P4ELGRSadLaSPCcieaQ2zteI941bzFV1S81HvHjVl00DMzROZAUVT2n5JnNIb-Ehs6bimx1U/w484-h640/Blog%20Qanak-26.jpg" width="484" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The drum dancer - his drum looked very different from the ones we saw in Gjoa Haven - it also has a very different sound.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib76A5PBrxO45ySd88bM1cBccPqL7kv9CcRPKxokkjpI6vSumAvlQfVjRRCEaNwmYyzMI0EcJ4Mh1RSoQz8vfTuGcXngsAuhNLqsLfK6-VWpfjxuvv2KE4oMtxjnk8iTrCnNL_rJmTH93ZWC3n8pmBmolV6Dhx8EhP9IyZ5vwHOFGd2ILpHZEhrARSlx_Y/s800/Blog%20Qanak-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib76A5PBrxO45ySd88bM1cBccPqL7kv9CcRPKxokkjpI6vSumAvlQfVjRRCEaNwmYyzMI0EcJ4Mh1RSoQz8vfTuGcXngsAuhNLqsLfK6-VWpfjxuvv2KE4oMtxjnk8iTrCnNL_rJmTH93ZWC3n8pmBmolV6Dhx8EhP9IyZ5vwHOFGd2ILpHZEhrARSlx_Y/w640-h344/Blog%20Qanak-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we sailed out of Qaanaaq Bay, it was like going through iceberg alley with a display of different shapes and sizes</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ67x7PNwOCqtO048QvOu16905BWZKUrV31xiCJq_P6dRbkMHYolZqqaZyRiXkIbfrS_tunU2eGJG8tFmzPWkV4mmR0xsvCJ6cq02PVgeMFODEEz0XvdS922q0hMMua81TPeKb62bAr36WFW1iwu2biB-WqwaRMRW0_ODIK98ZR4zYINbRGYVHTfLPTghM/s800/Blog%20Qanak-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ67x7PNwOCqtO048QvOu16905BWZKUrV31xiCJq_P6dRbkMHYolZqqaZyRiXkIbfrS_tunU2eGJG8tFmzPWkV4mmR0xsvCJ6cq02PVgeMFODEEz0XvdS922q0hMMua81TPeKb62bAr36WFW1iwu2biB-WqwaRMRW0_ODIK98ZR4zYINbRGYVHTfLPTghM/w640-h264/Blog%20Qanak-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This must be one of the largest icebergs we saw</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoaed6J2Vfk8a2V6UBzK1bPNs0Ag6Gvfcu7XhDO3ShM-QmQ5reGUxPZCH8Tr5LG1poYBOC2hGMn7Ofa0PdapSg2rkmLy8KigkBsmBfu8fNLFu_qJo-o8zI8tjs4KC-oYRVnVcsw5CqneQpvq-INZbzbEWQeSriJELsEGMM8J_ivXQrwc2dv_szYzu0CoI/s800/Blog%20Qanak-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoaed6J2Vfk8a2V6UBzK1bPNs0Ag6Gvfcu7XhDO3ShM-QmQ5reGUxPZCH8Tr5LG1poYBOC2hGMn7Ofa0PdapSg2rkmLy8KigkBsmBfu8fNLFu_qJo-o8zI8tjs4KC-oYRVnVcsw5CqneQpvq-INZbzbEWQeSriJELsEGMM8J_ivXQrwc2dv_szYzu0CoI/w640-h240/Blog%20Qanak-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This range looks like a Christmas log!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQSeZbGoIm-AK4erlp9uumcq3H06Rk45k8kjG6R2YUV_jV8nY10lCty8iIVamYSx693DxLqwDrYLyt3xPxajeZAbnefg9Ug5WfWaYQC8bGVb1gqYnMr2jhmtzDgIUs1Ohlf5OvPpcBQ3r5yaP24YDm_2WhVZs41GRGcufuwVCWus9oPBJwYrJKBiLESv7/s800/Blog%20Qanak-18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="800" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQSeZbGoIm-AK4erlp9uumcq3H06Rk45k8kjG6R2YUV_jV8nY10lCty8iIVamYSx693DxLqwDrYLyt3xPxajeZAbnefg9Ug5WfWaYQC8bGVb1gqYnMr2jhmtzDgIUs1Ohlf5OvPpcBQ3r5yaP24YDm_2WhVZs41GRGcufuwVCWus9oPBJwYrJKBiLESv7/w640-h170/Blog%20Qanak-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Iceberg alley against an early setting sun</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-79803768982144623212023-10-25T18:42:00.003-07:002023-10-25T19:09:25.985-07:00Canadian Arctic - Baffin Bay<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> After Dundas Harbour, the ship sailed into Baffin Bay, a "marginal" sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is not navigable most of the year because of ice cover and the high density of floating ice and icebergs in the area. Ploughing through sea ice was one of the highlights of this cruise - it was a most amazing experience!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We were originally going to visit Grise Fjord on Ellesmere Island, our most northern reach on this cruise. But the threat of sea ice coming down from the north prevented the captain from taking the risk of going through the opening in the ice but not being able to come back out if that opening closed up. He showed us ice charts galore to explain the risks - we could only trust him to do the right thing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a lot of disappointment about the not being able to visit Grise Fjord, but this was more than made up for by the alternate cruise through the sea ice in Baffin Bay plus a bonus landing on an actual ice floe after pushing through the sea ice. Everyone was on a high as even many of the expedition team members have never set foot on an ice floe before. Thanks to our fearless leader Scott McDougall for thinking up the idea and actually finding a suitable ice floe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The ice floe experience was beyond our expectations. It was absolutely stunning on the ice looking down on the bay and seeing the ice underneath not to mention cruising into the bay on our zodiacs. It was incredibly beautiful! We were also surrounded by mist making it even more ethereal. Kudos to the zodiac drivers who were able to speed through the mist to bring us back safely on the ship.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pSxIxv3n7Jd082fYmyc7X5Y2-dSs0fM77gEIOUqhoaK2_691vLZMJO79flqflt4G_wgyA5er3YwNGXURdEB2Z_c6RWkzP0UYODWm30_JErjz0TrMQzfIfY4dAkPMDYGmRVHDaNStNloa2cea6ECSoB0dDhC0XX32tiPPyv0D5o-Hr8uc-QELyBTCvaXL/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="800" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pSxIxv3n7Jd082fYmyc7X5Y2-dSs0fM77gEIOUqhoaK2_691vLZMJO79flqflt4G_wgyA5er3YwNGXURdEB2Z_c6RWkzP0UYODWm30_JErjz0TrMQzfIfY4dAkPMDYGmRVHDaNStNloa2cea6ECSoB0dDhC0XX32tiPPyv0D5o-Hr8uc-QELyBTCvaXL/w640-h256/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Baffin Bay was the beginning of our encounter with huge icebergs - here is one reflecting the setting sun as we sailed into the bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Lv_H7Z9BNq9ceo0D7erTz359KYXLigHpDdYLk4ADBNkHQHCOiBCuEmXmzrKXetsnpZhjtqL2MaO46oSXjEqrh-GTF0-JsxYaTRFaaa_v2NVxlkSpf-6EWBgSCB4WYuv07FcLDKEMJYUiyprNesvxdelLnaJM02WnIScMQWVBS5mFB1_la_pIugO1wug-/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Lv_H7Z9BNq9ceo0D7erTz359KYXLigHpDdYLk4ADBNkHQHCOiBCuEmXmzrKXetsnpZhjtqL2MaO46oSXjEqrh-GTF0-JsxYaTRFaaa_v2NVxlkSpf-6EWBgSCB4WYuv07FcLDKEMJYUiyprNesvxdelLnaJM02WnIScMQWVBS5mFB1_la_pIugO1wug-/w640-h428/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This one reminded me of a Lawren Harris painting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlpRrm2LClaIwhyphenhyphenpu2sZJECpY54ccaXOlXCAqf8an-6CRnzJjD7kUUlwA_bxPG-50pa6srrG2xW5DCds8ACjOMvAEnfB6tcbL-oXPFz1BA9f01KIxgDWbBRYOGvSZfL0Y1zCrH5yognAZuS9EbC3jfKbxUDhOmXb_RQNBEeftyeTIQRybdMCeLitOjnpc/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="800" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBlpRrm2LClaIwhyphenhyphenpu2sZJECpY54ccaXOlXCAqf8an-6CRnzJjD7kUUlwA_bxPG-50pa6srrG2xW5DCds8ACjOMvAEnfB6tcbL-oXPFz1BA9f01KIxgDWbBRYOGvSZfL0Y1zCrH5yognAZuS9EbC3jfKbxUDhOmXb_RQNBEeftyeTIQRybdMCeLitOjnpc/w640-h396/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This iceberg must have been around for a while!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVR9a8Bxaam5i0gXKnCfrYcyVqoGpJue_tvG2ADuLPdJMb_TnwaJFAROggi7RXQcT47iB_hUWR5zU9iFmZIcTWm_Nd9at7HW5yL0E5C1ucl_cYAO5JI0vtJ4cTbYqB_IJIrc9hQtdZsumqna5TyiX3Ul3jyUtKQv536yXnXpKRS5IVF4s6kgdtHozSAec/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVR9a8Bxaam5i0gXKnCfrYcyVqoGpJue_tvG2ADuLPdJMb_TnwaJFAROggi7RXQcT47iB_hUWR5zU9iFmZIcTWm_Nd9at7HW5yL0E5C1ucl_cYAO5JI0vtJ4cTbYqB_IJIrc9hQtdZsumqna5TyiX3Ul3jyUtKQv536yXnXpKRS5IVF4s6kgdtHozSAec/w640-h392/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Look at the beautiful colours on it - reminds me of the candy we get around Christmas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_9v3T5dhlcQF_vFqPHbMEaa_dHVfTum67axSfgJBOhRwwWZ345wcm4DI8LlhAelncBgW25x9Ho3Kh1WYG6RGhhI8kmWVrU7mv98aUNAGZKuh639cXTtHeGfG_g2NIV0fpQpPG6oIpsiEVllvop2wzgGES1rHWsnr4yPnQy6QrwOBvsYyYejGUntRaftY/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="800" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_9v3T5dhlcQF_vFqPHbMEaa_dHVfTum67axSfgJBOhRwwWZ345wcm4DI8LlhAelncBgW25x9Ho3Kh1WYG6RGhhI8kmWVrU7mv98aUNAGZKuh639cXTtHeGfG_g2NIV0fpQpPG6oIpsiEVllvop2wzgGES1rHWsnr4yPnQy6QrwOBvsYyYejGUntRaftY/w640-h372/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkByvoQXjtCDQyIKhcyIJGwCTxpqNXP9B9B4BGQU1FN466AXO__FCqYDGDNx7uhK4YvzMj1-juwBpUemQ90_RRrju1CQl5qHHIQrLVEpcxHSRH-vjbl1qf8jjhAQJI43-xhIbzsYteM3OYEzF9sGofnX4tv9KfBFUZxF3DN3pVVNhUsj3cQZDx0d2rJ0Cz/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkByvoQXjtCDQyIKhcyIJGwCTxpqNXP9B9B4BGQU1FN466AXO__FCqYDGDNx7uhK4YvzMj1-juwBpUemQ90_RRrju1CQl5qHHIQrLVEpcxHSRH-vjbl1qf8jjhAQJI43-xhIbzsYteM3OYEzF9sGofnX4tv9KfBFUZxF3DN3pVVNhUsj3cQZDx0d2rJ0Cz/w640-h428/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another Henry Moore...but you would never believe the one in the photo below is the same iceberg-</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbQMxaeLVDjAnXkcVDmPi-JdHrQG-lQwSph6CD7Bhcjia130icJKbO89fAOZnlUl0NbLpVg1x1DxHHMw_u7VFmLee0aM9EuUkGuxgjjwqn1Z_jirwD6e45UASMrjvE7cmO9OsagGRXljjkt8fI-oXTcfMrkLQwABO7I2Ck1zxKrsxhGCFV2QcaKpLn13F/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbQMxaeLVDjAnXkcVDmPi-JdHrQG-lQwSph6CD7Bhcjia130icJKbO89fAOZnlUl0NbLpVg1x1DxHHMw_u7VFmLee0aM9EuUkGuxgjjwqn1Z_jirwD6e45UASMrjvE7cmO9OsagGRXljjkt8fI-oXTcfMrkLQwABO7I2Ck1zxKrsxhGCFV2QcaKpLn13F/w640-h428/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> it looks the balleen in the whale's mouth!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Everyone was on deck to watch the ship cruise through the first sea ice. Here are two videos - they by no means do justice to the experience. I was also too busy taking photos to spend a lot of time on the videos.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT1ok5ltLeLOHv-qzBCHwl_pydsSbJUtzTbg5fzpBS2wi4z4P9CrzrBdG6GoIobVCUTmHVq62bGUG0jHpLXOgkg6_sLFao4tld0iJm-xHjcaqJ41NK0Lq9zuUnEHsb8V1HtRn0bJO6u6CCPpBeIfn3fJJ9cDkDAK3QdTXJa1S0t3Gf1dQqUXETbQ6Yxs3/s1930/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-25%20at%2010.01.59%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1930" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT1ok5ltLeLOHv-qzBCHwl_pydsSbJUtzTbg5fzpBS2wi4z4P9CrzrBdG6GoIobVCUTmHVq62bGUG0jHpLXOgkg6_sLFao4tld0iJm-xHjcaqJ41NK0Lq9zuUnEHsb8V1HtRn0bJO6u6CCPpBeIfn3fJJ9cDkDAK3QdTXJa1S0t3Gf1dQqUXETbQ6Yxs3/w640-h360/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-25%20at%2010.01.59%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; text-wrap: nowrap;">Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fatBizFiE-8" target="_blank">Ocean Endeavour cutting through sea ice </a> https://youtu.be/fatBizFiE-8 </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ve0WB-An0X0kfAQ2Y8H1rCnCTRWShuv9fNITK_brkoO3aIhW9FquEdRgEFOZ_tgj6xWRUTa26A_lNzuEq9u_9DMMuCypzup2RPa9IJCQvvmRYp9HPJb6oOZfwssqvgbRQMo2InpuIeMGH5qbK0NA152P5DYPA-qZR-MIF7w26ml7JWX3xHInY2m81ho9/s1924/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-25%20at%2010.02.18%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1924" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ve0WB-An0X0kfAQ2Y8H1rCnCTRWShuv9fNITK_brkoO3aIhW9FquEdRgEFOZ_tgj6xWRUTa26A_lNzuEq9u_9DMMuCypzup2RPa9IJCQvvmRYp9HPJb6oOZfwssqvgbRQMo2InpuIeMGH5qbK0NA152P5DYPA-qZR-MIF7w26ml7JWX3xHInY2m81ho9/w640-h360/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-25%20at%2010.02.18%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; text-wrap: nowrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/rxkHauL0hYc">https://youtu.be/rxkHauL0hYc</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3UWQLVWu79WEJ_dz9Hr06o5BOJOmmAhDtzlxWH4KBjvxuNMjhNu_EEOlBPeWFSPU-1FN9of8gRDc2jv1tHIEOPfgxD95NR02Hpg7B9d9500-gh2waf5iQbc7ZGxRsvUck7xr2n-_-YV94_NmzhzO7Jg_tAua6no6AhmfuPccbQCwQuOXQ4B8zRuLKUX4/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3UWQLVWu79WEJ_dz9Hr06o5BOJOmmAhDtzlxWH4KBjvxuNMjhNu_EEOlBPeWFSPU-1FN9of8gRDc2jv1tHIEOPfgxD95NR02Hpg7B9d9500-gh2waf5iQbc7ZGxRsvUck7xr2n-_-YV94_NmzhzO7Jg_tAua6no6AhmfuPccbQCwQuOXQ4B8zRuLKUX4/w640-h400/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cruising through sea ice</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Or one of Snow White's dwarfs?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq31kMU8aup5LC2iadrbcNTrW22-f4xPNEo4lh4hCV8_EXcWre66coFnKrEmykBOx_S5RQ2vEFLjpeJS1fP6lr86t48dj5iVG6v3kg2FAouh0RIdDcRRnDPlh6P380vdfgCZb08MQsvZF8h4pUhNv8bGgNlmG7izfa1x5g1BV6eIcCOheTWFSPJynx0vtK/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq31kMU8aup5LC2iadrbcNTrW22-f4xPNEo4lh4hCV8_EXcWre66coFnKrEmykBOx_S5RQ2vEFLjpeJS1fP6lr86t48dj5iVG6v3kg2FAouh0RIdDcRRnDPlh6P380vdfgCZb08MQsvZF8h4pUhNv8bGgNlmG7izfa1x5g1BV6eIcCOheTWFSPJynx0vtK/w640-h248/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-20.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The ice floe that we landed on</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-68cmVk_msOEN06nrUVqyfflWJDyhm9TiUZzVZIZ9Wft2xf4pZ-48Jqle2i-BWpOb2YpoVG-BajI1BJc6gp9MiLPQB2odXQY7quHr_AESgkYIo6I8l9UN3okmwqGHfQ90_vedlFgFBF1oxN4ghqm_CtNZL3NI_pPunHQcNgvF8CFj01An8Y_dNYhSdR2/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-68cmVk_msOEN06nrUVqyfflWJDyhm9TiUZzVZIZ9Wft2xf4pZ-48Jqle2i-BWpOb2YpoVG-BajI1BJc6gp9MiLPQB2odXQY7quHr_AESgkYIo6I8l9UN3okmwqGHfQ90_vedlFgFBF1oxN4ghqm_CtNZL3NI_pPunHQcNgvF8CFj01An8Y_dNYhSdR2/w640-h426/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-21.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another giant ice floe that we saw from the zodiac - won't be so easy to land on this one</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLJLomQflamZdoN7JrD2vY-PAUoaHEzAlmFspO6lee1LopISDx6-wJYn2famAaDXUkxKIOBnQFPJLL_k_qHTxTY_zVJBPVrJPn7k-ET_CJ8DKJr2l6mk2iFT-eD1ab50viQugg4DabPeOu0X2hMf8UE2YB_lbZxAWHQlRYJ2LFdhDd_BFRwObT997dNy4/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLJLomQflamZdoN7JrD2vY-PAUoaHEzAlmFspO6lee1LopISDx6-wJYn2famAaDXUkxKIOBnQFPJLL_k_qHTxTY_zVJBPVrJPn7k-ET_CJ8DKJr2l6mk2iFT-eD1ab50viQugg4DabPeOu0X2hMf8UE2YB_lbZxAWHQlRYJ2LFdhDd_BFRwObT997dNy4/w640-h426/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay-23.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An ice floe we saw from the deck</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35wEwSNmoEiBXko_VpnyJmakr0PUwmoDPAWQW6snLEidCJfq5_mhc1_E6H0rWNYTvyOqylyH78vDAnashQBOt_Q0EaXSnAs9fkkBO7hAER97naINupWDWGZJWZ9l2bIvO9e4BtgMJfHqqyOzVx4X1_N8yP4XgVAnhIJVzsuGMQzrXbxcloxu8ZuW6ZKqh/s800/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35wEwSNmoEiBXko_VpnyJmakr0PUwmoDPAWQW6snLEidCJfq5_mhc1_E6H0rWNYTvyOqylyH78vDAnashQBOt_Q0EaXSnAs9fkkBO7hAER97naINupWDWGZJWZ9l2bIvO9e4BtgMJfHqqyOzVx4X1_N8yP4XgVAnhIJVzsuGMQzrXbxcloxu8ZuW6ZKqh/w640-h354/Blog%20Baffin%20Bay.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunset on the ocean was always a treat </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">That was one of the most exciting day on the cruise!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-12313897415017104082023-10-25T17:52:00.004-07:002023-10-25T19:24:50.579-07:00Canadidan Arctic - Croker Bay and Dundas Harbour<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our last two stops on Devon Island are Croker Bay and Dundas Harbour. Croker Bay is an Arctic waterway off the coast of Devon Island just a short distance from Powell Inlet. We visited after our hike on Powell Inlet. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It was late in the day and the light was poor, as you can see from the photos.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> The weather did not permit an originally planned zodiac cruise so the captain steered the Ocean Endeavour through the ice to let us see the glacier from the ship. It was a spectacular show that brought us close enough to the glacier to see some calving activity then took us through the sea ice and icebergs. </span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVd7vMiWjQuOVE8MHKAPUOhx2JE5uAV7-K2zGhM0zp7dQVPtKNzGt6LO15ZsMueQqtECaWS3eexEz8joDxSrGlvrDVQo6a0m14BNnYJwbU-s8uhHSVHzd_gQHeeIbe8kmiNWQtAwIVuk-eGUAqhhZO9NnpLqNdQZ_pc_Nt56Mcn4tb0ahGwwWzZYqEN2Wb/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVd7vMiWjQuOVE8MHKAPUOhx2JE5uAV7-K2zGhM0zp7dQVPtKNzGt6LO15ZsMueQqtECaWS3eexEz8joDxSrGlvrDVQo6a0m14BNnYJwbU-s8uhHSVHzd_gQHeeIbe8kmiNWQtAwIVuk-eGUAqhhZO9NnpLqNdQZ_pc_Nt56Mcn4tb0ahGwwWzZYqEN2Wb/w640-h428/Blog%20Croker%20Bay.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This iceberg on the way to Croker Bay reminded me of a Henry Moore sculpture</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYphtkN6wLEMGo3Bb5eFEiwsbJOPkN_NPJfR_0Epkkhc8qrmOPqayHPLMHa_l9Vq-jC2R0FxsHNpl_9wu-mOhMXt-GynVFX2vKl44zdEpj6tEGMZQKzqrFUK9JwI7VNcAtJKGgHvEpOcB_k74ds-t_eqFkQbqfmn66oF6OXhHYBmyvBRqirlQr1aujGMHO/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="800" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYphtkN6wLEMGo3Bb5eFEiwsbJOPkN_NPJfR_0Epkkhc8qrmOPqayHPLMHa_l9Vq-jC2R0FxsHNpl_9wu-mOhMXt-GynVFX2vKl44zdEpj6tEGMZQKzqrFUK9JwI7VNcAtJKGgHvEpOcB_k74ds-t_eqFkQbqfmn66oF6OXhHYBmyvBRqirlQr1aujGMHO/w640-h208/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The glacier in Croker Bay - I had thought this is the width of the glacier, but as we rounded the corner, there was twice the width on the other side!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLddOlzg6wHP_vZmQOgqTH68H5M0Jemnk205SZqPk4aduOx9S7SxKX4tk4e3wxM1dDNjDCd9fCo4VVffgA1qtw1GOqz8CqH_SX5PnXSfIr-FbkDoS6bRTwYmzhI9rAQSXdqyChCp-3YktVjeAh_rLkagOkqWJ6nc5lxs1UYXBkGIvi6UxZFMtb-e1uCK0/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLddOlzg6wHP_vZmQOgqTH68H5M0Jemnk205SZqPk4aduOx9S7SxKX4tk4e3wxM1dDNjDCd9fCo4VVffgA1qtw1GOqz8CqH_SX5PnXSfIr-FbkDoS6bRTwYmzhI9rAQSXdqyChCp-3YktVjeAh_rLkagOkqWJ6nc5lxs1UYXBkGIvi6UxZFMtb-e1uCK0/w640-h272/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One end of the glacier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6uIrpGpQBy0G58WK1bTKN6m2gXMfzwAoMap6X5MCDx6wipqUitlR_rRooTHGdydPXa9yCysbtYHWLCV0a3Of9a_P6xGnYAZcodCa7kFXNSznOa_6glJqgGuwMPxMtrGaWz6V5DP64Z6kbTlxHoQLeM48_ZuhXg27DZDxhWIgpCIwdNeSht8GkgEHiKVd/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6uIrpGpQBy0G58WK1bTKN6m2gXMfzwAoMap6X5MCDx6wipqUitlR_rRooTHGdydPXa9yCysbtYHWLCV0a3Of9a_P6xGnYAZcodCa7kFXNSznOa_6glJqgGuwMPxMtrGaWz6V5DP64Z6kbTlxHoQLeM48_ZuhXg27DZDxhWIgpCIwdNeSht8GkgEHiKVd/w640-h428/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The main face of the glacier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9Cte9q5cbFe24XLdTmzP6XAUPPqRyMaG2Q21dg-LnPpiRX3kmy3gc8J5A3KCSrgwk60kybHNH_RZF6uN0if9XUVWnzjQgQ2eLVnKMcq9MCgY5xXnUbs6-a1YuahcYSZB5J01Dg0-StKfel4nPRYeIb5zlaTPrPSIRxetYUfmFohEwrLtQwh5UNWR3XLe/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="800" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9Cte9q5cbFe24XLdTmzP6XAUPPqRyMaG2Q21dg-LnPpiRX3kmy3gc8J5A3KCSrgwk60kybHNH_RZF6uN0if9XUVWnzjQgQ2eLVnKMcq9MCgY5xXnUbs6-a1YuahcYSZB5J01Dg0-StKfel4nPRYeIb5zlaTPrPSIRxetYUfmFohEwrLtQwh5UNWR3XLe/w400-h291/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A fulmar flying in front of the glacier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozdzb2Rmf2ErDO0U0tdUs1s5bNixO_86HJJZTg491Nrme8fKZXxXIkLReNj-MrjUldePTJp7QxJUs1FfQ3MERXIxtSP3Sw5A6H1YBLxJ0A0JnAhhGvObKFcFu9pRiZT5fBvwY-WKIFQXLR9tprde2jdKSDpZDWQWXqbcKWCmJWYHrz7xIeuNWpC_9d69A/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="800" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozdzb2Rmf2ErDO0U0tdUs1s5bNixO_86HJJZTg491Nrme8fKZXxXIkLReNj-MrjUldePTJp7QxJUs1FfQ3MERXIxtSP3Sw5A6H1YBLxJ0A0JnAhhGvObKFcFu9pRiZT5fBvwY-WKIFQXLR9tprde2jdKSDpZDWQWXqbcKWCmJWYHrz7xIeuNWpC_9d69A/w640-h304/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we moved further into the bay, there were a lot of ice and icebergs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KKK7rXfmTgsUkzwSSYCVBynB1TPjqVUc8LnliBOM36y7SiyauTLWUL95Yx4WSGVoNH82WXhI-ejAt6hiRJkBUr9ogfJA08v2BHDxFBW1jE0xujXXtDnZNwWomXB40jjDKmRj9rGFJUpuDUiEV4bLOF8kmQDLLOSJNqGPMY1fUtVGf_AW0oDvpZ3Y_C8c/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="800" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KKK7rXfmTgsUkzwSSYCVBynB1TPjqVUc8LnliBOM36y7SiyauTLWUL95Yx4WSGVoNH82WXhI-ejAt6hiRJkBUr9ogfJA08v2BHDxFBW1jE0xujXXtDnZNwWomXB40jjDKmRj9rGFJUpuDUiEV4bLOF8kmQDLLOSJNqGPMY1fUtVGf_AW0oDvpZ3Y_C8c/w640-h328/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is not the end of the glacier. It seemed to stretch on and on...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ4pQeqEAnJijI_Kj-_-iLmUo0fM3NA2Rj5TGPzOMal9aqKhI5I5ZghVoCMYuVje_PaGscWLLWvtpX61e6XRglWStsxisfF_Ddw8O_Xsjj1OcdMYK6zaqAjnaE7pD5nW6qKUaI2BmGVssuJ9qJEdg0jpwIpUeEftWhIV-WPSPdCYfx65Orxu3jpPcafOv/s800/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ4pQeqEAnJijI_Kj-_-iLmUo0fM3NA2Rj5TGPzOMal9aqKhI5I5ZghVoCMYuVje_PaGscWLLWvtpX61e6XRglWStsxisfF_Ddw8O_Xsjj1OcdMYK6zaqAjnaE7pD5nW6qKUaI2BmGVssuJ9qJEdg0jpwIpUeEftWhIV-WPSPdCYfx65Orxu3jpPcafOv/w640-h240/Blog%20Croker%20Bay-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...one tongue stuck out after another. Would have loved to see a drone view of the glacier.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The visit to Croker Bay was the end of an exciting day on Devon Island. The last stop at Dundas Harbour the following day was an anti-climax, not to mention it was wet with sleet and rain - an altogether forgettable experience. The swells prevented us from landing close to the Thule settlement that we were supposed to visit so we did a long hike to the settlement and back through wet bogland. At the end of the excursion, everyone was wet and exhausted. There was an RCMP outpost on the island but I did not have the energy to hike down and back so I gave it a pass. It was a relief the following day was a sea day!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9hjCzwbXsiyOjiZ4kBVwwCp_nEiSTWPMcv5KZyKcVzjB-l8S2EtguviShgX8tdPvdML56RV6fqXeUXw-0Tiuo0s823XSKuA4dZwqvbwYRnqoLsUB_mO_d0XSKA8jJ5U62-brzEBViKO2oWKUYSDUG3MIaZO0hrLsb3G7iO4ZXeSV6wXkwDZ2LIrTudcB/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9hjCzwbXsiyOjiZ4kBVwwCp_nEiSTWPMcv5KZyKcVzjB-l8S2EtguviShgX8tdPvdML56RV6fqXeUXw-0Tiuo0s823XSKuA4dZwqvbwYRnqoLsUB_mO_d0XSKA8jJ5U62-brzEBViKO2oWKUYSDUG3MIaZO0hrLsb3G7iO4ZXeSV6wXkwDZ2LIrTudcB/w640-h480/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dundas Harbour - the kayakers (you can vaguely see them in the bay) were able to have some fun in spite of the wet weather - afterall they were dressed for it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHTWIWFH2CaN0tMaAAH8hn0tluPJHmzEzth-ULyb-Of5-pdabI0kyGQX96f4otfFKx4sfcKoSWdIyq4iX9a20eDMtSQzRf2xpjxqxAAlpbug_b-IL2WHN_zPRz7M9NLmDbNBju9Lj6j4AsqDm_9Pgu8ysXRZrTMpyPbw6dYpj3umNWrlgdoo8AHvisyLW/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHTWIWFH2CaN0tMaAAH8hn0tluPJHmzEzth-ULyb-Of5-pdabI0kyGQX96f4otfFKx4sfcKoSWdIyq4iX9a20eDMtSQzRf2xpjxqxAAlpbug_b-IL2WHN_zPRz7M9NLmDbNBju9Lj6j4AsqDm_9Pgu8ysXRZrTMpyPbw6dYpj3umNWrlgdoo8AHvisyLW/w640-h480/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Storage houses at the Thule settlement</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7NAjwssY3NBQxWkPgNzbcGhlouNBe6PAn2iOBMTM07J5iLK0KegMJHTlZ6lUaBvqOvTEUGkC4zwmkHoPXxX-9pyrV5VCfZQASbqhKThOAsIo3unk93Pyz8rl1AURUrbA5WGkwKIn9Kn5MsRB0n8M4ZxhbuVpMM6pIpoOEMhQVq0lKrvdSvCL48yuftxe/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7NAjwssY3NBQxWkPgNzbcGhlouNBe6PAn2iOBMTM07J5iLK0KegMJHTlZ6lUaBvqOvTEUGkC4zwmkHoPXxX-9pyrV5VCfZQASbqhKThOAsIo3unk93Pyz8rl1AURUrbA5WGkwKIn9Kn5MsRB0n8M4ZxhbuVpMM6pIpoOEMhQVq0lKrvdSvCL48yuftxe/w640-h338/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The one and only hill in the area - as usual a bear guard on duty at the top - it must have been hard standing up here for hours in the wet weather. And we were complaining down on the ground...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyPq9W-YvKRYTMQQ-GRORQo0VjH7H65AQA0w3u3ohyC37eEh_3ZiEMZja_V74PmMvNTH6dxhrNNetO9ie8JLEAglngBeXbLX_7q4Lk_yrR0O9fUt2i4hx0PUdU9pHA-PIecyVQIiD2YThors5dPfoO-4nhaY1Hvqi0URoldxeBGZbHGDmdfLHsjeexiKP/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyPq9W-YvKRYTMQQ-GRORQo0VjH7H65AQA0w3u3ohyC37eEh_3ZiEMZja_V74PmMvNTH6dxhrNNetO9ie8JLEAglngBeXbLX_7q4Lk_yrR0O9fUt2i4hx0PUdU9pHA-PIecyVQIiD2YThors5dPfoO-4nhaY1Hvqi0URoldxeBGZbHGDmdfLHsjeexiKP/w640-h480/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMrDlwlwOAi0mSstyjL6IaK74tqC8x6agI6RU8HcxbP7xyx_wvHt7N9mAC56gN_6-w9taBH9i07mv8MuiFgi_gKjbrEH7X3_RUyusiPIakQql_Mp8hmEsYwq59bUb7BbjViwj1Qw02_ZmCpE39_XtgKFmHohpn3FOSuFlSEBxieT2bK32xNkzg31pyzUI/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMrDlwlwOAi0mSstyjL6IaK74tqC8x6agI6RU8HcxbP7xyx_wvHt7N9mAC56gN_6-w9taBH9i07mv8MuiFgi_gKjbrEH7X3_RUyusiPIakQql_Mp8hmEsYwq59bUb7BbjViwj1Qw02_ZmCpE39_XtgKFmHohpn3FOSuFlSEBxieT2bK32xNkzg31pyzUI/w640-h480/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Inuit guide Suzie explaining the Thule settlement</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2S5vjYs51UKQ5SlszcKoAKK6xVu3y9dS0-4eSfEvUorKxmMnzlSUSO2rByjM8-Gc1XO5l1jnZ6tou0TsF9UT7YPqwBhaEjp0wuB7wP1SSBvxTbo4FLcJMQlU-sWKBXG-_WBACxE3mPBUbU_F1e6uWptA2k3mi4fcker8WMdO8txHlGQZt2xkjYwZIdgWK/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2S5vjYs51UKQ5SlszcKoAKK6xVu3y9dS0-4eSfEvUorKxmMnzlSUSO2rByjM8-Gc1XO5l1jnZ6tou0TsF9UT7YPqwBhaEjp0wuB7wP1SSBvxTbo4FLcJMQlU-sWKBXG-_WBACxE3mPBUbU_F1e6uWptA2k3mi4fcker8WMdO8txHlGQZt2xkjYwZIdgWK/w640-h480/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was the entrance to the house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3al0QkquTQ2AmvFRBlzlQ9qT1qDSk1kRphqTz6v1j5sqc9dnpl0_9RNy0iYDls7SWSzUE4As_kLRM6bGY5hUj7TAjRYwkXta6ucfwxcJsusSqOhiVzrILJATzY83UbfmOuqAD54Elo3YvFY3eq3msr7OTFw1kq0CeKrYdr5z3ob50cpVd64tMhURCcUm8/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3al0QkquTQ2AmvFRBlzlQ9qT1qDSk1kRphqTz6v1j5sqc9dnpl0_9RNy0iYDls7SWSzUE4As_kLRM6bGY5hUj7TAjRYwkXta6ucfwxcJsusSqOhiVzrILJATzY83UbfmOuqAD54Elo3YvFY3eq3msr7OTFw1kq0CeKrYdr5z3ob50cpVd64tMhURCcUm8/w640-h480/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View of the harbour</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3JQOAJplroifcqOh648V39ealzbiSpVnDv8rlQEgl6P_0MttC51AWE-Sc48mcOah1Fia8yYjOGToIVLTdgf45zcFwcTEbTmABXRyS6XOIrIeRf8ftOGNarX6iAd_Gd3W1_qwxg_XNrJ6x8FkbbBETyZlV1SSPlHJlCGpm9W-APADWAm1WmTx1GUpDGqA/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3JQOAJplroifcqOh648V39ealzbiSpVnDv8rlQEgl6P_0MttC51AWE-Sc48mcOah1Fia8yYjOGToIVLTdgf45zcFwcTEbTmABXRyS6XOIrIeRf8ftOGNarX6iAd_Gd3W1_qwxg_XNrJ6x8FkbbBETyZlV1SSPlHJlCGpm9W-APADWAm1WmTx1GUpDGqA/w480-h640/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-9.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Odd outcrops on the ground</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd_SiinxPa1dlnRuHNBk79imEu2V4PJhwK8z-K5Xdva_BfV9mKaL0rw67rtDu1oFbv6dw_GrzRAgMFFkzlbXZ0bocFYaeeTiS_b72IkCBoa8K2yhkUy_JKSyP6xUvXERcK0nwMmpWb5y8a3ZYRzXRwatheeGd6ykMnaFvHxFlReWiopmM8uSYOpMHT76b/s800/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="800" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLd_SiinxPa1dlnRuHNBk79imEu2V4PJhwK8z-K5Xdva_BfV9mKaL0rw67rtDu1oFbv6dw_GrzRAgMFFkzlbXZ0bocFYaeeTiS_b72IkCBoa8K2yhkUy_JKSyP6xUvXERcK0nwMmpWb5y8a3ZYRzXRwatheeGd6ykMnaFvHxFlReWiopmM8uSYOpMHT76b/w640-h386/Blog%20Dundas%20Harbour-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a view of Dundas Harbour from the top of the ridge. The beach where we landed is on the left. The RCMP outpost is on the right. After the hike to the Thule settlement and back, I was soaked so decided a distant shot of the outpost will do - surely you can see the speck that's the hut on the right?! ;-) This was our last hike in the Canadian Arctic. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-42705937727624820372023-10-17T18:35:00.001-07:002023-10-17T18:35:11.460-07:00Canadian Arctic - Beechey Island & Devon Island 75° N<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">We are now almost <span style="color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="background-color: white;">10</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: arial;">° North of the Arctic Circle reaching Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island on Earth at 55,24 square kilometres. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We first stopped at Beechey Island, a tiny island off the southwest tip of Devon Island. Franklin's ships, HMS Erebus and Terror, were here over the winter of 1845-6, leaving behind storehouses, and the graves of three crewmen. Then the two ships disappeared and all 129 men were lost - one of the most celebrated mysteries of the 19th century. Over 40 expeditions were launched in search of Franklin's party and the harbour at Beechey Island was the base of that search.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We landed on the beach and the walk on the island was easy compared to the boggy tundra at Port Epworth. It was an easy hike to see the isthmus which linked the island to the big island. There were the graves and the ruins of Northumberland House plus more arctic plants and lots of fossils. It was one of the last sunny days for a while.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQp3vQN9xXdJzXvSWGnaWDqC2aXqpv7H4BGVKLOe62ZRmxq47Du0Qo9m4qObRtm_othDx0_j9EWPLvso1JXyfuGhpLrx-f6SF8_vj5hIZqTQrxGocFA9KCQ9F-ppoUMd5oMe6UZb5ilQyikh12JK1mpKN2-tHoeQRzPiye-Fmbivzh7Ncz_7iHrgbueMR/s800/Beechey%20Island.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="800" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQp3vQN9xXdJzXvSWGnaWDqC2aXqpv7H4BGVKLOe62ZRmxq47Du0Qo9m4qObRtm_othDx0_j9EWPLvso1JXyfuGhpLrx-f6SF8_vj5hIZqTQrxGocFA9KCQ9F-ppoUMd5oMe6UZb5ilQyikh12JK1mpKN2-tHoeQRzPiye-Fmbivzh7Ncz_7iHrgbueMR/w640-h334/Beechey%20Island.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beechey Island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OwaSiKNS8xbLwao1-UNItRiGJbzzKY_Ecr2cuTAcwWn-BC_YV11LykgTFCFZCzziSYiOaNnStJQ-_2ERNeBjD7vvau40xmXYAawDWU_gu89awac2APQo-l8_KkqrPi6dBPtBTsxJwG1rzeSXDqa9ItiOVlGtBo95FKlXWZE7X7G7mLnR_m4jDiHDCIWn/s800/Beechey%20Island-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OwaSiKNS8xbLwao1-UNItRiGJbzzKY_Ecr2cuTAcwWn-BC_YV11LykgTFCFZCzziSYiOaNnStJQ-_2ERNeBjD7vvau40xmXYAawDWU_gu89awac2APQo-l8_KkqrPi6dBPtBTsxJwG1rzeSXDqa9ItiOVlGtBo95FKlXWZE7X7G7mLnR_m4jDiHDCIWn/w640-h480/Beechey%20Island-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Graves of three crewmen on Franklin's expedition</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8Ku7W8IN8O85V3p_HQGktAfUBbW42rAgHryzB7Yyl7hRgzlwf_bhzJeDteSL2nS8kyB9DiV938qJr2kTxO-aRoWbhytVKDP2axtGEe4Xf_9TmCbZMjXr-S7rRQMcmGP9rsj1hfLg-GYo96o7s4hiEdG9wN0WM0e4_Ahp0gw7hyka_sL1Qb5k8EjUOboF/s800/Beechey%20Island-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8Ku7W8IN8O85V3p_HQGktAfUBbW42rAgHryzB7Yyl7hRgzlwf_bhzJeDteSL2nS8kyB9DiV938qJr2kTxO-aRoWbhytVKDP2axtGEe4Xf_9TmCbZMjXr-S7rRQMcmGP9rsj1hfLg-GYo96o7s4hiEdG9wN0WM0e4_Ahp0gw7hyka_sL1Qb5k8EjUOboF/w640-h426/Beechey%20Island-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the isthmus (tombolo) that joined the small Beechey island to the big Devon Island</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVJvqsDSo6ixBHZSzfFpO7YfOkHAkSsdKr8_eIFFvrnU7Fa3kCd44WjpZsIleGdS2BVbPNI7DmK9nGMpO-ikjV51W_1o8cRewnnHFaT_0rH98iPeN5uUS9MEg6CjG4jsvSnOFCimeqDzhvtspoWQdyMOrGGbgDTHmt4U0UcvUZxksk4Jj83zpkIDnJiw2/s800/Panorama%20of%20Beechey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="800" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVJvqsDSo6ixBHZSzfFpO7YfOkHAkSsdKr8_eIFFvrnU7Fa3kCd44WjpZsIleGdS2BVbPNI7DmK9nGMpO-ikjV51W_1o8cRewnnHFaT_0rH98iPeN5uUS9MEg6CjG4jsvSnOFCimeqDzhvtspoWQdyMOrGGbgDTHmt4U0UcvUZxksk4Jj83zpkIDnJiw2/w640-h206/Panorama%20of%20Beechey.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panorama of the bay where we landed on Beechey Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EKZotiYVxRC0reNEQySdVRSI3F4oFt9EexRdwq6n3I_YOI1Fj9isC2mSYdJL17_lLyFryCEvbmJRRX1IkGTxfBL_PkQsQVio-b1KDgK6e2dRLWZrSnuhVfkpuHN7tSg4xR7Zat7HOEa7prreX3ikCH9roFWs17HoEqw6nHyzylpCe2yfaKD3vj9P9c7E/s800/Beechey%20Island-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EKZotiYVxRC0reNEQySdVRSI3F4oFt9EexRdwq6n3I_YOI1Fj9isC2mSYdJL17_lLyFryCEvbmJRRX1IkGTxfBL_PkQsQVio-b1KDgK6e2dRLWZrSnuhVfkpuHN7tSg4xR7Zat7HOEa7prreX3ikCH9roFWs17HoEqw6nHyzylpCe2yfaKD3vj9P9c7E/w300-h400/Beechey%20Island-9.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A cenotaph commemorating men who died on the Belcher expedition</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo0_B8ZOetUc8q9i02bJ18h5nKDvBN4yk0EfarEOBm6rceWXrPGEZ3l7MvX8h4aoeuUiuFYJ2NkccT2_kn0mVA_uyr6iNDSI7O-_iRGcPIN9m4T3mjh643Yup4cIbZp6GxbBLoUAzdipiZxo8hOJ3zKkcx7PIAd6PJK7wYCW-C5v0Yn_a1FIqYIgiaqrF/s800/Beechey%20Island-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuo0_B8ZOetUc8q9i02bJ18h5nKDvBN4yk0EfarEOBm6rceWXrPGEZ3l7MvX8h4aoeuUiuFYJ2NkccT2_kn0mVA_uyr6iNDSI7O-_iRGcPIN9m4T3mjh643Yup4cIbZp6GxbBLoUAzdipiZxo8hOJ3zKkcx7PIAd6PJK7wYCW-C5v0Yn_a1FIqYIgiaqrF/w640-h480/Beechey%20Island-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Northumberland House (what's left of it) - erected with material from wrecked ships, was meant to be a supply depot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMACYsDY7OLkACZqRzjppHGRV22dG3LShmqsY1E5RmVfyQdgaP9aM30yAsmPRg1g7eH5XKelRGUkJ9lk1s2ICR1Lj0vLBuR1V4pdfI3Kv3LFBBYIL6HNNhMkW-xPWMDlG_4WJw20bqGkp405ggl5GaUqM8Q3-OUYVKxKugQxwmS9jTLFwKMIN2dEP_Roeq/s800/Beechey%20Island-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMACYsDY7OLkACZqRzjppHGRV22dG3LShmqsY1E5RmVfyQdgaP9aM30yAsmPRg1g7eH5XKelRGUkJ9lk1s2ICR1Lj0vLBuR1V4pdfI3Kv3LFBBYIL6HNNhMkW-xPWMDlG_4WJw20bqGkp405ggl5GaUqM8Q3-OUYVKxKugQxwmS9jTLFwKMIN2dEP_Roeq/w640-h426/Beechey%20Island-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9_oYRANtuJpcoQPluxWpryylJ1BCcqPay4aAPWrLwvcajVWBFnRnP_U6naAbl1AAK0akQCjNOdszw_QhGBfxo95XowxFtOwHAoG1rN6Jne6B0sOoJi8KWy6CuyIA3SlagMCTJgaCjWdw2SrmPDeBSdn6UfNYq08NSMTSc1zjKWiBnVmmjfh9lW1zSqH5/s800/Beechey%20Island-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="800" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9_oYRANtuJpcoQPluxWpryylJ1BCcqPay4aAPWrLwvcajVWBFnRnP_U6naAbl1AAK0akQCjNOdszw_QhGBfxo95XowxFtOwHAoG1rN6Jne6B0sOoJi8KWy6CuyIA3SlagMCTJgaCjWdw2SrmPDeBSdn6UfNYq08NSMTSc1zjKWiBnVmmjfh9lW1zSqH5/w400-h381/Beechey%20Island-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We were lucky to see many arctic flowers on the island. This is Mountain Aven.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaAqD9H6o6ue4UZ8KdaX4TkuaPtHclwlwuA1neVVLExije9dyn8oQPhTJzxPKIDKg7PHpx608Mr-gKab7vOnhDPhkHl4Ei4a45caMCuo70pNfEhIE8DDNPERMH2pFWcBOeXPr7qSRw01BzLyIrB3ezn7qOZJDoLjqhFRjFEOpD1Fmhb3ypLtYlrXJyYzV/s800/Beechey%20Island-5.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaAqD9H6o6ue4UZ8KdaX4TkuaPtHclwlwuA1neVVLExije9dyn8oQPhTJzxPKIDKg7PHpx608Mr-gKab7vOnhDPhkHl4Ei4a45caMCuo70pNfEhIE8DDNPERMH2pFWcBOeXPr7qSRw01BzLyIrB3ezn7qOZJDoLjqhFRjFEOpD1Fmhb3ypLtYlrXJyYzV/w400-h266/Beechey%20Island-5.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Th<span style="font-family: arial;">anks to botanist Carolyn Mallory on the expedition team, we were able to identify many plants, including male (above) and female (below) arctic willows! They need each other to reproduce.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1xgRsPWFW7sccv7QjhofPxT4RuWdGs7txIq5DikNESzzZ2lyMBp7yw1KpmfX15Dj2Eco92hrmR9exZXSt_773XsJZKfWxbuhugvgNqdHZq5Pmh5hqFKC1soBP-xGTyepBqsvgHfozPbj-ygpBU4Pf5bGRomTamyvIFoRZh8jYN9i4oX6H0AtwSMaN0MS/s800/Beechey%20Island-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="800" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1xgRsPWFW7sccv7QjhofPxT4RuWdGs7txIq5DikNESzzZ2lyMBp7yw1KpmfX15Dj2Eco92hrmR9exZXSt_773XsJZKfWxbuhugvgNqdHZq5Pmh5hqFKC1soBP-xGTyepBqsvgHfozPbj-ygpBU4Pf5bGRomTamyvIFoRZh8jYN9i4oX6H0AtwSMaN0MS/w400-h378/Beechey%20Island-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Geologist, Dr. Marc St. Onge, collected many fossils on the island to show us -</span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhw1RD_w7J5mjMETGHJXW-9yWALPnDnfuN4cVAFhEq7wHVSGqskwJe5sXe8qNxqAVrPyGnAlTdrtXbSGNqqrHKEroAtfFlWD927Peb5CY0qhT6vWblPuqEW8AlKI5dISVvStcMwhUI3fsLbSgAjSuDgqdCHA9wgXvhouPpCFOtZLlu35q5lJMXUlR3zlB/s800/Beechey%20Island-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="800" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhw1RD_w7J5mjMETGHJXW-9yWALPnDnfuN4cVAFhEq7wHVSGqskwJe5sXe8qNxqAVrPyGnAlTdrtXbSGNqqrHKEroAtfFlWD927Peb5CY0qhT6vWblPuqEW8AlKI5dISVvStcMwhUI3fsLbSgAjSuDgqdCHA9wgXvhouPpCFOtZLlu35q5lJMXUlR3zlB/w320-h290/Beechey%20Island-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fossilized scallops</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFqrhsOI4yCEQb9fbAeas9621LTeJ3JC1XQpCIuRyEaxyOAQeam-0u07eNHgfI3gwSSUO6vFYyYTk22II9a4sOKEoMdqybJ74DP_-kjNeebCT46GCdfTla0P_EC4u92gUQOHXmt7ZNhoosQ5lK3T5SGwHXo025XiffraHbuaTHffrTzi-tBrHWF-UPM5H/s4032/IMG_1806.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFqrhsOI4yCEQb9fbAeas9621LTeJ3JC1XQpCIuRyEaxyOAQeam-0u07eNHgfI3gwSSUO6vFYyYTk22II9a4sOKEoMdqybJ74DP_-kjNeebCT46GCdfTla0P_EC4u92gUQOHXmt7ZNhoosQ5lK3T5SGwHXo025XiffraHbuaTHffrTzi-tBrHWF-UPM5H/s320/IMG_1806.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Horn coral</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQho5jmVo4QZlD2Xtd1Fn4gwmZATtNXhyJDjZHfIXzUbmywt8jXlYZ7R-adGXL2GQ3uECEHRpSjYjEfs1o9eV-Os274XDbgzJf83-Y9lFCSEgNQntrp2jeJr2je7B3yrx6BPY-2A786I3wBDW0tc2YSUQVH9yeEGr__gQ85720m_ExpfVxWfQiZr9V1u9I/s4032/IMG_1805.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQho5jmVo4QZlD2Xtd1Fn4gwmZATtNXhyJDjZHfIXzUbmywt8jXlYZ7R-adGXL2GQ3uECEHRpSjYjEfs1o9eV-Os274XDbgzJf83-Y9lFCSEgNQntrp2jeJr2je7B3yrx6BPY-2A786I3wBDW0tc2YSUQVH9yeEGr__gQ85720m_ExpfVxWfQiZr9V1u9I/s320/IMG_1805.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Branching coral<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJygxvXf1e9p8R4Lq17tOxRqwMb6YAU6-5-Ml8hrwUnkPg79HRFZVVgfNuJJjgvnHcc47vKpkgles0jjQxepeEJYREp04ktxuWf9xbyhd0jdesCn0VEcP3ESZNFKE0jyonw-PTvhoI24SQsLonIeOiBhgKxSY8bzmwmPeM7hPaIXXBb9-VBtcfLxI-xXkY/s4032/IMG_1809.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJygxvXf1e9p8R4Lq17tOxRqwMb6YAU6-5-Ml8hrwUnkPg79HRFZVVgfNuJJjgvnHcc47vKpkgles0jjQxepeEJYREp04ktxuWf9xbyhd0jdesCn0VEcP3ESZNFKE0jyonw-PTvhoI24SQsLonIeOiBhgKxSY8bzmwmPeM7hPaIXXBb9-VBtcfLxI-xXkY/s320/IMG_1809.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fossilized clams</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBl0JFGsoa7s223du0S4_CPkdskilPRyKCXq3YL4Lerz49GYDAE8RB3sp2iWys9l7B24-kdoJWosKut-TRKJlGNBd5Kv13oH_VhO9ZHir4y_TiPXaHKIBxDDo2nlbbwYt2S02DGszNGPaaxtKBwjonbNBHU9ko_QaRkrLL0V_nDzfeIumTO6ETsBhW6IP/s4032/IMG_1810.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBl0JFGsoa7s223du0S4_CPkdskilPRyKCXq3YL4Lerz49GYDAE8RB3sp2iWys9l7B24-kdoJWosKut-TRKJlGNBd5Kv13oH_VhO9ZHir4y_TiPXaHKIBxDDo2nlbbwYt2S02DGszNGPaaxtKBwjonbNBHU9ko_QaRkrLL0V_nDzfeIumTO6ETsBhW6IP/s320/IMG_1810.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Snail fossils</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7rQjT0sjcmuKTWLWB6uQyiSTC9ysdNKa122tJgtsWi8YL3bUFZFg_geYQfEKLvUbsa3G6QwJB1V2fZE8qOsh_JGFqNptAnMzxV-cKJPBmP78ycxDGj8UH_HKMfSsXhh327G1Z1pvD6jXf0wT3qkVJz-nVSk8Wk0u0d-Lfyi3gqckr2chG4GqlQZZR1gq/s800/Beechey%20Island-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="800" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7rQjT0sjcmuKTWLWB6uQyiSTC9ysdNKa122tJgtsWi8YL3bUFZFg_geYQfEKLvUbsa3G6QwJB1V2fZE8qOsh_JGFqNptAnMzxV-cKJPBmP78ycxDGj8UH_HKMfSsXhh327G1Z1pvD6jXf0wT3qkVJz-nVSk8Wk0u0d-Lfyi3gqckr2chG4GqlQZZR1gq/w640-h404/Beechey%20Island-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first icebergs we saw were very small but since we didn't know what is to come, we made sure we took photos of these!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: arial;">Our second stop was at Powell Inlet on Devon Island Devon Island is made up of Precambian bedrocks which formed the Canadian Shield, so we were standing on 3 billion years old Precambrian rocks while the mountains above us, consisting of sandstone and limestone sedimentary layers, are only 300 millions years old! Incredible!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7GGNooLmFcTbMb-2N_3ujuHuBX4QCFzdLfTrH2uZ-NDHgcxqKOPnyYjso6AVtt36Y0o8ZZ4G53ksuzYrsEll0WoFctqGg7xOh8dS98tt5Ztaijkrs7KFWDC9HKhfuZc3cYcY83v5lxsEU5ox7MB1WZwH3OqjUUdQ8QnlCPzc52RNt0ndfGVrtxGW_DUE/w640-h340/Powell%20Inlet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Devon Island looks like a chocolate layer cake</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7GGNooLmFcTbMb-2N_3ujuHuBX4QCFzdLfTrH2uZ-NDHgcxqKOPnyYjso6AVtt36Y0o8ZZ4G53ksuzYrsEll0WoFctqGg7xOh8dS98tt5Ztaijkrs7KFWDC9HKhfuZc3cYcY83v5lxsEU5ox7MB1WZwH3OqjUUdQ8QnlCPzc52RNt0ndfGVrtxGW_DUE/s800/Powell%20Inlet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdbTy7DmsWE4q982sTMndqoNxmu0l-g4ZN0Tj1CYFlbqM3uR9d-2D0VLGHtlHN_IdG8wvnOvvOHRUVa4E8CJ9DV38kyCW2bQQqSl4HqzKG7qrAD7AH55gWU0o5Uyqkw9dxBcg9NuGyEE0sYyeYWyxhZn9HGqVAxmBBHHgTUHPXXmQv2WOXbj_fSZXaPJ3/s800/Powell%20Inlet-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdbTy7DmsWE4q982sTMndqoNxmu0l-g4ZN0Tj1CYFlbqM3uR9d-2D0VLGHtlHN_IdG8wvnOvvOHRUVa4E8CJ9DV38kyCW2bQQqSl4HqzKG7qrAD7AH55gWU0o5Uyqkw9dxBcg9NuGyEE0sYyeYWyxhZn9HGqVAxmBBHHgTUHPXXmQv2WOXbj_fSZXaPJ3/w640-h426/Powell%20Inlet-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where we landed</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7GGNooLmFcTbMb-2N_3ujuHuBX4QCFzdLfTrH2uZ-NDHgcxqKOPnyYjso6AVtt36Y0o8ZZ4G53ksuzYrsEll0WoFctqGg7xOh8dS98tt5Ztaijkrs7KFWDC9HKhfuZc3cYcY83v5lxsEU5ox7MB1WZwH3OqjUUdQ8QnlCPzc52RNt0ndfGVrtxGW_DUE/s800/Powell%20Inlet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsBX_JXf9lN2j5zow8XREadQsnx60ZqWEOnHlOcctwfrJddOhpKjGB533USGQ2M-udKp7V0tiXj5948hiAHp5eIeyD0hciA7iXj_3wTtZv2Rsp0GCP9n3ZdXIGaQYuyU34jCDKH-jmmKJlpbL_h0TTOcWaYBa6GCtjEaW1xE6xHDJsE49gcwQ36ylaUSb/w640-h426/Powell%20Inlet-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7GGNooLmFcTbMb-2N_3ujuHuBX4QCFzdLfTrH2uZ-NDHgcxqKOPnyYjso6AVtt36Y0o8ZZ4G53ksuzYrsEll0WoFctqGg7xOh8dS98tt5Ztaijkrs7KFWDC9HKhfuZc3cYcY83v5lxsEU5ox7MB1WZwH3OqjUUdQ8QnlCPzc52RNt0ndfGVrtxGW_DUE/s800/Powell%20Inlet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">The steep climb up to the top of the cliffs. </a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7GGNooLmFcTbMb-2N_3ujuHuBX4QCFzdLfTrH2uZ-NDHgcxqKOPnyYjso6AVtt36Y0o8ZZ4G53ksuzYrsEll0WoFctqGg7xOh8dS98tt5Ztaijkrs7KFWDC9HKhfuZc3cYcY83v5lxsEU5ox7MB1WZwH3OqjUUdQ8QnlCPzc52RNt0ndfGVrtxGW_DUE/s800/Powell%20Inlet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcjWb_dbhGCealJYhr4ZwE8Kql4jp9kBV6EUUFuWOWyQvzzC4wyFRmxs16RHslIzsVUpsSQ3izeyh8P53Sioeuv79JxTFhLDjuEVoY473WTjZtr7spo_bqIbyXHrF7dENz0ipCuwrdOMlnuHb0ttKJOxgsgLGaUZNCzJcsVOilIXjFRjqqL8zJ-ykiDYJ/s800/Powell%20Inlet-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcjWb_dbhGCealJYhr4ZwE8Kql4jp9kBV6EUUFuWOWyQvzzC4wyFRmxs16RHslIzsVUpsSQ3izeyh8P53Sioeuv79JxTFhLDjuEVoY473WTjZtr7spo_bqIbyXHrF7dENz0ipCuwrdOMlnuHb0ttKJOxgsgLGaUZNCzJcsVOilIXjFRjqqL8zJ-ykiDYJ/w640-h426/Powell%20Inlet-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7GGNooLmFcTbMb-2N_3ujuHuBX4QCFzdLfTrH2uZ-NDHgcxqKOPnyYjso6AVtt36Y0o8ZZ4G53ksuzYrsEll0WoFctqGg7xOh8dS98tt5Ztaijkrs7KFWDC9HKhfuZc3cYcY83v5lxsEU5ox7MB1WZwH3OqjUUdQ8QnlCPzc52RNt0ndfGVrtxGW_DUE/s800/Powell%20Inlet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The surface of Devon Island has been compared to Mars. We had to watch our step as it was very rocky and wet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYLqQrfUfaXYm_GIu3ll-xD-2kql2Zo_4n6zqw5MATh1qidXim7IcUoR1DT65RovfULnaUrg5S4oag6jXkn6iBuLBuyNXdyOa_gzM2VKTgfURQNOg0GWembkaKmo8jt4PEYeWAVdHJ08q9yEL_YnKDdXOhYO66HmyxN8GYR1GWPK1VmVgjLY6wVdF5fu4/s800/Powell%20Inlet-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYLqQrfUfaXYm_GIu3ll-xD-2kql2Zo_4n6zqw5MATh1qidXim7IcUoR1DT65RovfULnaUrg5S4oag6jXkn6iBuLBuyNXdyOa_gzM2VKTgfURQNOg0GWembkaKmo8jt4PEYeWAVdHJ08q9yEL_YnKDdXOhYO66HmyxN8GYR1GWPK1VmVgjLY6wVdF5fu4/w640-h426/Powell%20Inlet-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXnVRHzoh6qioKwUwxJBrVY_3CzftMdCAwGbFO7StkagUoOhml1pAYG0-trj1qabzbzoNxjBJMBXXz2QENlajSuI53NGf3DDiXUV234O8ut8sOO6Mbuz_tFVtCSz1xKsf8rOAqQFXzQW3BYrjH3xpe9R2UOPzHFmFXDHKFb24WIDHSWNysiRfWnIL99JA/s800/Powell%20Inlet-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXnVRHzoh6qioKwUwxJBrVY_3CzftMdCAwGbFO7StkagUoOhml1pAYG0-trj1qabzbzoNxjBJMBXXz2QENlajSuI53NGf3DDiXUV234O8ut8sOO6Mbuz_tFVtCSz1xKsf8rOAqQFXzQW3BYrjH3xpe9R2UOPzHFmFXDHKFb24WIDHSWNysiRfWnIL99JA/w640-h426/Powell%20Inlet-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Precambrian beddrock<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTOA2CQf2cU8usYHa7gMLzZRT5RxhVu3t7YhJjoyEd2v76EWSV8n7Eok__sN0XWDwXMQaXD1kLD9qx2L9_38_tUvj9Vbx7eBpcBwcCwE-nAjH9XWYH971RmWKR2UNWwDxLnfcHxEm2hlCKMHswhK5Ras6oPBH_1JTLIrmNHNPkvMkYWGOQKpWVvUEkY47/s800/Powell%20Inlet-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTOA2CQf2cU8usYHa7gMLzZRT5RxhVu3t7YhJjoyEd2v76EWSV8n7Eok__sN0XWDwXMQaXD1kLD9qx2L9_38_tUvj9Vbx7eBpcBwcCwE-nAjH9XWYH971RmWKR2UNWwDxLnfcHxEm2hlCKMHswhK5Ras6oPBH_1JTLIrmNHNPkvMkYWGOQKpWVvUEkY47/w640-h426/Powell%20Inlet-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rock formations at the top of the cliffs. There is a walrus colony at the bottom of the cliffs but I didn't bring my long lens with me on the hike.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnG2n41ofkht44KjNPDjd1Mu7ai4bIN-Cogi3yA9RXQ08P4fHw9BI8aMLnHnvVspF39thJbobx196quuZO_Irsjyj_bhy9QsZhoLhaHDtKu4bU_2BwA6Khzd57fSmwaab_JVZWuSSD5PuO3nXRfPdiTzb7nXNswsaefS9fZ3L7VzAE7t3QeIs2NRg6ggC/s800/Powell%20Inlet-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="800" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnG2n41ofkht44KjNPDjd1Mu7ai4bIN-Cogi3yA9RXQ08P4fHw9BI8aMLnHnvVspF39thJbobx196quuZO_Irsjyj_bhy9QsZhoLhaHDtKu4bU_2BwA6Khzd57fSmwaab_JVZWuSSD5PuO3nXRfPdiTzb7nXNswsaefS9fZ3L7VzAE7t3QeIs2NRg6ggC/w640-h474/Powell%20Inlet-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwYR1z1IaOwRqjZg3d77j6LZu0mFxX8ky3BEn4vi_kAtOqRB0yeLocjW2rP9s7cfHjmaKCARI1DhWSdoqcOXh3-RI_yLZxDZGSygJZH4AytUvEYT4hmHSFQIzijM0jllZdlLargu08a54YmuYZymf0eja19BC4wdHemkHvBlmlmo5UvaDSr2h665ZT-Cx/s800/Powell%20Inlet-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwYR1z1IaOwRqjZg3d77j6LZu0mFxX8ky3BEn4vi_kAtOqRB0yeLocjW2rP9s7cfHjmaKCARI1DhWSdoqcOXh3-RI_yLZxDZGSygJZH4AytUvEYT4hmHSFQIzijM0jllZdlLargu08a54YmuYZymf0eja19BC4wdHemkHvBlmlmo5UvaDSr2h665ZT-Cx/w484-h640/Powell%20Inlet-4.jpg" width="484" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Amidst the rocks, there were surprisingly many flowers, like this Alpine Bistort</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"> and the cottongrass below.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPTI_QpbeJjQvZxOkeF-THWVG1PdUlmRP9AiCTxIdo50pLhRtEOnkq3nW3V1fcjJk38791MDZLs7UbsesllWnBylO-rk4I7pruS1O8NaD9d8StK3LDZvIdeH6s783C8ydHSCfMtCH-AW8wUivgnHMqBa2Hzkf_PsoEkz1P0TJgNxf5eX6SROf3oow6n8L/s800/Powell%20Inlet-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPTI_QpbeJjQvZxOkeF-THWVG1PdUlmRP9AiCTxIdo50pLhRtEOnkq3nW3V1fcjJk38791MDZLs7UbsesllWnBylO-rk4I7pruS1O8NaD9d8StK3LDZvIdeH6s783C8ydHSCfMtCH-AW8wUivgnHMqBa2Hzkf_PsoEkz1P0TJgNxf5eX6SROf3oow6n8L/w464-h640/Powell%20Inlet-10.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: arial;">After the Powell Inlet hike, we were supposed to go on a zodiac cruise to the glacier at Croker Bay. But windy conditions aborted the zodiac cruise and we stayed on deck while the captain steered the ship into Croker Bay and through the ice in front of the glacier. There will be lots of ice and icebergs in the next post!<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-32635023685526027002023-10-14T11:51:00.000-07:002023-10-14T11:51:01.596-07:00Canadian Arctic - Coningham Bay to Prince Leopold Island<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Continuing our journey north from Gjoa Haven, we travelled through the Franklin Strait to Coningham Bay, on the southeast coast of Prince of Wales Island. The bay is very shallow and there is a large sandbar across its entrance that nearly encloses it at low tide. The richness of the waters here made it an ideal feeding ground for beluga whales but at the same time made them prime targets for polar bears when they are trapped by low tide. It was therefore no surprise that when we arrived in the bay, we saw a polar bear family feasting on the carcass of a beached beluga. I was surprised though that the bear cubs were also feeding on the carcass, at least there was blood on their faces.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCBR-1m3on_fdB4m8VazvbDzLe3yesfVU89ugU0Du69jUX-FqvuT-PgobutzWAwyGya1PoRGFGB_alBSbnCsWuC0RVKvpWbkb_C-im15k8cCblH-f6wpZ28H39xiWNcnsKm7b3vrl-hnBgnP7fq-pOv2ntpk6h8OUx5oHx5sLaQoLfNo87S2gaHGHh6v7/s800/Polar%20bear%20faily%20at%20carcass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCBR-1m3on_fdB4m8VazvbDzLe3yesfVU89ugU0Du69jUX-FqvuT-PgobutzWAwyGya1PoRGFGB_alBSbnCsWuC0RVKvpWbkb_C-im15k8cCblH-f6wpZ28H39xiWNcnsKm7b3vrl-hnBgnP7fq-pOv2ntpk6h8OUx5oHx5sLaQoLfNo87S2gaHGHh6v7/w640-h416/Polar%20bear%20faily%20at%20carcass.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Polar bear family at beluga whale carcass</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyz0eUTKqQ1GinBoUqNieoeaPMmfYrggA_sos-7MkgtgR8VxLFidTT3Xhb1fj2e66aTTeiSv41qLb5HglEjTRxa6aA2SoMW-8cnYhShPbZQRGPTTQMN38k0tYxmdgqbZRxHjjy147tAX_fs-_D2XV19y09LeTiN80wFx_aC9nnv_aianbX2Y0G27I99BO/s800/Polar%20bear%20family.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyz0eUTKqQ1GinBoUqNieoeaPMmfYrggA_sos-7MkgtgR8VxLFidTT3Xhb1fj2e66aTTeiSv41qLb5HglEjTRxa6aA2SoMW-8cnYhShPbZQRGPTTQMN38k0tYxmdgqbZRxHjjy147tAX_fs-_D2XV19y09LeTiN80wFx_aC9nnv_aianbX2Y0G27I99BO/w640-h400/Polar%20bear%20family.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-focnwIdeao6nGRyCumwL85WkneWYoytfCbjXld52pi3ntwuL2PD1zj4xAxwHbN6Ph2Q7eQ-PDFp7IiKibLxN77XE4a53tUGLl1W6aL6QwrZZ3BOKmqbZ4Xnyzhvr-YxZejSAdDBwN_dlRgpft5y_lwlJXBX8iQ72UDxRB_UYTDsaXZgw79QXOJgO6SiT/s800/Polar%20bear%20with%20gulls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-focnwIdeao6nGRyCumwL85WkneWYoytfCbjXld52pi3ntwuL2PD1zj4xAxwHbN6Ph2Q7eQ-PDFp7IiKibLxN77XE4a53tUGLl1W6aL6QwrZZ3BOKmqbZ4Xnyzhvr-YxZejSAdDBwN_dlRgpft5y_lwlJXBX8iQ72UDxRB_UYTDsaXZgw79QXOJgO6SiT/w640-h392/Polar%20bear%20with%20gulls.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The expedition team reported a total of 12 bears that morning plus one dead one. Except for the ones near the shore, the others were quite far away and difficult to photograph. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB0ftes8qI8Rty_bR-vKz3hsOtz7unLWTP5AC5x_sh0h1dEzNY4KSjUN2_wgvXMqp3RiSszgaJVecqBxBED1o0OeowMyjzRBPic3FrIQim9vXLP7KPQJf7Q99VKzaxRpMEKv7chbSTwJ82YTVsjUdEVKpOhFKPJsnnJ6a3nguL1lV6fYU-0k9Bcztme3K/s800/Polar%20bear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="800" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB0ftes8qI8Rty_bR-vKz3hsOtz7unLWTP5AC5x_sh0h1dEzNY4KSjUN2_wgvXMqp3RiSszgaJVecqBxBED1o0OeowMyjzRBPic3FrIQim9vXLP7KPQJf7Q99VKzaxRpMEKv7chbSTwJ82YTVsjUdEVKpOhFKPJsnnJ6a3nguL1lV6fYU-0k9Bcztme3K/w640-h392/Polar%20bear.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgddPZR-Yl9XdgfeeV2reDYCjRmvphZzOaOD8FMWOGiHzlbs-_6y6s6gDCaDQoZXY22uuYbbJTC6uJEaPBnHk3PclVAzC2Ywsm4YrDo3MI5Q6aGa2imDUnTAkxweb2-jABVaCmpYWxHGaaTvJ60vcvPy1auWB8ZhuVEdP0Jiu5aGQeYxVjMYhSDmueAvpo/s800/dead%20polar%20bear.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="800" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgddPZR-Yl9XdgfeeV2reDYCjRmvphZzOaOD8FMWOGiHzlbs-_6y6s6gDCaDQoZXY22uuYbbJTC6uJEaPBnHk3PclVAzC2Ywsm4YrDo3MI5Q6aGa2imDUnTAkxweb2-jABVaCmpYWxHGaaTvJ60vcvPy1auWB8ZhuVEdP0Jiu5aGQeYxVjMYhSDmueAvpo/w640-h492/dead%20polar%20bear.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The one dead bear was very unusual, according to the Inuit couple on board, they have never seen one all these years.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WqAeaBhIBb5TwjiFxF6HiiX9kfV3c2yo3NZFeNRNKfP3I0gtHKl69123VYrsIX-8eOma7Qa3iDLMypQW0S0ZqDNIMDh_VKY-1zzLAbLcPzaeCy0DwA6tVhBSB8tedD5zMcJQ-scAsFBpJauXvYNu7hMeUFnK5luVjSHhS_dOi3wVcpeLftEJweCx7gm9/s800/rifle%20on%20zodiac.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="800" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WqAeaBhIBb5TwjiFxF6HiiX9kfV3c2yo3NZFeNRNKfP3I0gtHKl69123VYrsIX-8eOma7Qa3iDLMypQW0S0ZqDNIMDh_VKY-1zzLAbLcPzaeCy0DwA6tVhBSB8tedD5zMcJQ-scAsFBpJauXvYNu7hMeUFnK5luVjSHhS_dOi3wVcpeLftEJweCx7gm9/w640-h530/rifle%20on%20zodiac.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Great care was taken to protect us from polar bears. Whenever we go on shore, scouts were sent ahead to make sure there are no bears around and bear guards establish a perimeter within which we are safe. We are not allowed to wander beyond that perimeter. As we were going into the bay, each zodiac has a rifle just in case, afterall we did see a bear go into the water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUb3mGqwtGZ36f2QH2DbzkvJyEmGVYIKHOUjwQxPD-QlL1drzHRv2oT_UnlA54NgyrobO9OOw9KIASspMs4FOlDyza8owPISJtVp-0hTTDVpT5z6y1Lstqtxpy13Ww-u-8i1kB8aNTPNOeXmoEyCaQPLSU6ZUA7zqiYD8ES1wGBTvL8zQXBiPVaU5HbZ7/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="800" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUb3mGqwtGZ36f2QH2DbzkvJyEmGVYIKHOUjwQxPD-QlL1drzHRv2oT_UnlA54NgyrobO9OOw9KIASspMs4FOlDyza8owPISJtVp-0hTTDVpT5z6y1Lstqtxpy13Ww-u-8i1kB8aNTPNOeXmoEyCaQPLSU6ZUA7zqiYD8ES1wGBTvL8zQXBiPVaU5HbZ7/w640-h440/Blog%20Port%20Leopold.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunset as we sailed through the Bellot Strait</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">From Coningham Bay we sailed through the Bellot Strait which separates Somerset Island from the Boothia Peninsula, which is the northernmost point on the mainland of North America. The strait also marks the first meeting of the Atlantic and Pacific tides north of Magellan Strait.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PCDXrvgnHXl-jbnpkPTVfTtL4v_hpHxF-yPgluqRdDwyKNt8sAY21-mNriK8gPJMEIuacIK0zJl2BRmFdglGOoZ-dqnc9rfLuJ2tJVFPrSegvwbx856osw1Xc-coWm2VfbfeyvCVj2lKWgCdQ2pKU1ThyphenhyphenVaTQZIKVI0IFXpw4RI3xgu3uLjsuapyRzRs/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="800" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PCDXrvgnHXl-jbnpkPTVfTtL4v_hpHxF-yPgluqRdDwyKNt8sAY21-mNriK8gPJMEIuacIK0zJl2BRmFdglGOoZ-dqnc9rfLuJ2tJVFPrSegvwbx856osw1Xc-coWm2VfbfeyvCVj2lKWgCdQ2pKU1ThyphenhyphenVaTQZIKVI0IFXpw4RI3xgu3uLjsuapyRzRs/w640-h322/Blog%20Port%20Leopold.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Zenith Point, at the tip of the Boothia Peninsual, marks the northermost tip of the North American mainland. We celebrated on deck with champagne as we passed. It is a significant point in the Northwest Passage. We also saw Franklin's cairn as we passed along the strait.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIS9xS4FYMmW8OBfKmSRk5PHGPOSINUnUV14EUeG-nYvw_FikBp8XOyJajC8KCuZn2R9Gv_G6VyRs_ehf49eKLliLMO5sYZwilw7gn3bqEGIAzUvWzQZ4owOVnP7eEPzFgZv_cuLcxu3F-Nx0imZmMpTv8kWofTuU_MejQQX8X6_Q9_RfYlxNlGa8TM4z/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIS9xS4FYMmW8OBfKmSRk5PHGPOSINUnUV14EUeG-nYvw_FikBp8XOyJajC8KCuZn2R9Gv_G6VyRs_ehf49eKLliLMO5sYZwilw7gn3bqEGIAzUvWzQZ4owOVnP7eEPzFgZv_cuLcxu3F-Nx0imZmMpTv8kWofTuU_MejQQX8X6_Q9_RfYlxNlGa8TM4z/s320/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cairn on south shore</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR-exg0xVEPuQg_VULhSiTKtuyQJrK7vepYe3nreYNByjnImwHgzHaeFf74bk36cnTEvij1ADGxYm2H1zczKIcfU4RADB3ARnDVu9S25l2b_hkFqDGU_Pw0Cizp4Ao9K4-xhiEL4VHLtQ8cHGvIeIl0h0vN_eemfdluRdniSyHkDiidVFmUG8w0AqHYam/s1752/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-13%20at%209.05.39%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR-exg0xVEPuQg_VULhSiTKtuyQJrK7vepYe3nreYNByjnImwHgzHaeFf74bk36cnTEvij1ADGxYm2H1zczKIcfU4RADB3ARnDVu9S25l2b_hkFqDGU_Pw0Cizp4Ao9K4-xhiEL4VHLtQ8cHGvIeIl0h0vN_eemfdluRdniSyHkDiidVFmUG8w0AqHYam/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-13%20at%209.05.39%20PM.png" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After Coningham Bay (5) and the Bellot Strait, we travelled north along Prince Regent Inlet</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> to Port Leopold. Port Leopold is an abandoned trading post and is the site of the first winter camp for the first major Royal Navy search for Sir John Franklin's missing expedition. We were originally going to have hikes at Port Leopold, but the scout sighting of polar bears meant we had to cancel most of the hikes, including the hike to the Hudson Bay Trading Post. It's a good thing we were able to see it from the ship (with a long lens!). We did see the remains of a Thule settlement, with remains of whale bones which were used in their construction. The Thule culture were the ancient predecessors of the Inuits.</span></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMaQJ3Auu3YEZ-n6JxdiWKSO-UTS68M5keRBlklQy9O50cuFQIagt7cSNRqufkmyQ90ee9oFXhxEr61oEfzSzkXevzDrDp-JVRRhCAhChBwipNdr0ss8S0DZ3ZNttWuEMVGWgJA1DhqrFcW087TzcSrOKsDkpZf5a8ipArwIwrEfJbyLYBQH3qU9N2BOc/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMaQJ3Auu3YEZ-n6JxdiWKSO-UTS68M5keRBlklQy9O50cuFQIagt7cSNRqufkmyQ90ee9oFXhxEr61oEfzSzkXevzDrDp-JVRRhCAhChBwipNdr0ss8S0DZ3ZNttWuEMVGWgJA1DhqrFcW087TzcSrOKsDkpZf5a8ipArwIwrEfJbyLYBQH3qU9N2BOc/w640-h480/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ruins of Thule house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFahw7-ysvKrjxcCDhlGBrGE9lOI7_S6iOhKCF8TNOPJ_g2d2sMy7WMgWcQDpVB4Jtg_yz8EdL9sklZMI7ry0x6SraIyCun31e-2OBx4wXXD_BdcWLZXoCsQSEPodxrxKQbdg4Qq_AO9ABQ_dPcF2mREGVwzELJV-RzKdWpm-H2jrkJODj3PPx0i5BFaBq/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFahw7-ysvKrjxcCDhlGBrGE9lOI7_S6iOhKCF8TNOPJ_g2d2sMy7WMgWcQDpVB4Jtg_yz8EdL9sklZMI7ry0x6SraIyCun31e-2OBx4wXXD_BdcWLZXoCsQSEPodxrxKQbdg4Qq_AO9ABQ_dPcF2mREGVwzELJV-RzKdWpm-H2jrkJODj3PPx0i5BFaBq/s320/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Whale bones at the Thule sites. Whale bones are used in the construction of Thule houses and their placement had a certain symbolism within the culture. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50Rbu_ZUHjw-MDOakBQew_R_r_EjCIrc-k0Vg_6SarviuOgSW7qntNiToGY7pLnlha0PVz3J67KoXWsb73kmQt8oWOJjwOej1pVlshuLIgho1dzTBP_CSIP205WgLhWsijLhu6CCuorEklcF4viAuzTfEm3y7PRin9hKqvJdIkUZoPsb-YOrF2efFw6eX/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50Rbu_ZUHjw-MDOakBQew_R_r_EjCIrc-k0Vg_6SarviuOgSW7qntNiToGY7pLnlha0PVz3J67KoXWsb73kmQt8oWOJjwOej1pVlshuLIgho1dzTBP_CSIP205WgLhWsijLhu6CCuorEklcF4viAuzTfEm3y7PRin9hKqvJdIkUZoPsb-YOrF2efFw6eX/s320/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsUWX3laWB03MNEac5gWNDuUhHuP_NbSvyi8Ni2W5V-piQECnP9kzIQzF0mve2AQrRXd2dkZ1qL_eRL0m3vJ885rS042aHnluRcudC1DfbtlicMYVM5lfkvpnXt4CkfJOZ1iMvNTT6xIhNlDZYD0c_6MevZ9spseKrSphC4lGK7e87zls65r-80xt7R8Z/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="800" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsUWX3laWB03MNEac5gWNDuUhHuP_NbSvyi8Ni2W5V-piQECnP9kzIQzF0mve2AQrRXd2dkZ1qL_eRL0m3vJ885rS042aHnluRcudC1DfbtlicMYVM5lfkvpnXt4CkfJOZ1iMvNTT6xIhNlDZYD0c_6MevZ9spseKrSphC4lGK7e87zls65r-80xt7R8Z/w640-h326/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hudson Bay Trading Post</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI67dUlrsuFPVLcIh9W3Cj4H9OV6cfgUy17JM5u5MGa5d3LDaAJVkYiMv28XZU9u6h9gTp0ymZxygAcXt6QMlzE2Ya6uRmHEwC-5gUTBYEuJ4xf4SmiLVIbgsorvBzdUcZpsz_WnU2y2CNUZdS7V3PBRoTnhp8bqm9HNS9mH5x6ffmI5uZGhZiWdtblbr/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="800" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI67dUlrsuFPVLcIh9W3Cj4H9OV6cfgUy17JM5u5MGa5d3LDaAJVkYiMv28XZU9u6h9gTp0ymZxygAcXt6QMlzE2Ya6uRmHEwC-5gUTBYEuJ4xf4SmiLVIbgsorvBzdUcZpsz_WnU2y2CNUZdS7V3PBRoTnhp8bqm9HNS9mH5x6ffmI5uZGhZiWdtblbr/w640-h260/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">From Port Leopold the ship cruised to Prince Leopold island just a short distance away. The island, with its steep cliffs rise about 750 feet and is noted for its nesting birds, including fulmars, murres, common eider and kittiwakes, among others. Unfortunately when we arrived, it was too dark to see the birds, if there were any left. Many may have gone south already.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVqGvYOKRsmqLKkS3Xa1Vz2DWSSxmKjRfgPBnjyJuIw-KzgBJPo2JZIBNh0Ubi0ZbEgcd8Oe_BxaNjFFmgSWoOdk9ywiZhQ6hQnmcIvCfQ28cTM5LFMCLV7V1HcXFBLErEjOONnlSk0QCI_xl6PYFZa79vy2BVTvwd2NPBAmheKHtd8iFQ4kfY0yu1yPi/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVqGvYOKRsmqLKkS3Xa1Vz2DWSSxmKjRfgPBnjyJuIw-KzgBJPo2JZIBNh0Ubi0ZbEgcd8Oe_BxaNjFFmgSWoOdk9ywiZhQ6hQnmcIvCfQ28cTM5LFMCLV7V1HcXFBLErEjOONnlSk0QCI_xl6PYFZa79vy2BVTvwd2NPBAmheKHtd8iFQ4kfY0yu1yPi/w640-h330/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu9C835sunvcz_3Qpuf2W-J2r-9q8CRwSxn6D632vQLvwOSxBA7ba8gkWu2clNLHnvFs0E-fESr4G-g7J6U1-8NZZ6DC6WemwgPYx9m-L4jjaARzx2O9GooTiYJHi6zvV3Q8YkDdnA6SiTLww1bKHth6hXS75Mpy4oe0J90ObKfarAFmPe4UwskTJx9kp/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu9C835sunvcz_3Qpuf2W-J2r-9q8CRwSxn6D632vQLvwOSxBA7ba8gkWu2clNLHnvFs0E-fESr4G-g7J6U1-8NZZ6DC6WemwgPYx9m-L4jjaARzx2O9GooTiYJHi6zvV3Q8YkDdnA6SiTLww1bKHth6hXS75Mpy4oe0J90ObKfarAFmPe4UwskTJx9kp/w640-h428/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Prince Leopold island itself is an impressive site - shaped like a crown almost, as befits its name!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrJuj-1z9A8SepU4PFXr2ESuRN3oFtvHVt-WDgL0c9e3HjSK430SSbI4m0z-SeoGe2vW1RFeCFFO3WrYb11YeU4KPlizYnKw-qvBKiAaXRn06g5hoH48Pzz91Lk6XAYCURqcgf9HYu_hiVBb4tuk6KuuVBAz2kuMSiqGTytbBF42GeTmIEUlmvUymf-B4/s800/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="800" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrJuj-1z9A8SepU4PFXr2ESuRN3oFtvHVt-WDgL0c9e3HjSK430SSbI4m0z-SeoGe2vW1RFeCFFO3WrYb11YeU4KPlizYnKw-qvBKiAaXRn06g5hoH48Pzz91Lk6XAYCURqcgf9HYu_hiVBb4tuk6KuuVBAz2kuMSiqGTytbBF42GeTmIEUlmvUymf-B4/w640-h196/Blog%20Port%20Leopold-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-26141596116219001522023-10-10T12:34:00.003-07:002023-10-12T06:36:50.889-07:00Canadian Arctic - Gjoa Haven<p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the highlights of this trip was an opportunity to visit northern communities to get a glimpse of their way of life. The third day into the trip, we visited Gjoa Haven - population 1349 living in 339 private dwellings (2021 census). Gjoa Haven, a hamlet on Prince William Island, was named by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen after his ship Gjoa. Amundsen and his men arrived here in 1903 while exploring the Northwest Passage and spent two years here learning arctic survival skills. The Hudson Bay Company opened a trading post here in 1927 marking the beginning of permanent European style settlement. (<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjoa_Haven" target="_blank">Wikipaedia)</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Gjoa Haven means "lots of fat' pointing to the abundance of sea mammals in the area. It is noted for being the closest settlement to the wrecks of the <i>HMS Erebus</i> and <i>HMS Terror</i> from the lost Franklin expedition. This is expected to lead to increased tourism.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The average high in winter is -30C to give you an idea of arctic temperatures. It was above 0C the day we landed but there was a wind chill and it felt colder walking around town as there was little shelter, as you can see from the photos below. The settlement was very sandy as a result of glacial action. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We landed on the beach and was welcomed by a group of local guides. You can see from the photos that this is no ordinary "cruiseport" visit nor is this your average cruise for that matter. Writing this as I sit at home back in the midst of a bustling metropolis, I realized what a culture shock it had been for us to clamber up from the beach and walk through town, to see first hand how different life is in these northern communities. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMp3bA5R-6a2-zlH5ns2zSR8ach8VReLyrzQxoMqV-bJiNrP1thBABK138dsgm3W5kFt8GrRLz2JTm_Ukq65jyPskjzaP0FRTlcCEEeG6FJYlxxg5gpLqsCiY6Loyq_TojMzVn-Ous0bu2MAjXRc56bCpCtAPUc96Z73Fw2gyH8gYg20XkjudJpEtraQ1/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="800" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMp3bA5R-6a2-zlH5ns2zSR8ach8VReLyrzQxoMqV-bJiNrP1thBABK138dsgm3W5kFt8GrRLz2JTm_Ukq65jyPskjzaP0FRTlcCEEeG6FJYlxxg5gpLqsCiY6Loyq_TojMzVn-Ous0bu2MAjXRc56bCpCtAPUc96Z73Fw2gyH8gYg20XkjudJpEtraQ1/w640-h356/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The beach where our zodiacs landed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There are some interesting pieces there.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR-gnRfH4rQOQ45sTsGOviwlOhyphenhypheneui7Jew3CtL5n73s3sg-3We3x-0niCEhVJfRga-6_D-jFhcbkfzWQbKhdtuYJKgVYCDaUO-Pyvz5yFBbCPlis15j46jbDLb49r6JwZO2SZQF0kJP1kRNktZpMYfRonTurkazy-wqTugD8JZcWa0aPdQqTuF74YboOz/s4032/IMG_1576.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR-gnRfH4rQOQ45sTsGOviwlOhyphenhypheneui7Jew3CtL5n73s3sg-3We3x-0niCEhVJfRga-6_D-jFhcbkfzWQbKhdtuYJKgVYCDaUO-Pyvz5yFBbCPlis15j46jbDLb49r6JwZO2SZQF0kJP1kRNktZpMYfRonTurkazy-wqTugD8JZcWa0aPdQqTuF74YboOz/w300-h400/IMG_1576.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Musk ox horn soup ladle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Three drum dancers performed and visitors were invited to try their hand. Inuit drum dancing is often accompanied by song, touching on experiences of daily life, including love, hunting, etc. There is a short video recording of the drum dance <a href="https://youtu.be/HXNNGHIVBHE" target="_blank">here.</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf0otSwwnt9hiGyBWJzCiM_fOaCCh9ORdOc75Mi52EjTgXh0IZ3KTJoDRz4GVGRYBOWB8ErpOxtfNaj3VB9_EDTvFS-aIBwz5YVaqIeVhN4koKKut9kJa3Lwn8WzF9XBXBzqPeVIirRxINu5o8jRWNoilnZFjLaI9bE2ZtI8BMJiq6GR57diJeeRv1YTa/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="800" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf0otSwwnt9hiGyBWJzCiM_fOaCCh9ORdOc75Mi52EjTgXh0IZ3KTJoDRz4GVGRYBOWB8ErpOxtfNaj3VB9_EDTvFS-aIBwz5YVaqIeVhN4koKKut9kJa3Lwn8WzF9XBXBzqPeVIirRxINu5o8jRWNoilnZFjLaI9bE2ZtI8BMJiq6GR57diJeeRv1YTa/w640-h528/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmpPOYDXDQSKbU8hUS28LxjNGEXIXVLS8im48lPcRw82RuQiQh3NJXg1eXB13wjog5iELacrXVDR-W5h0KJnTOUPvxNo4-KK-H8I2xVp5NisPKg-pOwUjZa4zLA3H6ehPlmbzEYRZlT5F-WxrXT8TehkjiZaoX5WYj2j6zZe8gDoZPx-Z0juMaeTbfT0F/w640-h426/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The chorus accompaniment</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPQ0KAOxWC9i0ygju9bZRSseZZ6OEFF6zfqXF-pCEKt0JOl8r535yv-7IbIZ7HaiSkRnAFcfeCk6PUTvSxNupafuO2-oWC_fNYRgE9pBzbB4NDr6ofhrIqWO6sbiJWH76rUzYdra_CBWTuAu1dmWOwILAW7nugxQ9bZmE_5hOckb-AmOrVC-s-4j1WKPX/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="800" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPQ0KAOxWC9i0ygju9bZRSseZZ6OEFF6zfqXF-pCEKt0JOl8r535yv-7IbIZ7HaiSkRnAFcfeCk6PUTvSxNupafuO2-oWC_fNYRgE9pBzbB4NDr6ofhrIqWO6sbiJWH76rUzYdra_CBWTuAu1dmWOwILAW7nugxQ9bZmE_5hOckb-AmOrVC-s-4j1WKPX/w640-h484/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">School children performed a square dance - very popular here, with its roots in the round dances from Great Britain left behind by the whalers who were active here earlier. Here is a short <a href="https://youtu.be/JF__8pMHOf4" target="_blank">video</a> of the performance.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKw2yxf0j49dk3OvRNtaHiovcTshr9zKwxPx4Cy0SlRQ-tjjofwxmbmRUM7QfWQciFoEp_KItEaCymv1jR9I5QISzir_RYbGKaxxQZx5tjAGndVGNDiEQO_pn1q7LS2AQrNtadlTE4T6BDhBHdnFHfEqvq8Bqz24HeQdwpI4nAZjUp2uehVsNmGOc9foq/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="800" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKw2yxf0j49dk3OvRNtaHiovcTshr9zKwxPx4Cy0SlRQ-tjjofwxmbmRUM7QfWQciFoEp_KItEaCymv1jR9I5QISzir_RYbGKaxxQZx5tjAGndVGNDiEQO_pn1q7LS2AQrNtadlTE4T6BDhBHdnFHfEqvq8Bqz24HeQdwpI4nAZjUp2uehVsNmGOc9foq/w640-h524/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was heartwarming to see the light in the children's eyes and their beaming faces when they saw the gifts that were donated on our behalf - 50 sets of hockey equipment plus several hundred hockey sticks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C4VMG_hujZEK20-UQ5xcJhp5M1UYc86A6zy0CTIGmI1yTrBDTvDOvpOS0JkN7sDrh1UJctKuTPc_AUSSFcZ1p1LItVk70XGZRXmBHPt0MV3O7RpK3dlaS3zfFlspT6NEJxjJo5fxAahrSQ3YJqrAG9goGyjFs-c-WyWWYp19hnA5HGzjRsfsx7coimFB/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C4VMG_hujZEK20-UQ5xcJhp5M1UYc86A6zy0CTIGmI1yTrBDTvDOvpOS0JkN7sDrh1UJctKuTPc_AUSSFcZ1p1LItVk70XGZRXmBHPt0MV3O7RpK3dlaS3zfFlspT6NEJxjJo5fxAahrSQ3YJqrAG9goGyjFs-c-WyWWYp19hnA5HGzjRsfsx7coimFB/w271-h400/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-19.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JGqb8WFO30c6cquW10w44kSgQrQpEzNOsa53-A50BRk2P5a0LijV_S-3182_ImmZq-oU2kYcAjio2Ibyjab9Nh1HmmrvfGfQHLwnFi2gCQVVvwI5MT9SeGH1w7MBTShgFxXXG3R1MGAuD6IwZdjy554LGsPZARvVv6-9u7u-x85LJDB8SipwIFIkYehz/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="800" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JGqb8WFO30c6cquW10w44kSgQrQpEzNOsa53-A50BRk2P5a0LijV_S-3182_ImmZq-oU2kYcAjio2Ibyjab9Nh1HmmrvfGfQHLwnFi2gCQVVvwI5MT9SeGH1w7MBTShgFxXXG3R1MGAuD6IwZdjy554LGsPZARvVv6-9u7u-x85LJDB8SipwIFIkYehz/w400-h383/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I walked backed to the ship, I saw this house with an outbuilding labelled "Heartbreak Hotel"... Not to overinterpret the meaning, but this must be quite a desolate place in the winter, smiling faces regardless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIIC9cuTjr9rOGkBpbc_Ztdvpt9dMqVnh-kHRO5vt_rpnOEuVRzL5Dgrei9iutpnVGcKk7z0oSoAb5g2JO0kV8CIREe2yrqEFkhmRY-P67JfrGPW-kDuCIPlsaZpKqJB5jYsnNCGQ5Vk5v7vqy-ZVK-phBU_MNlsrJkBdF4Tvj-VP5l7u-BBfgj6R8lME/s800/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="800" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIIC9cuTjr9rOGkBpbc_Ztdvpt9dMqVnh-kHRO5vt_rpnOEuVRzL5Dgrei9iutpnVGcKk7z0oSoAb5g2JO0kV8CIREe2yrqEFkhmRY-P67JfrGPW-kDuCIPlsaZpKqJB5jYsnNCGQ5Vk5v7vqy-ZVK-phBU_MNlsrJkBdF4Tvj-VP5l7u-BBfgj6R8lME/w640-h420/Blog%20post%20photos%20Gjoa%20Haven-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-4107333680299548282023-10-08T13:56:00.005-07:002023-10-09T12:34:17.189-07:00Canada's Arctic & Greenland - Port Epworth<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am sharing with you here a memorable journey to the Canadian Arctic via the Northwest Passage, a historical sea lane through the Canadian Arctic archipelago. We travelled with Adventure Canada and boarded the Ocean Endeavour in Kuqulutuk, Nunuaut, travelling eastward along the passage then north to the high Arctic, crossing the Baffin Sea to Qanak before going down the Greenland coast to our final destination, Kangerlussuaq. Almost all the boardings and landings (usually wet) were via zodiac so I was glad I have had a similar experience visiting Svalbard which helped. Zodiac cruising could be unpredictable, what started out as a calm ride could end up being so stormy on the return trip that even docking alongside the ship could be hazardous. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was for me a trip of a life time, at times physically strenuous and challenging for both the senses and the intellect in the sense that I was bombarded with new experiences and information, sometimes outside my comfort zone yet at the same time exposing me to exciting new environments and contexts that I have never experienced before. This is not to mention the amazing vistas of the tundra and the Arctic ocean, the Greenland fjords and monstrous icebergs. Breathtaking and mind boggling - but that's what an adventure is all about!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It took me a while to digest all this after the 17 day long trip and the upcoming blog posts will be my attempt to make sense of what I have seen and heard on the journey. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGm4tHm32UadxNfOOiRRz3W6TC8RrsGqbPRbj1jprU44grKEKwpE8lApbW-y0fhlgXmCcvqEYwcVuXDWE199CEiJ135fcYn1D6ZdKxB3qp396wzV8zFSM4yh_pqpqtD-HcW8dMOqnRZghRIZ4jGsA2mjDweqkWB-UvujDLkoyTIF02dZ2-cGaG4-ljp-v/s2782/IMG_3215.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="2782" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGm4tHm32UadxNfOOiRRz3W6TC8RrsGqbPRbj1jprU44grKEKwpE8lApbW-y0fhlgXmCcvqEYwcVuXDWE199CEiJ135fcYn1D6ZdKxB3qp396wzV8zFSM4yh_pqpqtD-HcW8dMOqnRZghRIZ4jGsA2mjDweqkWB-UvujDLkoyTIF02dZ2-cGaG4-ljp-v/w640-h590/IMG_3215.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our route on a polar map</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRETzw3ulXi6nrQFCDw7nr6ENjJRTF2eR9bIylgS5v23rW7zLVeNJ4qLyAvbQ2p_GImrGMThzoS8nc_WjcG0SDeNp0okE9NQyoJqNnCbO7roXb6QSZqLld4oJwCNWFNsX0-OG9o8IrQIFmvASGLkNPyBIuHALlxPVYHzoz4OetU6BlG1GZkZAY8M5j51_Z/s1224/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-07%20at%204.27.09%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1218" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRETzw3ulXi6nrQFCDw7nr6ENjJRTF2eR9bIylgS5v23rW7zLVeNJ4qLyAvbQ2p_GImrGMThzoS8nc_WjcG0SDeNp0okE9NQyoJqNnCbO7roXb6QSZqLld4oJwCNWFNsX0-OG9o8IrQIFmvASGLkNPyBIuHALlxPVYHzoz4OetU6BlG1GZkZAY8M5j51_Z/w636-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-07%20at%204.27.09%20PM.png" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the original route but we were unable to get to Grise Fjord on Ellesmere Island because of packed ice. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNO3BBtZeITvJBlejB93cS-9vBhhkvONzoUUsr4fnQajx-ALsI_qJR3iuYmOreCgTsCIYXIrJHlHcq74564WiKTuENTsY1hCWlm4MLC1j1PYqyYDPh_AOQmDnXywZ61oYKxq6Gp57uzaxFNFkSPUvQhu_hDv2N45cA_0VFcFE6xPswE3GRrsZbBDPtwqW/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNO3BBtZeITvJBlejB93cS-9vBhhkvONzoUUsr4fnQajx-ALsI_qJR3iuYmOreCgTsCIYXIrJHlHcq74564WiKTuENTsY1hCWlm4MLC1j1PYqyYDPh_AOQmDnXywZ61oYKxq6Gp57uzaxFNFkSPUvQhu_hDv2N45cA_0VFcFE6xPswE3GRrsZbBDPtwqW/w640-h240/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The top deck of the Ocean Endeavour, where we spent a lot of time with our cameras</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GTPmQgVBiAjySsuFH8oT4JnZ1UlIpA5_gpKRQx2o7KLyysq7LSqEdzOS0NxmzoTHziFJGREzKodmP1bHX6unXJo32XzSBIVavfMKp_DASZaox2Og2Pwu4Lj37ZQ7r7xubWojsxQ8F9UdqpOXr-9tfrivRoNDCw1mxg8ypRt_yxDfyH7-iFrsQiLMrfhL/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GTPmQgVBiAjySsuFH8oT4JnZ1UlIpA5_gpKRQx2o7KLyysq7LSqEdzOS0NxmzoTHziFJGREzKodmP1bHX6unXJo32XzSBIVavfMKp_DASZaox2Og2Pwu4Lj37ZQ7r7xubWojsxQ8F9UdqpOXr-9tfrivRoNDCw1mxg8ypRt_yxDfyH7-iFrsQiLMrfhL/w300-h400/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we travelled east, our first stop was Port Epworth or Kuluktuluq, which means Tree River. (You will notice that most places in Nunavut have two names, the English name which is often named after some important person in England but doesn't tell you anything about the place, and the Inuit name, which usually tells you something about the place.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINjLp3PMl5Ke6p3DIDa1swOpXpc_n6Ju4I9uva8TqmkHP3gJdNg9ZFdbt3E7gjCnpXKs0StBk6bap6YoYrmIb9V36DCSMhQf6oSnGp-WvVzSnRJlxYUkkwRlENWq43jATYPSvencQvXUpwjQ7A0CzR_gNUjlTH53vuEa4Q4JvJQkH5f_8ylOOA5ZN920W/w640-h300/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Port Epworth from the ship</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ54FUmZ_wDd4nhch-3ha_GLOfyGmHZhCy-Upl4420ZujVh6C_CDB7MWk7uDlROLFW0tVZUrilUMLV7GsZzS9Ex6mKrqduSxiJ5BGETSkjLpeiRfNBsWcUfpnBDoiXgNN5izkfJyF2Aas4MYIoM95okuvE8pPgxTAiP9CDwt0Fp84g1dvvbobZTTkC5r_/s800/Blog%20post%20Fort%20Epworth.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="800" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ54FUmZ_wDd4nhch-3ha_GLOfyGmHZhCy-Upl4420ZujVh6C_CDB7MWk7uDlROLFW0tVZUrilUMLV7GsZzS9Ex6mKrqduSxiJ5BGETSkjLpeiRfNBsWcUfpnBDoiXgNN5izkfJyF2Aas4MYIoM95okuvE8pPgxTAiP9CDwt0Fp84g1dvvbobZTTkC5r_/w640-h352/Blog%20post%20Fort%20Epworth.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Close-up of the sedimentary rock formation at Port Epworth. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Geology was the main reason we stopped here. This is where we would see stramatolites, layered sedimentary formations created by microorganisms 1.9 billion years ago, the first preserved form of life on this planet. These microorganisms produced adhesive compounds that cement sand and rocky materials together, forming bacterial mats one on top of the other. I</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">t was a 3.5 km return hike over boggy tundra to get to the viewpoint where there was a platform of stramatolites. Because the hike involved some clambering over rocks without a trail and there was a height gain equiavlent to 14 floors, the operation was declared an advanced hike. No surprise then that everyone suddenly became an "advanced hiker" because they all wanted to see the view of the stromatolites up on the platform!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwQuxTPZbwKUfG7JEU2YYiDqM1WM7fh5UgLxXEL6JFn1dsIq_ndUGolh1JKHNUUX54PiC8b4wz1gZsAGhbolEZK1CGWsqk79PLT_rmaXFqhQm6K-0tmpP2_qWXxEkQ-hmq1KVAWU7Yc3Yb-ITktjmJtnMvKLBw8nhnP1aWg-BfbvqZLWGl-pqiY_cYbGr/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwQuxTPZbwKUfG7JEU2YYiDqM1WM7fh5UgLxXEL6JFn1dsIq_ndUGolh1JKHNUUX54PiC8b4wz1gZsAGhbolEZK1CGWsqk79PLT_rmaXFqhQm6K-0tmpP2_qWXxEkQ-hmq1KVAWU7Yc3Yb-ITktjmJtnMvKLBw8nhnP1aWg-BfbvqZLWGl-pqiY_cYbGr/w640-h426/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Boggy terrain - it is best to walk in wet boots over this kind of wet bog, but if you also have to climb up the hillside, the boots didn't have as good a grip as your hikers. But walking in your hikers meant wet feet even if they are waterproof as you could sink right into the bog and the water come over the top!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfie9tIf5dkFycWbUgaNexSvt0KenqgVMerKMeNS5-w6VFkCiTfYOmqywVUJvevC9pTUEkjZAvNv-mi1Kzy7uwzOiqXK5Z5YDSBvo8MgL3Rc_PB75LwSnuvd1qgf8zpG0wj10_G452ORJr3W-bKkuxDV9HrViDa2Ow1YVpJd5CxLNrr-ASXM0-mAwQjqM/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfie9tIf5dkFycWbUgaNexSvt0KenqgVMerKMeNS5-w6VFkCiTfYOmqywVUJvevC9pTUEkjZAvNv-mi1Kzy7uwzOiqXK5Z5YDSBvo8MgL3Rc_PB75LwSnuvd1qgf8zpG0wj10_G452ORJr3W-bKkuxDV9HrViDa2Ow1YVpJd5CxLNrr-ASXM0-mAwQjqM/w640-h480/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Brilliant fall colours on the Arctic tundra - what a treat!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgTdG9dP3_MN2mMEiftTBVwMLk4ZMdiwT17dNGHvi9QnXiL2ZNYRIIgqaPYyOwzwqd267bqO8KHkEuNVGoMV_EHm9AsVY6x1lLot1ivOqIJKpBR-107dcD_BX70a_Y5WOnPBCvHXf41gWOAD-jv1037-oxnPN2JgB7bdkdfmDR4g9MXUvNZU7B_IgtMHT/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgTdG9dP3_MN2mMEiftTBVwMLk4ZMdiwT17dNGHvi9QnXiL2ZNYRIIgqaPYyOwzwqd267bqO8KHkEuNVGoMV_EHm9AsVY6x1lLot1ivOqIJKpBR-107dcD_BX70a_Y5WOnPBCvHXf41gWOAD-jv1037-oxnPN2JgB7bdkdfmDR4g9MXUvNZU7B_IgtMHT/w640-h480/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This was the view we all came for! The expanse of the stromatolites in front of us on the plateau, the bear guard in orange for perspective, the Tree River in the distance. Geologist Dr. Marc St. Onge was there to explain the history of the stromatolites. The stromatolites were some of the earliest traces of life - organisms that generated the oxygen we have today. The place we were standing on used to be the bottom of the sea.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Ob2rvMt_uR1OShgq5PoQkYftaLNrsRBJX666ZVHbM0gDMeEQH9r1bOEjbHISjKTdukiFOeTJnbHHMDuT3juQDyOfPXL7oJwXa9N0AmoVm5z-bZsjrQ8rqSZItZTJu078pgcwzMW9TdWWbPI1_NOnkv8KYGOqKh5TYpOXGMviBk4bdKhfUwkrky16S8b/s4032/IMG_1516.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Ob2rvMt_uR1OShgq5PoQkYftaLNrsRBJX666ZVHbM0gDMeEQH9r1bOEjbHISjKTdukiFOeTJnbHHMDuT3juQDyOfPXL7oJwXa9N0AmoVm5z-bZsjrQ8rqSZItZTJu078pgcwzMW9TdWWbPI1_NOnkv8KYGOqKh5TYpOXGMviBk4bdKhfUwkrky16S8b/w480-h640/IMG_1516.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Table of daily finds kept on board</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ5yO8UUd7JEtlMktQ8Z2jTw8lVRz3igUSO6-uDnsyf1reKHXRteq_-5N4K2DEl7L2KTjcR1sd7LDrrwT58yyJ1tp7YAnlEUZzLYniFIKw7ug3rJF83yf3DWFGfqU2Y88k7t1C2B3VD0CrZO5qIBUMPs2vvy3jEUQwyYM20DvDqqxFQJucSPF4iZwwTyM/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ5yO8UUd7JEtlMktQ8Z2jTw8lVRz3igUSO6-uDnsyf1reKHXRteq_-5N4K2DEl7L2KTjcR1sd7LDrrwT58yyJ1tp7YAnlEUZzLYniFIKw7ug3rJF83yf3DWFGfqU2Y88k7t1C2B3VD0CrZO5qIBUMPs2vvy3jEUQwyYM20DvDqqxFQJucSPF4iZwwTyM/w640-h426/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stromatolites come in all sizes and this one gives you a relative size of the ones we were standing on. You can also see some in cross-section on the hillside. The humans are there to provide perspective.<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_I-vbJkXifb-EOCw6lab1fyOpQsrgTscDfxYGRwJJpOJ4y4UeSAB7lBbfmgf0F2lG7U2ZHF2JMz_Rm3UHLIK1kOfg5dPiBFR5QfV_KIpKuI2jFEfeS8gM5sTuAX1A6gB3qbb5480OPrwJqzu2Cu0mxlp0T4dxLlKplqTcAh_KW60y86Q2EsH5J5xLfA8/s800/Blog%20Post%20Fort%20Epworth%20_-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_I-vbJkXifb-EOCw6lab1fyOpQsrgTscDfxYGRwJJpOJ4y4UeSAB7lBbfmgf0F2lG7U2ZHF2JMz_Rm3UHLIK1kOfg5dPiBFR5QfV_KIpKuI2jFEfeS8gM5sTuAX1A6gB3qbb5480OPrwJqzu2Cu0mxlp0T4dxLlKplqTcAh_KW60y86Q2EsH5J5xLfA8/w640-h426/Blog%20Post%20Fort%20Epworth%20_-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TeUzyJ70Q7AsSLVYgz6RlFVbfGJc-orLa7IVkgkQWmPR3pgNN2_-3c1lClZQ3zueVz7ihe7TcF7k0LpSadyvjCUOf11MVuro5r_tBLoqgwcnZG_OS2WPy-BBhny4W0cLTzbf8uARpE3F5w7O-PwLfAifMG9R1M0YmLwMSUQsgwcffGKhRSQTbjqgk58j/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TeUzyJ70Q7AsSLVYgz6RlFVbfGJc-orLa7IVkgkQWmPR3pgNN2_-3c1lClZQ3zueVz7ihe7TcF7k0LpSadyvjCUOf11MVuro5r_tBLoqgwcnZG_OS2WPy-BBhny4W0cLTzbf8uARpE3F5w7O-PwLfAifMG9R1M0YmLwMSUQsgwcffGKhRSQTbjqgk58j/w640-h426/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qkX1DvSNC_EVh_qVn4vDqilHJUoE4FxN-GLtYWEHp4XuE6hNI4EJ5BdIGJoUynCNfw_DqaIcG7QtFE1470h1e2aC1-5uAZpqvkg8b6Y0zQysm7vBw5BBex77OUG9xvkR6Tf4cgCEUZcZtDRqcBqfHmoj_nGXY73rAW2egIw7GBu5ZMEbDQgNtcpWNkN2/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="800" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qkX1DvSNC_EVh_qVn4vDqilHJUoE4FxN-GLtYWEHp4XuE6hNI4EJ5BdIGJoUynCNfw_DqaIcG7QtFE1470h1e2aC1-5uAZpqvkg8b6Y0zQysm7vBw5BBex77OUG9xvkR6Tf4cgCEUZcZtDRqcBqfHmoj_nGXY73rAW2egIw7GBu5ZMEbDQgNtcpWNkN2/w640-h460/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg4QtCpuKTvaTrjK0fIiFwoh-Q5IlkIcw2Cqa76pnvNk8ANcuVh9IIm163TzLttMGBDTW20F43pTPsyx73zwskt8d4V_-aCue0F0eAQv7Uua9hfD1n5IkaPnJPT-eqUSjuJRBBVIhv8Y7viPAw4wqBrl_4FIMYngsSSh2KZJzkcHypS3o-5C30rrv0mgZ/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg4QtCpuKTvaTrjK0fIiFwoh-Q5IlkIcw2Cqa76pnvNk8ANcuVh9IIm163TzLttMGBDTW20F43pTPsyx73zwskt8d4V_-aCue0F0eAQv7Uua9hfD1n5IkaPnJPT-eqUSjuJRBBVIhv8Y7viPAw4wqBrl_4FIMYngsSSh2KZJzkcHypS3o-5C30rrv0mgZ/w640-h360/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor2ZODIAOYO7Na-8z8VH_xqDQgGgk9XfY19xDi3q-sCWVDQduV6FwNYjlzObCUaFpdgKxdLCB3U1szk6LEuCdAtgrghWdhyphenhyphen_CAx_ZcWLoTD9wbAn8GDLpg1RBA4UDTBznnbVkqzC_mEY9FbkDE3V3VqhH5EYz0-doUdikQMlY6AzD6fnAm7-Dpra7wrlC/s800/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor2ZODIAOYO7Na-8z8VH_xqDQgGgk9XfY19xDi3q-sCWVDQduV6FwNYjlzObCUaFpdgKxdLCB3U1szk6LEuCdAtgrghWdhyphenhyphen_CAx_ZcWLoTD9wbAn8GDLpg1RBA4UDTBznnbVkqzC_mEY9FbkDE3V3VqhH5EYz0-doUdikQMlY6AzD6fnAm7-Dpra7wrlC/w640-h426/Blog%20Fort%20Epworth_-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tbe Arctic Willow, much smaller than its relative in temperate zones because of temperature and precipitation factors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />After the climb up to the stromatolites platform, we took our time going back to the ship, enjoying the many Arctic plants on the tundra. The afternoons on board were filled with lectures - on that particular day it was one on the fascinating Geological History of Arctic Canada and Greenland by Dr. Marc St. Onge. This was followed by another interesting lecture on "How do Arctic Animals Survive".<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Postscript:</i> Margaret Atwood was inspired by her trip to Port Epworth with Adventure Canada to write a short story Stone Mattress in her collection "Nine Wicked Tales". It's a murder story but it also gives you a sense of shipboard life!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Next stop: Gjoa Haven</span><br /><p><br /></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-5910419090542009922023-07-22T18:25:00.001-07:002023-07-22T18:25:29.541-07:00Ireland - Cliffs of Moher and Galway<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Cliffs of Moher is of course the highlight of every Ireland tour. I had always wondered why. It is an impressive landscape with its rugged cliff face and layers of sequenced cliffs. It matters a lot if the sun was on the cliffs when you visit. When we visited, it was a dark cloudy day and it didn't really do the cliffs justice. We took a cruise to see the cliffs from the water and they were quite dramatic but not quite the national icon I had expected it to be. Timing is everything.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was in fact more fascinated by what little we saw of the Burren before we got to the Cliffs of Moher. The glacier karst landscape was unique, looking barren from afar but in fact teeming with life when you look closer. We didn't spend a lot of time here as the guide wanted us to get to the cruise early. As it turned out, we got to Doolin too early - I would gladly have spent more time on the Burren, a landscape unique to this area. See for yourself.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nQCns6uKUyVvRqLH2bcU3i-WNpqkS4hhlVZCq9yIAp73chxXPn0Nk6syLT0i97xLxFrWNGXH-w4kZmFBA7FmOrdGsv6le60hpw_0u0tETmRwLwzekVnOQTeyJkekH2b6nj8y9DI-RqciV9McZ5Hf1Hwk38frIuX5Y1FszskLCyWlxcm3bhG7MISbYA5K/s800/Cliffs%20of%20Moher.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nQCns6uKUyVvRqLH2bcU3i-WNpqkS4hhlVZCq9yIAp73chxXPn0Nk6syLT0i97xLxFrWNGXH-w4kZmFBA7FmOrdGsv6le60hpw_0u0tETmRwLwzekVnOQTeyJkekH2b6nj8y9DI-RqciV9McZ5Hf1Hwk38frIuX5Y1FszskLCyWlxcm3bhG7MISbYA5K/w640-h428/Cliffs%20of%20Moher.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Parts of the Burren</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DfTi1bABjKlDC2EOsTwYjFwkuc5WBOmVgC2-uKPjzpNV-5llQOKzkxkl_YsGSe2aSQGiKKzYeWcJm2orimuv0CM1orfPNewxLjb_-OLtVqHQIqkdQ8Hi8cYc-Q0YMA0GenPZGxm0shnVX59NTjcjNgCLCqUiPkBDrDQ32u-w9q8OBO-eUw3m7GMmEW2G/s800/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DfTi1bABjKlDC2EOsTwYjFwkuc5WBOmVgC2-uKPjzpNV-5llQOKzkxkl_YsGSe2aSQGiKKzYeWcJm2orimuv0CM1orfPNewxLjb_-OLtVqHQIqkdQ8Hi8cYc-Q0YMA0GenPZGxm0shnVX59NTjcjNgCLCqUiPkBDrDQ32u-w9q8OBO-eUw3m7GMmEW2G/w640-h428/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="800" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS6-ad5BEih8Rv0ezxlUeG2VMo9Ic5n7oXRVH8U-moF5rU9IpBz51kiugxc7s_Z2civIbACCd7MDZlsZzUUhqq4oDLCSx4pYrY_UdxJZXYrrWLRmh-D5qlgI05xmU53cv8GtOTCSBtgOSdKd2Y79uqY6bYsoBFEhIqvBbGolLzbXsrKPYoDh5j17YPNuz/w640-h390/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The cliffs are teeming with bird life, both on the cliffs and in the surrounding waters. I didn't have my birding lens with me but did the best I could with my 240mm zoom - bit of a joke.<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoCH2oCkuGb2O7dvPplkwowvJbGJDRRuJzxcjjNDOpn6cmhqzjYbvSlxuF1JDbklRM_RThMy-uTSnTP5cZOshDM4lBFXCaOqFbm3of10GZ3bBj_-1dAeXtDurip9FCUySOwwgHP6OvGlYwvqaLf2ZG5dq42epMXd_38mVQNTkZQyNVYbc8jpszkz2NTGn/s800/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-13.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoCH2oCkuGb2O7dvPplkwowvJbGJDRRuJzxcjjNDOpn6cmhqzjYbvSlxuF1JDbklRM_RThMy-uTSnTP5cZOshDM4lBFXCaOqFbm3of10GZ3bBj_-1dAeXtDurip9FCUySOwwgHP6OvGlYwvqaLf2ZG5dq42epMXd_38mVQNTkZQyNVYbc8jpszkz2NTGn/s320/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-13.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A razorbill in flight</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqMQT-Zz4hRegu-sGo-HTJCifVozfc4fwFOCAAgqk9Yel8BOiUfIDzzc2vvOgySTf8qd-RW5Exk_nJuEbR7eJaRP5CVZqkdGb6bRN5ZUbvIk0r2N3S5-G-INZtXFjCFg79lSOZjk6KXBxbJIKOk2PRMuDSW2g5mnQHI4Tt2U5np_zHcywE0OJH85q1ivh/s800/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="800" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqMQT-Zz4hRegu-sGo-HTJCifVozfc4fwFOCAAgqk9Yel8BOiUfIDzzc2vvOgySTf8qd-RW5Exk_nJuEbR7eJaRP5CVZqkdGb6bRN5ZUbvIk0r2N3S5-G-INZtXFjCFg79lSOZjk6KXBxbJIKOk2PRMuDSW2g5mnQHI4Tt2U5np_zHcywE0OJH85q1ivh/s320/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-26.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This one has two fish in its beak!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9mZzZgNdONsdzzSMk3W4jjlY2kzd5HwwTWvzi4mBzhZQ3OH-OSUS1ArI-_vDC_p9kUsw8b4Zjbg9ydgQOTs5cNsQHtOhiPQtvmvY2k_CqC8tL3oij6UiRbbkArED6DmaNCZlyTJ_5kym22LYP8m3ctdLrCSpqnujxoadsDtnfLkVWRFSeoFdjZvhUT7g/s800/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9mZzZgNdONsdzzSMk3W4jjlY2kzd5HwwTWvzi4mBzhZQ3OH-OSUS1ArI-_vDC_p9kUsw8b4Zjbg9ydgQOTs5cNsQHtOhiPQtvmvY2k_CqC8tL3oij6UiRbbkArED6DmaNCZlyTJ_5kym22LYP8m3ctdLrCSpqnujxoadsDtnfLkVWRFSeoFdjZvhUT7g/w640-h342/Cliffs%20of%20Moher-24.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A lone puffin among the razorbills</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From the Cliffs we headed back to Galway, a vibrant town with lots of music. The day before we had a walking tour of the town with its colourful, touristy streets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRUEhfQdrUhf4num6EcXCmLp1ZdcXMAZcUVh7AN_CYwgosMXXH1-iFwWsu7r6OB22IPpqnb_Zj5TO82E1Ej7LHEDitekXuEvPDBRrSVBmpkwFr-rYIN3dG7WkKUwhYm4MpVyBWeQycFUaT2jhYn1kOc_M3M5aRoRDuikH-TMbVPcUBAvrc_fQ1BtE86WF/s800/Galway-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRUEhfQdrUhf4num6EcXCmLp1ZdcXMAZcUVh7AN_CYwgosMXXH1-iFwWsu7r6OB22IPpqnb_Zj5TO82E1Ej7LHEDitekXuEvPDBRrSVBmpkwFr-rYIN3dG7WkKUwhYm4MpVyBWeQycFUaT2jhYn1kOc_M3M5aRoRDuikH-TMbVPcUBAvrc_fQ1BtE86WF/w640-h438/Galway-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Eyre Square at the centre of town</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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There is not much castle inside, more of a museum. The most interesting thing was this sandstone slab bearing an elaborate ringed cross with the depiction of St. Mark and St. Luke on either side of the ring. It's supposed to be the most elaborate surviving commemorative stone of the Irish Early Christian period.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0-3A7htaVj1jqt7RVifPZt6RWoXIbbhnSiw9ARLphEcdzRnb9jejCtcSP2sqGH6zkLj8QmjVQzQjea6RnC0BWikJS8WeqaSR99NjanuIVl2BOn4GLM58QYeQ_GODS1tq6p1f55xqR3HOk2XH6I41iOF36yIqDxdvGWmCZT1z9lOR1j8ocPI8B4qoRExe/s800/Athlone-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0-3A7htaVj1jqt7RVifPZt6RWoXIbbhnSiw9ARLphEcdzRnb9jejCtcSP2sqGH6zkLj8QmjVQzQjea6RnC0BWikJS8WeqaSR99NjanuIVl2BOn4GLM58QYeQ_GODS1tq6p1f55xqR3HOk2XH6I41iOF36yIqDxdvGWmCZT1z9lOR1j8ocPI8B4qoRExe/s320/Athlone-5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ674SiIKJKkMQlODT1nO6pnsMAJlvLrUOIYqo0J2UdnTj3LjHFBZVcJGRsKui-b8gk1KCOgTtpGswI0eGCMOwaUNPRnqwGHl1g6gEB7JCYgNes-18ImhU6nKGSCjtSCDNnEZJastUErY9Y85husCSZ8aV6U6hOeSzQ4IpbGzjiW_MTUiSVFPBytYur3f/s800/Athlone-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ674SiIKJKkMQlODT1nO6pnsMAJlvLrUOIYqo0J2UdnTj3LjHFBZVcJGRsKui-b8gk1KCOgTtpGswI0eGCMOwaUNPRnqwGHl1g6gEB7JCYgNes-18ImhU6nKGSCjtSCDNnEZJastUErY9Y85husCSZ8aV6U6hOeSzQ4IpbGzjiW_MTUiSVFPBytYur3f/w640-h332/Athlone-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from the bridge in Athlone</span><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61X2aTZE5ulhZXaURhr_q56hhLgKrm-W9gyp4BwhTHuStfKRKmhJTX_GCvI6Aflvrk5UiWjQKF86mpSC2GXPnA2u0SuFaGQmx_7WUfcqwCSDMHW03cIGvHK1dN2g8yDtejLESw77of2zW2ky-rv9O8HcJ6Mm8RS4GD_-4n4QyyqI8Z2wlgHlQBkODncUr/s800/Athlone-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="800" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61X2aTZE5ulhZXaURhr_q56hhLgKrm-W9gyp4BwhTHuStfKRKmhJTX_GCvI6Aflvrk5UiWjQKF86mpSC2GXPnA2u0SuFaGQmx_7WUfcqwCSDMHW03cIGvHK1dN2g8yDtejLESw77of2zW2ky-rv9O8HcJ6Mm8RS4GD_-4n4QyyqI8Z2wlgHlQBkODncUr/w640-h356/Athlone-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Town of Athlone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDEwdS3Aha12-lBS1df5RYMMhXLIOXYGhnEq_DAnD9-2GIcsLB8FWTLhv08mPeqFi1yPAvCyhJs89TehirHPTQ2FirtVHnpPZv2wXpE3zYG4G5H_-NWYP6grisPg-ivZKgmHak9b6ZztKCMoMj1nv4VKRsOGS_6r9N5v_SrI8hNCo0355DW7WaMR4Qbau/s800/Athlone-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDEwdS3Aha12-lBS1df5RYMMhXLIOXYGhnEq_DAnD9-2GIcsLB8FWTLhv08mPeqFi1yPAvCyhJs89TehirHPTQ2FirtVHnpPZv2wXpE3zYG4G5H_-NWYP6grisPg-ivZKgmHak9b6ZztKCMoMj1nv4VKRsOGS_6r9N5v_SrI8hNCo0355DW7WaMR4Qbau/w640-h268/Athlone-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This wraps up my tour of Ireland. Northern Ireland and the Atlantic Coast was supposed to follow but I have to cancel that segment at the last minute to return home. The Wild Atlantic Way will have to wait for another trip. Thank you for coming along.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-37304418424186573242023-07-14T18:45:00.001-07:002023-07-14T19:09:53.621-07:00Ireland - Ring of Kerry<p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of our first stops off the Ring of Kerry was at an ancient churchyard, that of Aghadoe Cathedral, situated on a beautiful spot overlooking the lakes of Killarney. We walked through the ruins of this church, with an elegant Romanesque doorway still standing, probably dating from the 11th and 12th century, Our guide pointed out the markings on one of the stones on the wall believed to be an Ogham stone with markings in old Irish. What a fascinating visit to this place, not on the typical tourist circuit.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCmekZSnRkyxxHdznqqH4rZ9Bb44zxJ0482b-2omc10bvTzAqiUHr0E2XzXlzz5bqpSrLRrbsLHYbyQnXcsaCZ7vde4oY6Ezkjx8iL30k0zuIDAi3oQy9We8JBlQ2Rvi5Brp3SMi22IPFVBR_4Zk9nvB6T3zQ4CufzfzPD7T3917kV8B7CQTga-aVQMUu/s800/Ring%20of%20Kerry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCmekZSnRkyxxHdznqqH4rZ9Bb44zxJ0482b-2omc10bvTzAqiUHr0E2XzXlzz5bqpSrLRrbsLHYbyQnXcsaCZ7vde4oY6Ezkjx8iL30k0zuIDAi3oQy9We8JBlQ2Rvi5Brp3SMi22IPFVBR_4Zk9nvB6T3zQ4CufzfzPD7T3917kV8B7CQTga-aVQMUu/w434-h640/Ring%20of%20Kerry.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ruins of Aghadoe Cathedral<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy98vsTzlNJoR7iSUz2lmQqAIaGg2TW8ZEYVvQxIAlDd1J3F76cz0S3U67KA0iuvR111HdbPqrtUMB1fJ4JMAzgfp6_Q3n_YPUFBIRIFNAI42xUGVQf4MXnkagM0T0bXjcCrlQjiwbgTP2oq9qF-PqDe3vW9E5N6uim7h1KjDcH8zUHSwufhVzXfevrJty/s1067/Ring%20of%20Kerry-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkMvY7_Ds0WGj2uJIqLfPFslGPmYG0miyn2T0XoH8NZfnsCeNop0gLK0Rf_hXKoMntQMLvHG54n-5ILblwrsjvilnbXzU5lFUvhstCMGsKvN2Shf6AKhH0Vd5_WuSVMHozm3YXmNnYIJ0AeG-lu2zxlLAwzOrc-PIF84L3naxCR_nfmPHPD0Nb71OGN0u/s1067/Ring%20of%20Kerry-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkMvY7_Ds0WGj2uJIqLfPFslGPmYG0miyn2T0XoH8NZfnsCeNop0gLK0Rf_hXKoMntQMLvHG54n-5ILblwrsjvilnbXzU5lFUvhstCMGsKvN2Shf6AKhH0Vd5_WuSVMHozm3YXmNnYIJ0AeG-lu2zxlLAwzOrc-PIF84L3naxCR_nfmPHPD0Nb71OGN0u/w640-h480/Ring%20of%20Kerry-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is an Ogham stone with markings in old Irish</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDLEukammvR_csxfGYjXUwXSSHrJZe2IHdXXctOy5xqU1KlKtRhYwhOEeWzKtVeqeBKN7DpXKgBe2M4Z0iv8l1WN94sqKn_3TYbE-n53igPK5idOPLVT0DTE3FUej65ptXNSqw8s3nWdKUY1I5tk72ceQ6VMlwS5ABhH5HLron8X03cn0ldRu4b_Bsiek/s1067/Ring%20of%20Kerry-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDLEukammvR_csxfGYjXUwXSSHrJZe2IHdXXctOy5xqU1KlKtRhYwhOEeWzKtVeqeBKN7DpXKgBe2M4Z0iv8l1WN94sqKn_3TYbE-n53igPK5idOPLVT0DTE3FUej65ptXNSqw8s3nWdKUY1I5tk72ceQ6VMlwS5ABhH5HLron8X03cn0ldRu4b_Bsiek/w640-h480/Ring%20of%20Kerry-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A short walk from the churchyard are the ruins of a 13th century Norman castle - Parkavonear Castle, one of the few Norman keeps in Ireland built on a cylindrical rather than rectangular plan. The walls are 2 metres thick.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuhjD_1ssD5J-JOwEUrDbv2SJCGOeTrmw1mIcMedt0T4ePGgfmkGKa-5GKqT_u4ZvSWJN-V6uB08vkArVKHdyqOkeKfXERvXnzmcEQJmczPqgkI8oA4giFR9TCQQp8MgSv-1-eaJcGJ4SxphN6-2CKvPgbT9dwyCd7gvWGZvYOS8LVzbfecN-XoAxP4gh/s1067/Ring%20of%20Kerry-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuhjD_1ssD5J-JOwEUrDbv2SJCGOeTrmw1mIcMedt0T4ePGgfmkGKa-5GKqT_u4ZvSWJN-V6uB08vkArVKHdyqOkeKfXERvXnzmcEQJmczPqgkI8oA4giFR9TCQQp8MgSv-1-eaJcGJ4SxphN6-2CKvPgbT9dwyCd7gvWGZvYOS8LVzbfecN-XoAxP4gh/w640-h480/Ring%20of%20Kerry-26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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This is quite unusual and likely won't happen in North America, but then, this is Ireland...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>It maybe blasphemous to say this, but in my opinion, the Kerry Cliffs, our next stop, is more spectacular than the Cliffs of Moher. Of course, the Cliffs of Moher may provide a more all round experience as you could hike there and experience it more personally. The Kerry Cliffs are for some odd reason, on private land, there is a small fee to visit and you could only view it - no hiking. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg240MFAPJR_N-lVgogF2AEmDhVDwogvDnncf8hBrC1EcgTA_DIYavXdX5zq4Ft5rIh0KqzPGCdsXNcdyoaWeCiIo9zcL2XU4UgC6VtwtUB9nxf7AKwZXsbfUvZHEfkrGk40gs6tOh0_DUp6TMsLb8AaZiEfzG6YGe-gxp4ZKlgZo9kzbjfRHxHOxTC6o4f/s1067/Ring%20of%20Kerry-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg240MFAPJR_N-lVgogF2AEmDhVDwogvDnncf8hBrC1EcgTA_DIYavXdX5zq4Ft5rIh0KqzPGCdsXNcdyoaWeCiIo9zcL2XU4UgC6VtwtUB9nxf7AKwZXsbfUvZHEfkrGk40gs6tOh0_DUp6TMsLb8AaZiEfzG6YGe-gxp4ZKlgZo9kzbjfRHxHOxTC6o4f/w640-h480/Ring%20of%20Kerry-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Panoramic view of the Kerry Cliffs with the Skellig Islands in the distance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waterville beach where we had lunch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tZmTr6v-HKn4j7ga4zigoK-67FlmmsJW06WXapSwwY_qDhMqMjFD5RNRIDFApE7C9ZJmh48-uPHpKE5SMzPLLpXZuWdO2HRFAXr365WUl9OKRfeb0-b9j-_nwbi51PJGSDbsk-0o5WGjg9i7TC4aMgkqXxb4BadxWCibr2pbxochRbGv3hvyZqADI1UQ/s916/Ring%20of%20Kerry-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="916" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tZmTr6v-HKn4j7ga4zigoK-67FlmmsJW06WXapSwwY_qDhMqMjFD5RNRIDFApE7C9ZJmh48-uPHpKE5SMzPLLpXZuWdO2HRFAXr365WUl9OKRfeb0-b9j-_nwbi51PJGSDbsk-0o5WGjg9i7TC4aMgkqXxb4BadxWCibr2pbxochRbGv3hvyZqADI1UQ/s320/Ring%20of%20Kerry-14.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Encountered a Eurasian jackdaw on the beach - a lifer for me! It is a member of the crow family but not a crow.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YAaTT81Tizc-USLSQxSuceE2rJnOM6HEpjfnT2pzbmU0QWmbc9S1lm5RldUDsvyIuA-H9s_mCWNybTX5rIL5ajb6I6oQvCAt3fFElX3tkxAGWdBtkfkzd6HcWv67nTmS3VEBNgFNSbcC1mV3pCs8Edsjfp_NKY1J1paZ3adrfyKZUR_d7isZKABUpsey/s800/Virgin%20Mary%20statue%20Lady%20of%20Wayside.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YAaTT81Tizc-USLSQxSuceE2rJnOM6HEpjfnT2pzbmU0QWmbc9S1lm5RldUDsvyIuA-H9s_mCWNybTX5rIL5ajb6I6oQvCAt3fFElX3tkxAGWdBtkfkzd6HcWv67nTmS3VEBNgFNSbcC1mV3pCs8Edsjfp_NKY1J1paZ3adrfyKZUR_d7isZKABUpsey/w268-h400/Virgin%20Mary%20statue%20Lady%20of%20Wayside.jpg" width="268" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At Coomatloukane - a statue of the Virgin Mary facing the road, guess that's why it's called Lady of the Wayside. On the other side is this lovely view of the Ballingskellig Bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQebiSKwWiw9Cj8IhY_wbLpvNzcQC-tfcUxXFo_QCEp8wxDk3CeyW1AwTZQzQhmzavs314mgY14JiGj2h-HqxZqcfoV8t0dEhmTF2OCjOtSNnraP4YbNu-LqQVIfuyKXo6sNmz2pTcKjnmxOu2VVnPpkW1ezRIx2LE5LRq7tdgjFt7iHi97L44rn0Wy5XM/s1400/Ring%20of%20Kerry-15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1400" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQebiSKwWiw9Cj8IhY_wbLpvNzcQC-tfcUxXFo_QCEp8wxDk3CeyW1AwTZQzQhmzavs314mgY14JiGj2h-HqxZqcfoV8t0dEhmTF2OCjOtSNnraP4YbNu-LqQVIfuyKXo6sNmz2pTcKjnmxOu2VVnPpkW1ezRIx2LE5LRq7tdgjFt7iHi97L44rn0Wy5XM/w640-h330/Ring%20of%20Kerry-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Gorgeous scenery along the Ring of Kerry<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAoENKUFETVQe-_bLa4I84KwvQV3N9ksp64ZRJUy6DlOmh5RU4Fi9edfWpmrPQ1aOP-4FMF07t2ChCPggZmhJV1ZDaZ5bvYhdC6H-D1yz8H6c0jEjHYLvjQCjUSFfSsBLWFdbL6GKJZln_J3Ah79UAQgCdhgcWu0QN3l5bF3c0Q1efTni4gvcJOyOOYHA/w400-h300/Ring%20of%20Kerry-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Irish humour...:-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MoYSz8OaB81Yv-XOBaSjh1kn7lWLBJfqk_Vbzn8yY-oIs9L6d17SQe5U1ViaklN17SLFJDwvwIyyYRy5Gr4rva6Kah_ix9hCUZ8e7MuTgcpcibkvu2q3fg7cfYDqzEqH2n_ZgZWEKkx2cZHlJAw2diplSoLbdH5iSX1bTvlQyHLXTDFtbNd6yTQCSvzC/s1067/Ring%20of%20Kerry-21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1067" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MoYSz8OaB81Yv-XOBaSjh1kn7lWLBJfqk_Vbzn8yY-oIs9L6d17SQe5U1ViaklN17SLFJDwvwIyyYRy5Gr4rva6Kah_ix9hCUZ8e7MuTgcpcibkvu2q3fg7cfYDqzEqH2n_ZgZWEKkx2cZHlJAw2diplSoLbdH5iSX1bTvlQyHLXTDFtbNd6yTQCSvzC/w640-h480/Ring%20of%20Kerry-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just a drive-by shot - but I can't help but be amazed at how green the place is!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Killarney is a colourful town. We spent one evening whisky tasting before dinner and enjoying some authentic Celtic music with the group Celtic Steps after dinner. There are plenty of live music venues if you have the stamina to stay in town for it. Our group mentioned The Grand Hotel and the Danny Mann Pub.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MPTqubjI1jC6ZWR0MoSiNBUIF6_dXf-1uxiNbqtoxIny3S-0E6QblH-VPI34xE41qzCi4A9Q1hnAQMY-PAVZEGQHQvEjmukK3hvRbuzsioaHK3u3YTrm0OqNpNVFD7v2-jG1vXvBvz1Arb2ZLdFZ3mPx5N7ZQSfkYv_Qgig9OwYIdHhdFwXIMEF1Xuzk/s1400/Donuts.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1400" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MPTqubjI1jC6ZWR0MoSiNBUIF6_dXf-1uxiNbqtoxIny3S-0E6QblH-VPI34xE41qzCi4A9Q1hnAQMY-PAVZEGQHQvEjmukK3hvRbuzsioaHK3u3YTrm0OqNpNVFD7v2-jG1vXvBvz1Arb2ZLdFZ3mPx5N7ZQSfkYv_Qgig9OwYIdHhdFwXIMEF1Xuzk/w640-h306/Donuts.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not a donut fan myself, but can't help but admire this colourful assortment<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-54645703469682258252023-07-09T18:18:00.000-07:002023-07-09T18:18:43.119-07:00Ireland - Cork, Cobh & Blarney Castle<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our first stop on the way south is Cork, apparently the second largest city in Ireland, but really nothing like Dublin. Since we only have an afternoon there, I decided to take a trip down to the coastal town of Cobh after having seen the colourful houses there on the web. Feeling particularly adventurous, I hopped on the first bus stopped by the quay that says COBH as its destination. Cash only and I barely have enough to cover the fare. As it turned out, it's a commuter bus and didn't stop anywhere near the town centre. I walked about half an hour to get myself to the waterfront considering it a good opportunity to see how the locals live.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The waterfront at Cobh doesn't disappoint as you can see below.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupBMUcZyRDTTFLTpBQO3FjZLfHbfTbwoyTXulXOj70qP1_IZdjBHtAkiM5NA7I4s63XZLzf4Jn_3vHJbyxLBZOk5V3wQGLcDf5h75H9VDuo-mleyYIi0c4dv-kzu5tznWgjxAb9cBYSfPe3usL3fYdWQ_PPSbPOovDV5OGS-w9DCzaytKPCHvl-aqYkkx/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupBMUcZyRDTTFLTpBQO3FjZLfHbfTbwoyTXulXOj70qP1_IZdjBHtAkiM5NA7I4s63XZLzf4Jn_3vHJbyxLBZOk5V3wQGLcDf5h75H9VDuo-mleyYIi0c4dv-kzu5tznWgjxAb9cBYSfPe3usL3fYdWQ_PPSbPOovDV5OGS-w9DCzaytKPCHvl-aqYkkx/w640-h428/Cork%20&%20Cobh-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ljc9CrNbuyP44EhYy8dJPp3GDBiqsRUtU7O7OTdGO3hMVlmEIpr19LqecaGQMbzN4xtbuDAELWrdy6tFAcY0LqJcvc4pNVjCqfzVWzELW6huykPf298oj6s1MFL4aMEF84jJXEeEGuTRi-lG4XTpZr8B0UaEtDmwZKd_cGMbY7dI0iKQNCfieDH8GpgM/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ljc9CrNbuyP44EhYy8dJPp3GDBiqsRUtU7O7OTdGO3hMVlmEIpr19LqecaGQMbzN4xtbuDAELWrdy6tFAcY0LqJcvc4pNVjCqfzVWzELW6huykPf298oj6s1MFL4aMEF84jJXEeEGuTRi-lG4XTpZr8B0UaEtDmwZKd_cGMbY7dI0iKQNCfieDH8GpgM/w640-h480/Cork%20&%20Cobh-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzTqz58msZOqRU0ZUW4ypBQlhZcm_DrfFxOzjrwIKrO8D4QL5nzjFgEmg22UwfHzmjIY1GeJaX7VNijBptDFAajIFd6XaQ0knsCr3srPdpbkNG-P2qAUoijeSM3B7Zpj1eZDYT-bit-60tvBrFidR-xSoNfbYwQZ6Vn41_bUeKS1I98Vvh97YWCFBT7o_/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzTqz58msZOqRU0ZUW4ypBQlhZcm_DrfFxOzjrwIKrO8D4QL5nzjFgEmg22UwfHzmjIY1GeJaX7VNijBptDFAajIFd6XaQ0knsCr3srPdpbkNG-P2qAUoijeSM3B7Zpj1eZDYT-bit-60tvBrFidR-xSoNfbYwQZ6Vn41_bUeKS1I98Vvh97YWCFBT7o_/w400-h300/Cork%20&%20Cobh-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Other tourists come to the town for the "Titanic Experience", which I skipped as I don't have a lot of interest in canned exhibits. Meanwhile, taking the train back to Cork was a breeze and we hit the golden hour as we head out for dinner.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z8qpsABr6yebUWx-YXRUTpsLLpgXlNrzTSa0BeNHagrOBoQuKGzm75AuvOMSnqbil181uDF4a46VM0AM-sXjKAAoNs8uipPZ9XGWlp5XOXDOkkJM5727mQSDLGmQaMZZGKZHMvNgH3128B0g5M2EJClQhMVUlpeVbGoQz4p53hS2HvKxkdfaM4hZjBQO/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTW4kUkhvgaeqi7THffGNcv6xCnyBfEHMeNvCL5p5UUVqsnqtOnDI0yhOlv2re42A_00kD53b32bWzC-Rcz-hTd-XLz8hEzfupDOnEPHmi1UyVeyxcF6LFkRvQfDUa2gWFCOA2_BRKSV2asx7eyY6phK6jon874S_Fh9NBJOiKi5DL2-MZhw-TFHi61Gj/w640-h480/Cork%20&%20Cobh-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z8qpsABr6yebUWx-YXRUTpsLLpgXlNrzTSa0BeNHagrOBoQuKGzm75AuvOMSnqbil181uDF4a46VM0AM-sXjKAAoNs8uipPZ9XGWlp5XOXDOkkJM5727mQSDLGmQaMZZGKZHMvNgH3128B0g5M2EJClQhMVUlpeVbGoQz4p53hS2HvKxkdfaM4hZjBQO/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTW4kUkhvgaeqi7THffGNcv6xCnyBfEHMeNvCL5p5UUVqsnqtOnDI0yhOlv2re42A_00kD53b32bWzC-Rcz-hTd-XLz8hEzfupDOnEPHmi1UyVeyxcF6LFkRvQfDUa2gWFCOA2_BRKSV2asx7eyY6phK6jon874S_Fh9NBJOiKi5DL2-MZhw-TFHi61Gj/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z8qpsABr6yebUWx-YXRUTpsLLpgXlNrzTSa0BeNHagrOBoQuKGzm75AuvOMSnqbil181uDF4a46VM0AM-sXjKAAoNs8uipPZ9XGWlp5XOXDOkkJM5727mQSDLGmQaMZZGKZHMvNgH3128B0g5M2EJClQhMVUlpeVbGoQz4p53hS2HvKxkdfaM4hZjBQO/w640-h429/Cork%20&%20Cobh-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4Ei0setMXP2bUXQFbuFcPYGQdKuyOGPH47Tdvcq4AGKDeEZPr-HNqqGOPPmYwYAfuwEg6lfz5U9uwUU_PTGIeAaPDdDTdm_nQtknbwcp6YNWXdvAfqDylRzZLZ27QJeH25wYuGztxSteiZdL3nFbAuFXmqjBlXYgwmxogzwSYGim8nso4KgcsunB9HYk/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4Ei0setMXP2bUXQFbuFcPYGQdKuyOGPH47Tdvcq4AGKDeEZPr-HNqqGOPPmYwYAfuwEg6lfz5U9uwUU_PTGIeAaPDdDTdm_nQtknbwcp6YNWXdvAfqDylRzZLZ27QJeH25wYuGztxSteiZdL3nFbAuFXmqjBlXYgwmxogzwSYGim8nso4KgcsunB9HYk/w640-h480/Cork%20&%20Cobh-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The English Market, where we had lunch earlier in the day</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrwbgcLG9NkqHGO7GBe33mBUPnDvXW_h6zo65McuEVOmVfqTdw-1Nk1dR7S_pKmG5UKvz6xsvbjQnRoB4lce_j765xMSBGGl7isvLNAsacIQYaDN8p4W3qRAJh8ob0VoZX-T_ReJxzSVUx3YcFDnQZAo8tAmNbIW86JV4UI4vUm8UB5q_sV3c8Q3lUe0-/s800/Cork%20&%20Cobh.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrwbgcLG9NkqHGO7GBe33mBUPnDvXW_h6zo65McuEVOmVfqTdw-1Nk1dR7S_pKmG5UKvz6xsvbjQnRoB4lce_j765xMSBGGl7isvLNAsacIQYaDN8p4W3qRAJh8ob0VoZX-T_ReJxzSVUx3YcFDnQZAo8tAmNbIW86JV4UI4vUm8UB5q_sV3c8Q3lUe0-/w640-h428/Cork%20&%20Cobh.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A drive-by shot of the famous Rock of Cashel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We headed out to Blarney Castle the following morning. The famous Blarney Stone was not much of a sight other than the hype. It's a good thing we didn't have to line up long to see it as it was the first thing we headed to when we arrived at the castle. I ended up taking a shot of yet another of the failed attempts to kiss the stone rather than risking my back to try it myself. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicibpO-Y-Ho0T9nO48GW5H0AXOVVEGVK9llp6-IL1yr3lzLdMu8F-CNVmx80netYs8YxAnLS8SXzs3dOKNA1NAyPk5XdqC1gLnrxC85ddtG2DHnTgMHiaA4sh3TktPDTf5DNxhdn54cTKISdOv2mA9W8uFm8S5_lHmT3UdWEHX881DKk6r3PJnloc2d0h/s800/Blarney%20Castle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicibpO-Y-Ho0T9nO48GW5H0AXOVVEGVK9llp6-IL1yr3lzLdMu8F-CNVmx80netYs8YxAnLS8SXzs3dOKNA1NAyPk5XdqC1gLnrxC85ddtG2DHnTgMHiaA4sh3TktPDTf5DNxhdn54cTKISdOv2mA9W8uFm8S5_lHmT3UdWEHX881DKk6r3PJnloc2d0h/w640-h428/Blarney%20Castle.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTB5ez_c-BLHzjQu5ZYtKEl2SI6VQLYCJ0JZRkLVacDLfVSlfM0Bsq531T51DlEE6xvNo_QQY0JUZguTcZTW6-yPyTcIkw35vl0QV0P5N5sHWH3EFi4rUfntxM9qAL9KYH0Ln6p7We7Q_guZplyuvVJYYOwum_H7Wzkwy86AIc4mSxLOTjeocYZbsq5_l/s800/Blarney%20Castle-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTB5ez_c-BLHzjQu5ZYtKEl2SI6VQLYCJ0JZRkLVacDLfVSlfM0Bsq531T51DlEE6xvNo_QQY0JUZguTcZTW6-yPyTcIkw35vl0QV0P5N5sHWH3EFi4rUfntxM9qAL9KYH0Ln6p7We7Q_guZplyuvVJYYOwum_H7Wzkwy86AIc4mSxLOTjeocYZbsq5_l/s320/Blarney%20Castle-10.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Attempt to kiss the Blarney Stone (one attendant stood by with sanitizing wipe in hand to "clean" the stone after every kiss...)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g_d5T4lAlNeVuZiGwmXvfQQ9hbwgGTuNDGjG_Wi9lDr7IXKTiWRYPo4_R_a5Y5BWCeLwtj6ukpDDMZDnuCh35JplvmQdrTuSEIDnpkLbxebS7SxUIGstKpQcrXf56Oa5AbKhPkJGp0SWPt2dsnRLpkMUTwg1hwYRotrC4MrdODZm22EKPxk5qt-POxaQ/s800/Blarney%20Castle-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g_d5T4lAlNeVuZiGwmXvfQQ9hbwgGTuNDGjG_Wi9lDr7IXKTiWRYPo4_R_a5Y5BWCeLwtj6ukpDDMZDnuCh35JplvmQdrTuSEIDnpkLbxebS7SxUIGstKpQcrXf56Oa5AbKhPkJGp0SWPt2dsnRLpkMUTwg1hwYRotrC4MrdODZm22EKPxk5qt-POxaQ/w640-h428/Blarney%20Castle-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">More interesting is the view from the top</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g_d5T4lAlNeVuZiGwmXvfQQ9hbwgGTuNDGjG_Wi9lDr7IXKTiWRYPo4_R_a5Y5BWCeLwtj6ukpDDMZDnuCh35JplvmQdrTuSEIDnpkLbxebS7SxUIGstKpQcrXf56Oa5AbKhPkJGp0SWPt2dsnRLpkMUTwg1hwYRotrC4MrdODZm22EKPxk5qt-POxaQ/s800/Blarney%20Castle-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmSVOJDXsp_P2QO-D_bWWOWRmrr7xgDB4xYylCaQ9XadQKWMVCAKGi2ExGaWkNorvYWFTzd153lSElU4WTDnWsQXHl_jbquy-8Egb7S8Lf_b1bGka-_KzfpPY_YgyhHIId6K4GyUBR-hGluD-JuVnDxxZPBMkM7A1NriBgTOfcAEVjaaXYTGeL9x9Dq-U/s800/Blarney%20Castle-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmSVOJDXsp_P2QO-D_bWWOWRmrr7xgDB4xYylCaQ9XadQKWMVCAKGi2ExGaWkNorvYWFTzd153lSElU4WTDnWsQXHl_jbquy-8Egb7S8Lf_b1bGka-_KzfpPY_YgyhHIId6K4GyUBR-hGluD-JuVnDxxZPBMkM7A1NriBgTOfcAEVjaaXYTGeL9x9Dq-U/s320/Blarney%20Castle-11.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This gives you an idea how thick the walls are</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I spent a good part of the morning at the Rock Close, described as a "mystical place, said to be on the site of an ancient druidic settlement" in the castle brochure. Whether it is myth or fact, it is nevertheless a beautiful spot, with waterfalls, caves and mysterious rocks. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFFFX7yKklliSc1hMvo5TLuLJxjQBv4cdS6Lbb1rbQCN79vM4S_38oktmE2JEbn_mr65xU_2ap-LNmCS_k-fH2eak6l95VpaTt6fpZxdvPFm4HfsOQaDa94jNft16_IZ8zKlOQplo6ucoSZSdezi6LZYz0fmN4EqP7VYIExTiExOLC-DZqFn-dUmvINqA/w640-h480/Blarney%20Castle-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">with pathways like these, it's indeed like walking through a mystical place<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is the mysterious stone, the Dolmen, purportedly the remains of what could be a portal tomb. Apparently it moves but has never topped over.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybq-8CHP3zaDtYivT5-JLL5fHS7SW5mOnu0NZqzyZHKCbTOAAowiNT62PIwiltp7yzp8GshSYDVn0eQks1LNIzQTCFnscLaLJbpL1pNAH6cCpROOpVwYHz79bN42w0WH9Qs07o1keMyxGXFVB6IuPsV48h4MjZKklRDbYV6H5wo2DO9-ZjOmz9_C0aqDK/s800/Blarney%20Castle-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUPPhuMkt39Yu9zX6OCVoaUyUzqpSXuJbG9uP7_6WEjSM1AAU7R0dkll9nM1LZKVOpwa5gxTq79eeWYlQ7rqWCCozbRfm8DSonGWIEVWE__wwp1Le-KqcRbn3Dv7SI0KBlJN-Ihox_rYUKp9LLK65kTf-ewFgNUUU42Nea2iMhQE9Vvm8ugPj7z7AyUfK/s800/Blarney%20Castle-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOP9AMvnH_F0vHw1uP5A6nRDSj9uZts-4Vazzkr-yb-RLQYMDcjGRMDojm-ulSTHC09oA9int52Sbh5egGQpACcuXPsPY1WneQqgua0P28Wtz38hp7ewrlqDO_9aPoH8WnxLwiOy9buH-z2zgHucGBAba9GyTvRqGWiO9aHgCiwddfNKnwQdWPeOg3_u3/s800/Blarney%20Castle-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOP9AMvnH_F0vHw1uP5A6nRDSj9uZts-4Vazzkr-yb-RLQYMDcjGRMDojm-ulSTHC09oA9int52Sbh5egGQpACcuXPsPY1WneQqgua0P28Wtz38hp7ewrlqDO_9aPoH8WnxLwiOy9buH-z2zgHucGBAba9GyTvRqGWiO9aHgCiwddfNKnwQdWPeOg3_u3/w640-h480/Blarney%20Castle-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">And the amazing Fern Garden truly made one think of Gulliver's Travels!</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvyNWzuq-05HVJkU1c7GEvlZXka-WhFhEWWF2FM9JFewrNQhZo6PtjAbiGA1tSYoTbJp7cl2zaaq0OL6lIzAMdKyuGdVvf-xzWGirjJ_WC_2LSQWITSHprCIm3Si95dI2gHcY6VLfNo41KxL2_OpJrqX6LcoJVwAKEjByZq7NDD30YomEGHqqWWo7iq04/s800/Blarney%20Castle-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Blarney Castle Gardens alone are worth the trip!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-34769132951194879342023-07-08T14:03:00.001-07:002023-07-09T05:58:12.734-07:00Ireland - Dublin<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I spent a little more than 48 hours in Dublin and it was clear this is a city I need to revisit. There is so much to see and do here I haven't touched a fraction of it in the many steps I took around the city. It is very walkable and given time and energy, could be covered easily on foot. But with time pressures and pre-booked tickets (good thing I booked the Kilmainham Gaol tickets 28 days in advance!), a cab ride or two is inevitable, and these are readily available at a reasonable price and a quick click on an app. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our hotel was 5 minutes from the river so that was our first stop after getting off the plane and storing our luggage. We walked right into the Famine Memorial with its powerfully expressive sculptures just before we came to the elegant Samuel Beckett Bridge, one of two bridges designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava in Dublin. What you see below are snapshots of things that made an impression on me, not necessarily important landmarks.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVANbut2XEFInL0DNP17wyO4q5Hn3DDA0J8pjEz8bXx713kHjqGkuZmHOdUEQdCZVo2M6QdbBo32huCOUEhH6_ibd3QjsnW30equdbXh8BFc9SAzlI2XfexI8y7m0xuIXi5OOrHg6wAYeKGniPnN56Xul2LFC4M_vQP6PJ3PSQtEnYsb-oIovFljx_u93a/s800/Dublin-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="800" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVANbut2XEFInL0DNP17wyO4q5Hn3DDA0J8pjEz8bXx713kHjqGkuZmHOdUEQdCZVo2M6QdbBo32huCOUEhH6_ibd3QjsnW30equdbXh8BFc9SAzlI2XfexI8y7m0xuIXi5OOrHg6wAYeKGniPnN56Xul2LFC4M_vQP6PJ3PSQtEnYsb-oIovFljx_u93a/w640-h390/Dublin-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samuel Beckett Bridge by Santiago Calatrava with the Convention Centre behind it<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqAwBFcza-eihbenqYUfh1VQKdeh_sOu4s5cA8w2r-Iyzi0G1pFrQZxsUuIi8Al1_t0uNo1xBY7dZrn5L_fZeXGo6ms6M6A7ZpOz_uClQlamb0y8zICzDHj1HS751xZCBKbIdw3NUHZSFke_sbSvtICjEkBzbFO9gELRtJd4bcww5wGycMIm-myXtxYuM/s800/Dublin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="800" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqAwBFcza-eihbenqYUfh1VQKdeh_sOu4s5cA8w2r-Iyzi0G1pFrQZxsUuIi8Al1_t0uNo1xBY7dZrn5L_fZeXGo6ms6M6A7ZpOz_uClQlamb0y8zICzDHj1HS751xZCBKbIdw3NUHZSFke_sbSvtICjEkBzbFO9gELRtJd4bcww5wGycMIm-myXtxYuM/w640-h440/Dublin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Famine Memorial - statues by Rowan Gillespie. A haunting memorial to the potato famine </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">in the mid-19th century where a million people died and another million emigrated from Ireland. It was interesting to learn that this was not just due to crop failure but due to systemic failure.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">From the waterfront, we walked to Grafton Street for lunch at the famous Bewley's Orient C</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;">afé, seeing some colourful graffiti murals on the way.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStUWN0oewbgHdwutrimDOLq7i2eo8MNjjh4af50KiPjwsA898AHGM-RI04JarUGeUXutEfcGW3CunZYmNrjS5rVpUTg5A7vHvrutaA4hLzoZ_qY2QBhS6Ntw2Z-K5YaTaJDQZE32mg93fVowKZnpy2ndvHfdzosOkDo7liBRi68chp7HckM0GaWr5OZCh/s800/Dublin-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStUWN0oewbgHdwutrimDOLq7i2eo8MNjjh4af50KiPjwsA898AHGM-RI04JarUGeUXutEfcGW3CunZYmNrjS5rVpUTg5A7vHvrutaA4hLzoZ_qY2QBhS6Ntw2Z-K5YaTaJDQZE32mg93fVowKZnpy2ndvHfdzosOkDo7liBRi68chp7HckM0GaWr5OZCh/w640-h398/Dublin-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4CNIInRv_Bg_GRlaISuPHjsjY2j8cU6irhnG7dvaWSRzwzjpRilB6LgATtCrwtDflNN8hoAC5M8IGj0-Zc1wX0gFLWFsjYBbvR3R_TXSxzOqH3k3ylVXnnYKRS3TPDvpNMkQ6P2oP5GjqKBC4j4zKCd_UCOuZnBW4buGksWDDv4FF2oBG0mlZ5-YmLVZ/s800/Dublin-19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4CNIInRv_Bg_GRlaISuPHjsjY2j8cU6irhnG7dvaWSRzwzjpRilB6LgATtCrwtDflNN8hoAC5M8IGj0-Zc1wX0gFLWFsjYBbvR3R_TXSxzOqH3k3ylVXnnYKRS3TPDvpNMkQ6P2oP5GjqKBC4j4zKCd_UCOuZnBW4buGksWDDv4FF2oBG0mlZ5-YmLVZ/w520-h640/Dublin-19.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvExipmZbqAKZ0xIbBNYFH-tNdW4DG89qY1JmgO7LS6wQrc6f0-7hy40g-littjXakWkoHmFQL7QUs8aPOYZ36LBPsc0IYmpve5DL_CYktE1HBNOjeQUonY8MlvFmaSx-VwD8MPVdTV7HRgfHvyj7xaZH25dYll1UV58MtnX9ZygxfjOdTIyXJ1ipK6zv/s800/Dublin-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvExipmZbqAKZ0xIbBNYFH-tNdW4DG89qY1JmgO7LS6wQrc6f0-7hy40g-littjXakWkoHmFQL7QUs8aPOYZ36LBPsc0IYmpve5DL_CYktE1HBNOjeQUonY8MlvFmaSx-VwD8MPVdTV7HRgfHvyj7xaZH25dYll1UV58MtnX9ZygxfjOdTIyXJ1ipK6zv/w640-h480/Dublin-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJYD3avoPddcne0TPr-Wp7g8gghG6myLoqY3Fe4e9LDbl67x-fTKeRYe8KJwy2LGCt2WMDBNbkOeHbkCb6xa2WWJatkBoYWKLAfIK8kNovZQjFR7_raHd5fUZuXJ8qNOJ4T3XJbN3iSHY2y2GXsMJSzJG8YCOu7V1hAwh-eUT0sWq5V3X7_Uk_6z5qEpn/s800/Dublin-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJYD3avoPddcne0TPr-Wp7g8gghG6myLoqY3Fe4e9LDbl67x-fTKeRYe8KJwy2LGCt2WMDBNbkOeHbkCb6xa2WWJatkBoYWKLAfIK8kNovZQjFR7_raHd5fUZuXJ8qNOJ4T3XJbN3iSHY2y2GXsMJSzJG8YCOu7V1hAwh-eUT0sWq5V3X7_Uk_6z5qEpn/w640-h428/Dublin-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gorgeous flower stand on Grafton Street, note the 5 euros sign!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Bewley's have beautiful stained glass windows inside and interesting art deco motif on the outside. We tried the Full Irish which was a bit much even for lunch.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2SSTfx6ax4PDxUf7-1r3a9Y4bokISTzPovLHrWIQdQS5TGW7aocrMa6bVRUF3caIoUy2_i3MGKdDMx9XdUVe98qg6tOAMPJcFP34DVMOu7anAQDnYHQwuZL9M10bb8EVSBMBCOaVMp5hq1hT5a__SrudZBpbYBZKl6AEzdClcMIf1ypy76VKB95EBaAm/s3945/IMG_9692.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="3945" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2SSTfx6ax4PDxUf7-1r3a9Y4bokISTzPovLHrWIQdQS5TGW7aocrMa6bVRUF3caIoUy2_i3MGKdDMx9XdUVe98qg6tOAMPJcFP34DVMOu7anAQDnYHQwuZL9M10bb8EVSBMBCOaVMp5hq1hT5a__SrudZBpbYBZKl6AEzdClcMIf1ypy76VKB95EBaAm/w640-h480/IMG_9692.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZiUbDrXMJNbDHD6UfN-FVgJL16swdY0-wjoRxDpa4DGoJPtu2jA1UDw8jzN5QBG_wLs51z_piC811v1wtdxkdAn-xzhD5mrdJf1IQxA8N8W4aa3eYarR829h59qDQv1GB-yQCUoUqZe7Wm-mTM1me6QRc77CLtHyRoddtcZbzXWpmYdjDKs_obU68NUg/s4032/IMG_9688.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZiUbDrXMJNbDHD6UfN-FVgJL16swdY0-wjoRxDpa4DGoJPtu2jA1UDw8jzN5QBG_wLs51z_piC811v1wtdxkdAn-xzhD5mrdJf1IQxA8N8W4aa3eYarR829h59qDQv1GB-yQCUoUqZe7Wm-mTM1me6QRc77CLtHyRoddtcZbzXWpmYdjDKs_obU68NUg/s320/IMG_9688.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The "Full Irish" - black and white pudding, sausages, dry cured bacon, roasted tomato and portobello mushroom, brown soda bread - the two white globs are exquisitely done poached eggs.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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From what I can see on the web, it's quite spectacular. Next time...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Before our Sunday morning appointment at Trinity College to visit the Book of Kells, our guide took us on a walking tour of the area around O'Connell St.. We learned some bits of Irish history trivia.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViNYhoDgzmeU7g1eN2klZESDXxLZEGFNDzYrtb9Om4VLw9DFK4FQR3tONp83MALuao4RZip8Zx2eplPYpBujRMzpqm5zdywc5KyAdncMmR0webbnH-fOA38qpB8tzKUwnPNcM_XGx2hAPRhk6Miac31PyYXVpB-nsrA1U3couauyAdIJseXQ4iXkfum35/s800/Dublin-21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViNYhoDgzmeU7g1eN2klZESDXxLZEGFNDzYrtb9Om4VLw9DFK4FQR3tONp83MALuao4RZip8Zx2eplPYpBujRMzpqm5zdywc5KyAdncMmR0webbnH-fOA38qpB8tzKUwnPNcM_XGx2hAPRhk6Miac31PyYXVpB-nsrA1U3couauyAdIJseXQ4iXkfum35/s320/Dublin-21.jpg" width="238" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The O'Connell monument surrounded by the four virtues - one of the four virtues have a bullet hole in its elbow...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNtAeyVbrjmxfB2y5-g7oTpBb7pHfxU4IRyJFNuc3yVVd3lvSR96PTxL80W2tIbT1piHumAX2_TOD8MBg5dKu12yvI_spvVlToGnsCEeRxrp1ftTZrGmdHWOeoAIddVsYWm8XQ9PEq8xZQQmKAznzvsD4P34GTALmqeXIBACajapo7Vo-9-T8PlmGyfGB/s800/Dublin-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNtAeyVbrjmxfB2y5-g7oTpBb7pHfxU4IRyJFNuc3yVVd3lvSR96PTxL80W2tIbT1piHumAX2_TOD8MBg5dKu12yvI_spvVlToGnsCEeRxrp1ftTZrGmdHWOeoAIddVsYWm8XQ9PEq8xZQQmKAznzvsD4P34GTALmqeXIBACajapo7Vo-9-T8PlmGyfGB/w300-h400/Dublin-20.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">James Joyce statue</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1CVwpdYRAR5NitjU4RBKWy4-T6rWv5tRjOGcaiBmeA8N4l1guNUIsg9geygc8kYdi38Oiu0w1MqMkuwFpyE6h5FrFqLOTVqSXgHCk3Reqfgt5zsexhM9u4brdQ22M-UJCG22Ch17iNrEmpMko1yg40qkKceiov5m5iDI15HtIOBv2Sny4jZhUZz0YE0-/s800/Dublin-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="800" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1CVwpdYRAR5NitjU4RBKWy4-T6rWv5tRjOGcaiBmeA8N4l1guNUIsg9geygc8kYdi38Oiu0w1MqMkuwFpyE6h5FrFqLOTVqSXgHCk3Reqfgt5zsexhM9u4brdQ22M-UJCG22Ch17iNrEmpMko1yg40qkKceiov5m5iDI15HtIOBv2Sny4jZhUZz0YE0-/w640-h448/Dublin-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the main reasons I wanted to visit Dublin was to see the Long Room at Trinity College before its's closure for renovations in October, 2023. Definitely worth the trip. Notice some of the shelves are already empty as the books are being moved to storage.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7FP3-sLHweG4bCBt3KTU7ws6llDT_gCsA5mbtKD15rB6Etlu4MTYoNy2VRHXxFswHYeApLlrwIDCCfSCinFxX-HAZ8qgxipZuj0Xzsn2z2uam8HFm1Qm_0wWMIkoDaHBs7dIONNPD4M8v8CHbFahwxFFO0x8t0L-PKcReKPQL776KT1rHIF16w2EJ8h-/s800/Dublin-38.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7FP3-sLHweG4bCBt3KTU7ws6llDT_gCsA5mbtKD15rB6Etlu4MTYoNy2VRHXxFswHYeApLlrwIDCCfSCinFxX-HAZ8qgxipZuj0Xzsn2z2uam8HFm1Qm_0wWMIkoDaHBs7dIONNPD4M8v8CHbFahwxFFO0x8t0L-PKcReKPQL776KT1rHIF16w2EJ8h-/w300-h400/Dublin-38.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Chester Beatty Library - another treasure house with its Papyrus Fragments of the New Testament from Roman Egypt</span><br /><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; 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margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the most impactful activity in Dublin for me was the visit to the Kilmainham Gaol. Led by a passionate young Irish woman, the tour of the gaol was a moving lesson in the tragic history of Ireland. Many of the prisoners were in there for stealing food. We also got a glimpse of some specially marked cells of important political prisoners. The most touching moment was in the Stonebreakers' Yard where a cross was all that was left to commemorate the many lives that were executed there.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcahFdOFVbZUZ2of6moVOCc3ib7E3Gpxi5aNqBGJy50j8SZcxygKsOovEFsYRAwbQtVtsyLIhN1gBrsPDcAvl6hVRa7NZzmzCpucQi-6kfI-JLSY2hUhLMve7uj109gk8AO7aqGq1y400NCkdyix7AoBvqDHmSIgfZIAYyA3rKuDbV0mI57af0jK6wPVQr/s800/Dublin-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcahFdOFVbZUZ2of6moVOCc3ib7E3Gpxi5aNqBGJy50j8SZcxygKsOovEFsYRAwbQtVtsyLIhN1gBrsPDcAvl6hVRa7NZzmzCpucQi-6kfI-JLSY2hUhLMve7uj109gk8AO7aqGq1y400NCkdyix7AoBvqDHmSIgfZIAYyA3rKuDbV0mI57af0jK6wPVQr/w640-h429/Dublin-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Calatrava bridge in Toronto is like one half of this one, which is like an open book. James Joyce House is at the southern end of the bridge. I also bumped into the Dublin Pride celebration.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpcsVE2fDj5Oy_h3azggnNhvdnvppFNiJJkzs4xl4aIJH5BH09PP29wUx0ZMwiH19zXOSei-v-3NDoVeBlVPWOKyN3LntPDL4qVq9pJoIILQ_X2GzZ281sSB2yXzK4llrzaNOIkWQUSq5z8SrDe1mQ3oZU0vOQblUsKywmyRkqx4KQrW2DYMglHYqEbg5/s800/Dublin-37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpcsVE2fDj5Oy_h3azggnNhvdnvppFNiJJkzs4xl4aIJH5BH09PP29wUx0ZMwiH19zXOSei-v-3NDoVeBlVPWOKyN3LntPDL4qVq9pJoIILQ_X2GzZ281sSB2yXzK4llrzaNOIkWQUSq5z8SrDe1mQ3oZU0vOQblUsKywmyRkqx4KQrW2DYMglHYqEbg5/w640-h480/Dublin-37.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We had a lovely hike along the coastal trail with its dramatic ocean views, Pacific waves crashing on the many rocky outcrops along the shore, rugged cliffs, shore birds, including pelicans and the occasional hawk.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was an easy flat trail and we could have gone on for much longer, enticed by one vista after another. We kept saying to ourselves, we'll turn back after the next view! In the end we have to turn back because we wanted to make it to Hearst Castle and see the elephant seals before sunset. </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCNGpwhAs7_gzJ_GAJZ_I7Ucnv8yWBpp55srRAHZSar7L6lzVXLzV7EolwmKwy5EUfn2jQYYi_KCVt1Vs6O7ovejqzN_QNIz0tWnFWOQPLh7NCg_mDil5sf83dhl85z6xSfVqZckuS_PJQN3BUyUilZW9bH67ZSlqP5RoNMmTWpd2IGatavHJtSPA6Q/w640-h428/PCH%203-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a high surf warning, which made it a great day for us surf watchers...<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97ddnjkdet0c7U3_Ir7UkLLFhXB7YmzTK86o9Vq24owH-b_q5CJ5Wai8a4ANR_YAgu2GzmCw0cWkQ4Cb0LOujXyWPw-IJN4hUQOE6ZCJ17DDZI-uEfYzJeHi_jxhYEoaDpqJ3K6B3237ozLFutOMWYrf3lA5F48a_zrl-6tX6rAf2501rFaTDyW-ReA/s800/PCH%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="800" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97ddnjkdet0c7U3_Ir7UkLLFhXB7YmzTK86o9Vq24owH-b_q5CJ5Wai8a4ANR_YAgu2GzmCw0cWkQ4Cb0LOujXyWPw-IJN4hUQOE6ZCJ17DDZI-uEfYzJeHi_jxhYEoaDpqJ3K6B3237ozLFutOMWYrf3lA5F48a_zrl-6tX6rAf2501rFaTDyW-ReA/w640-h324/PCH%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom and pup</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="800" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Mgtz3XXQfBUDR0B6q8mc9HyjBe40OvkhyzcLnHPC8gy3esp07aCiBKiZj_lwlFgGvLLwHra81THSz9ir3SHeMpEgWBhliRiaHztugW0RCIYQvgE4mJP1gESHFEAJjKRI7ylpNH2-Qs8ILTEX-l0nJuLe_4xvmPRodbnz3t_tVbCF0ZmkTf6IsDhoRw/w640-h304/PCH%203-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sea otter family</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Mgtz3XXQfBUDR0B6q8mc9HyjBe40OvkhyzcLnHPC8gy3esp07aCiBKiZj_lwlFgGvLLwHra81THSz9ir3SHeMpEgWBhliRiaHztugW0RCIYQvgE4mJP1gESHFEAJjKRI7ylpNH2-Qs8ILTEX-l0nJuLe_4xvmPRodbnz3t_tVbCF0ZmkTf6IsDhoRw/s800/PCH%203-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Mgtz3XXQfBUDR0B6q8mc9HyjBe40OvkhyzcLnHPC8gy3esp07aCiBKiZj_lwlFgGvLLwHra81THSz9ir3SHeMpEgWBhliRiaHztugW0RCIYQvgE4mJP1gESHFEAJjKRI7ylpNH2-Qs8ILTEX-l0nJuLe_4xvmPRodbnz3t_tVbCF0ZmkTf6IsDhoRw/s800/PCH%203-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We made it to San Simeon for lunch and was hoping to enjoy some good food at the vineyard there, but was surprised there was no restaurant! We had to settle for cafeteria food at the Castle (yes, not even a bakery, because it's a State Park!).<br /></span></p></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaLu2C8yZQLHaQgEsReIoBeh0REEptCrK3lNd13rcC528BIn-v4OD9RknfFBaoFbNX2XNYr8IPSmGYNFZF4nUtva7GAIZvqSO1nVLyvMop-tvfL9BRLjK_pc8EsaU3UsLm-dj5NBJWWbV2g93Vv9Y7aDl5TojYQLNwxNbwMLyUcsixeidIAENu7Fs3w/s800/PCH%203-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaLu2C8yZQLHaQgEsReIoBeh0REEptCrK3lNd13rcC528BIn-v4OD9RknfFBaoFbNX2XNYr8IPSmGYNFZF4nUtva7GAIZvqSO1nVLyvMop-tvfL9BRLjK_pc8EsaU3UsLm-dj5NBJWWbV2g93Vv9Y7aDl5TojYQLNwxNbwMLyUcsixeidIAENu7Fs3w/w640-h480/PCH%203-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pier at San Simeon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZV4edM1xzKdBp-gXy8Ulfw0DsS7icshkvlIGh5YhvCbBhxFjdjSjAAVMovMAJN31GhzXOAhYX6StQytlt9FQr4qrbGQroqXlNfZZKxVWa25vTOQU8ZAbNTj9Oauq-ZwbUUse1YHpjFRZqKlG9pG8m5HvQO25GJNhaEX3R_3K1kTS94TU8RTV7qCY6g/s800/PCH%203-15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZV4edM1xzKdBp-gXy8Ulfw0DsS7icshkvlIGh5YhvCbBhxFjdjSjAAVMovMAJN31GhzXOAhYX6StQytlt9FQr4qrbGQroqXlNfZZKxVWa25vTOQU8ZAbNTj9Oauq-ZwbUUse1YHpjFRZqKlG9pG8m5HvQO25GJNhaEX3R_3K1kTS94TU8RTV7qCY6g/w640-h480/PCH%203-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can see the castle all the way up the hill</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC4V5wAiHJVGCgKXG-ferEpv5q_7DOcnkf_qMSWKq4vfDt5G_rejzCpFJp8axXcJ9zXC-DxjklJTFkbGVmTNtW2ieHIqxFlTcEzhTDCT4OgDrG20hUei6SSJUmalNWOhcKFvSQVkcowitNkOwp5ISZq6qBJ8vjaFrXdeaycVPShIipieQPiQPftJAKw/s800/PCH%203-31.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC4V5wAiHJVGCgKXG-ferEpv5q_7DOcnkf_qMSWKq4vfDt5G_rejzCpFJp8axXcJ9zXC-DxjklJTFkbGVmTNtW2ieHIqxFlTcEzhTDCT4OgDrG20hUei6SSJUmalNWOhcKFvSQVkcowitNkOwp5ISZq6qBJ8vjaFrXdeaycVPShIipieQPiQPftJAKw/w640-h480/PCH%203-31.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In my opinion, the indoor pool was the most striking feature in the castle. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32f249CfzZDAZ3EOHCC2U4Zz59pgt4E-qi0smMfg2jI9ZOiptCaKFcVLq92IRjUjMPwPSgLdngptyb1UMGHixRTRoHFb9XE5SB4DLYQpEUYUZmG73GZMsaPR2GHmLA5Qa5gtvaCz8e_GyUgGaaJGC0kP8GjiNQlxUgTLcLN29KRLFCHTu-cD7OWk9XQ/w640-h480/PCH%203-33.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The view of the ocean from the castle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We managed to find the elephant seal rookery just up the road from the castle, thanks to our bumping into a volunteer in the parking lot (we went in the wrong direction up the beach and couldn't find the seals. We spent a whole hour there as there were a lot of action going on. Two bulls were fighting "till death do us part". They were all bloodied but still battling from the beach all the way into the water. This is the perfect time to visit with some moms still nursing pups, while some continue to mate, and bulls fighting over their territory (apparently testosterone surged to 60 times the normal level at this time).<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY9AyghtKjhLKpDONQUrKxmssPB2XbYoSt3yQiFTjbbgChx0nGWSxfCIzfxXc6xG5Zr2R0GkJ04OJ0bYT-Z5bx6_IEqXQEGtJXRp92kqSwB36Bx5NpZItjuFExZ59332cbaaljPXcRUqEogP6oIhyqqhvtNEYEg9gpielDo3FiB9sB3jyyUGOrO3Wrg/s800/PCH%203-34.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVY9AyghtKjhLKpDONQUrKxmssPB2XbYoSt3yQiFTjbbgChx0nGWSxfCIzfxXc6xG5Zr2R0GkJ04OJ0bYT-Z5bx6_IEqXQEGtJXRp92kqSwB36Bx5NpZItjuFExZ59332cbaaljPXcRUqEogP6oIhyqqhvtNEYEg9gpielDo3FiB9sB3jyyUGOrO3Wrg/w640-h480/PCH%203-34.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nursing elephant seal</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixloNb-TEI-rmQUyD1ncxqnou7ltWaOu1A1g47bU-xBa4F7wmq8E77C_ZUZnk-B9t7A5abWBKh5rZhXBdm7ro1aXeKjX4VyNjwE_eo93zNqW9ND02_1GkJ6AVi9Q9MAw1qGa7bzEcjt62rGYDGkx46NkAl6CeerFcRX_cShBffM1wJNz7K9a-Ir9hmjw/s800/PCH%203-36.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixloNb-TEI-rmQUyD1ncxqnou7ltWaOu1A1g47bU-xBa4F7wmq8E77C_ZUZnk-B9t7A5abWBKh5rZhXBdm7ro1aXeKjX4VyNjwE_eo93zNqW9ND02_1GkJ6AVi9Q9MAw1qGa7bzEcjt62rGYDGkx46NkAl6CeerFcRX_cShBffM1wJNz7K9a-Ir9hmjw/w640-h314/PCH%203-36.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mating - the female looked really excited...;-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOLfm4G7BnPH8eNcvxIdY-j_h7cQHImDbAEpOgBIETbEK9MTM23qo_mwbvKLcPrnV2YMfMkdW2xXTBYMS2mmnwBbAsFAzi9y_zxtAbAmcHbI3ZjzB_H55N0ahj7oFfwxIm0qi7T6RBiKgUqukaR3CcCJpVtYai4Iwm3K3KeSUR5N38Ag8z8j3xVZBbA/w640-h480/PCH%203-35.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another Pacific sunset - drama in the skies, jacob's ladders galore</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This wraps up our south to north Pacific Coast trip. The following morning, the rain finally caught up with us. It was pouring rain so we thought it safest to go up 101 instead of the PCH. Having driven up this way before, I remembered how treacherous it was in the rain, not to mention parts of it were still closed from the winter rains. Our original itinerary was to visit Big Sur and the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park with its magical waterfall. A good excuse for another trip down this beautiful stretch of coast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for coming along for the ride.</span></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-85124092078596176702023-06-09T19:30:00.001-07:002023-06-09T19:30:17.135-07:00Driving up the Pacific Coast - Day 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A friend in L.A asked us how much time we are allowing to drive back to the Bay Area. Four days, I said. His eyes widened in shock, "What?! It's only 6 hrs and a bit to drive from L.A. to San Francisco!" (He forgot about the two hours it takes to drive out of L.A. alone.) Still, he was incredulous we are taking such a long time. Clearly, he is one of those engineers who only goes in a straight line from point A to point B. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes, we were taking our time, always keeping an eye on the weather which had rain forecasted every day that week. As it turned out though, we were lucky. There may be the odd shower when we were driving, but nothing that would stop us from our enjoying the scenery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We woke up in Port Hueneme to a sunny day and we found out there is a lot more to the town than what we encountered at the waterfront the night before. Oxnard State Beach Park has a long beach and sand dunes and it was just around the corner. Since it was not on our itinerary and we had to make it to our next stop before sunset, we did not stop to explore. This is just a snapshot from the parking lot of the State Park. Something to be saved for another trip.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPco2AKt6ng6Yy16t48corUJj0I3abh5q-2ckrMfbrrWWT087V3Wmqea0yWBjyxUdvzRrlGN0SpgZu3xvNFQ8Mfk25oWDol_eShQ2G8KNrGhTlUtDR-UJe2rf7IX4MDMjezp-lT2hy4HefeAQmXww9Klm7lhPd6SshtQFAGAAD-G_z_gY6XR-ZRZ8KQ/w640-h480/PCH%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oxnard Beach State Park<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As we wanted to revisit Solvang and have lunch there, we took a detour off the PCH from Santa Barbara taking Hwy 154 inland through the San Marcos pass crossing the Santa Ynez mountains. The scenic stops along the way gave us panoramic views of Lake Cachuma and the surrounding mountains. There were occasional showers as we drove through but the sun came out quickly before the rain had a chance to puddle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPco2AKt6ng6Yy16t48corUJj0I3abh5q-2ckrMfbrrWWT087V3Wmqea0yWBjyxUdvzRrlGN0SpgZu3xvNFQ8Mfk25oWDol_eShQ2G8KNrGhTlUtDR-UJe2rf7IX4MDMjezp-lT2hy4HefeAQmXww9Klm7lhPd6SshtQFAGAAD-G_z_gY6XR-ZRZ8KQ/s800/PCH%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczx5THksucnBpRzgW0iGDV-Cy9KBXB5vYJWh0ZrbwIZifQN9yYjLGOT0KxzphzDUE3WK5a5K1FRky3TXpQEX575n63QdzfhMB2DRU-ZI9u1Bc-oveinBDn7KcfA6802btyLMTxS3fFnHMJS3KghobMXzSK1pJtfwZO3wRIdIBQHwCruxc3frnpllqxA/s800/PCH2-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczx5THksucnBpRzgW0iGDV-Cy9KBXB5vYJWh0ZrbwIZifQN9yYjLGOT0KxzphzDUE3WK5a5K1FRky3TXpQEX575n63QdzfhMB2DRU-ZI9u1Bc-oveinBDn7KcfA6802btyLMTxS3fFnHMJS3KghobMXzSK1pJtfwZO3wRIdIBQHwCruxc3frnpllqxA/w640-h480/PCH2-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPsSkXs5m7MMv3ONHPgjNRnOlCcVVxjcXgqZPWY2GSwzL3JPIDSG6SlKmJqR2BJRIagHOKpU-goxbWnGljOn3r2Shu81JK12gd7hPYNZi8yyFSCKZ9aVKoHsyzGz23sHiH0yQtZgLQK9t3oStFz3A_FktEFTs6m0frkAzr0FNqUtqiDw9jDnQsmy7-Q/s800/PCH%202-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPsSkXs5m7MMv3ONHPgjNRnOlCcVVxjcXgqZPWY2GSwzL3JPIDSG6SlKmJqR2BJRIagHOKpU-goxbWnGljOn3r2Shu81JK12gd7hPYNZi8yyFSCKZ9aVKoHsyzGz23sHiH0yQtZgLQK9t3oStFz3A_FktEFTs6m0frkAzr0FNqUtqiDw9jDnQsmy7-Q/w640-h344/PCH%202-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View of Lake Cachuma from San Marcos Pass Road</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u></u></span><br /><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u></u></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoadwuFKxHkxIQ2GF0axN9WW_AVcofSTKcSrLhWGPrcvH3LwNjv1qNHODtWMORc2-qQD6X6ezKDlBA76UNZR8yDB1ea7E-HEwIcb_KFOWCXrkZPVZ3K2XmcVvw9D8fdQl6AG9miMg3dZe1zq0OkfV6iWq6gXK-v_s79P6r5_g0AorUm8HPZXtqZ0wgA/s800/PCH2-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="800" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoadwuFKxHkxIQ2GF0axN9WW_AVcofSTKcSrLhWGPrcvH3LwNjv1qNHODtWMORc2-qQD6X6ezKDlBA76UNZR8yDB1ea7E-HEwIcb_KFOWCXrkZPVZ3K2XmcVvw9D8fdQl6AG9miMg3dZe1zq0OkfV6iWq6gXK-v_s79P6r5_g0AorUm8HPZXtqZ0wgA/w640-h364/PCH2-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">We were right on time for lunch when we got to Solvang. I still remember the windmill from my visit decades ago when we stopped on our way to Yosemite. As we parked right in front of the bakery, we popped in to soak in the sugar. There were lots of "Danish" pastries but possibly Americanized, as evidenced by their size and the thick layer of icing sugar all round. They look too big to tempt me so I didn't buy anything, keeping in mind the Aebleskiver we're going to try after lunch.</span><br style="text-align: center;" /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT51XujuIsl8oPBU5cZmAzfssHglkZtw4d8ciAC7E8NFhFwGyg54zlCH4cDS0e6lud3IZKvZUjaJChIflcx2Du14vQAwQYEVGN1lNDMjcpIPUeu7Zwl44vaqOIhPv3hrGgovScuHrvum8BmU3lU941kuqD54aukxSr6oguqmngveBq7v81mj9Q6U_c8w/s800/PCH2-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="800" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT51XujuIsl8oPBU5cZmAzfssHglkZtw4d8ciAC7E8NFhFwGyg54zlCH4cDS0e6lud3IZKvZUjaJChIflcx2Du14vQAwQYEVGN1lNDMjcpIPUeu7Zwl44vaqOIhPv3hrGgovScuHrvum8BmU3lU941kuqD54aukxSr6oguqmngveBq7v81mj9Q6U_c8w/w640-h394/PCH2-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The bakery on main street </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnBm6VvxV1npKcE4B89Yw3-RRcZb_-wPIb3OHIzjHVquZcITcvZDeIOwcH6lBw3Cx98HjfgtYqRquyBsrg9gsbcht55I8ijxnztwwDqlijUHeM2MiD1MvUZXG677DaAnjk-POnwz7L5AO_66D_n6rSf10q94cbuHQ_cmMMmgR2nQX8bb7r8lLAYTsKw/s800/PCH2-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnBm6VvxV1npKcE4B89Yw3-RRcZb_-wPIb3OHIzjHVquZcITcvZDeIOwcH6lBw3Cx98HjfgtYqRquyBsrg9gsbcht55I8ijxnztwwDqlijUHeM2MiD1MvUZXG677DaAnjk-POnwz7L5AO_66D_n6rSf10q94cbuHQ_cmMMmgR2nQX8bb7r8lLAYTsKw/w640-h480/PCH2-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQqbL5G7B-VyPmpNZG7XV8xyWiMvpLAfStJ4nOr_4jD-jCl9RsoRX0gqeW8P0XNY1bZaxfNrFe5H-fUaacJ7QwV55ZUr0MgbeYO-ZVUpEPQR_VDf14ah9imwMXomW08GXROuntioAU1JbXSLX-PCrsK4mPm1SrwaTKIikvP6CizkO0s8s6hT8wAB4kg/s4032/IMG_7746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQqbL5G7B-VyPmpNZG7XV8xyWiMvpLAfStJ4nOr_4jD-jCl9RsoRX0gqeW8P0XNY1bZaxfNrFe5H-fUaacJ7QwV55ZUr0MgbeYO-ZVUpEPQR_VDf14ah9imwMXomW08GXROuntioAU1JbXSLX-PCrsK4mPm1SrwaTKIikvP6CizkO0s8s6hT8wAB4kg/w640-h480/IMG_7746.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It took us a while to find the Solvang Restaurant we were looking for but it gave us a chance to walk through the town. Of course, the restaurant offered the required fried chicken on waffle and Aebleskiver for dessert.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNHRyEp2dDEXBti2qo9wV9_biMSW_EZQ-gDlu5IEAxU4TzdsHar8EEQ8iB9xRfZ_Y86mTW1outry7xxsogiO8tbevp1B-yCUxIIRm29_w6gyHpzLfcuwch7E0Fb5OgYdBaQzGNl2gFxljhqHQxRX9nzgPokFct7o72FfNNyy5lkwWB0vErbCYvclV2g/w300-h400/PCH2-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnBm6VvxV1npKcE4B89Yw3-RRcZb_-wPIb3OHIzjHVquZcITcvZDeIOwcH6lBw3Cx98HjfgtYqRquyBsrg9gsbcht55I8ijxnztwwDqlijUHeM2MiD1MvUZXG677DaAnjk-POnwz7L5AO_66D_n6rSf10q94cbuHQ_cmMMmgR2nQX8bb7r8lLAYTsKw/s800/PCH2-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNHRyEp2dDEXBti2qo9wV9_biMSW_EZQ-gDlu5IEAxU4TzdsHar8EEQ8iB9xRfZ_Y86mTW1outry7xxsogiO8tbevp1B-yCUxIIRm29_w6gyHpzLfcuwch7E0Fb5OgYdBaQzGNl2gFxljhqHQxRX9nzgPokFct7o72FfNNyy5lkwWB0vErbCYvclV2g/s800/PCH2-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58UcQyfEPW-9jmXurz-yig5m65oqVgMFT0d4rImoOV5T-olbgWMhDe765VCBoe_e8Cya8URCJs5h1YKogySWPmm6uUTPhNkR7acBG8q393xhEaImWM67HiPLYYrlumG8M2q00Tny_3xEkhhbzVFORVIfCY9eRiaZDhjZMs1qPLi8DwUknRs_N732wdQ/s800/PCH2-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58UcQyfEPW-9jmXurz-yig5m65oqVgMFT0d4rImoOV5T-olbgWMhDe765VCBoe_e8Cya8URCJs5h1YKogySWPmm6uUTPhNkR7acBG8q393xhEaImWM67HiPLYYrlumG8M2q00Tny_3xEkhhbzVFORVIfCY9eRiaZDhjZMs1qPLi8DwUknRs_N732wdQ/w300-h400/PCH2-8.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The famous Aebleskiver, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">basically a glorified donut</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There were some very nice buildings in Solvang but this is one I especially liked. It houses Solvang Fine Art with beautiful detail on the walls. But I can't find anything on the building itself online.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx33L_nua5OvkMQxlvVQ_OxtbzBvXgSCi2U-Hf-8VcbMf_a55p-_QEWb6hUDp_uPI9O9Gs39KZgTbmmw39uezgxwukH4sRJdbpeBMtC6R1dwRiitlvRU5mysCgvYBe71YoAr2aqmCq2xYaiVNzCgYYzUwNAVrJbHD4zQp6IHSsjgvJu03d17MG76TWXA/w480-h640/PCH2-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx33L_nua5OvkMQxlvVQ_OxtbzBvXgSCi2U-Hf-8VcbMf_a55p-_QEWb6hUDp_uPI9O9Gs39KZgTbmmw39uezgxwukH4sRJdbpeBMtC6R1dwRiitlvRU5mysCgvYBe71YoAr2aqmCq2xYaiVNzCgYYzUwNAVrJbHD4zQp6IHSsjgvJu03d17MG76TWXA/s800/PCH2-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our next stop was the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove for which we had timed our visit in February. The monarchs are here in coastal California only from November to February migrating from as far north as Canada. The ones east of the Rockies could migrate up to 2000 miles to Mexico. We were disappointed that the Grove was closed because of high winds. Fortunately we were able to see the monarch clusters from outside the fence. What a phenomenon to behold! Hundreds of monarchs one on top of another clinging to the leaves of the eucalyptus and cypress trees, which provided thermal stability.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXITs36rCiYjCfRyhdiJQR1JVu4RVWWkNOYh5plDw-1BxzBnSYs7SeOV2rRt5GgB3epg-jRu7RUem66706D4-PhGLIL_ciYPXgkKpSkF1f9Z0Y_T-MWApZV3gkqt4MsU7uHNKaFn0-ZtmlxPdrOncbSNsBo9tvvOrY73dZuTQwosvOtsJLUQ3yQjysg/w428-h640/PCH2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="428" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Monarch butterflies at the Monarch Grove <br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXITs36rCiYjCfRyhdiJQR1JVu4RVWWkNOYh5plDw-1BxzBnSYs7SeOV2rRt5GgB3epg-jRu7RUem66706D4-PhGLIL_ciYPXgkKpSkF1f9Z0Y_T-MWApZV3gkqt4MsU7uHNKaFn0-ZtmlxPdrOncbSNsBo9tvvOrY73dZuTQwosvOtsJLUQ3yQjysg/s800/PCH2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="610" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-O8WK4Q7Hy7DjPIoz89hWzEe3JvyjhPzQjkdf0opkeKH0elk7sPe3g-xA9DtqQPFrDER8u6KqF0yHznf7XSCrJpT8bzrWYy-6zQRTd6A0JPZUUJkbkdP6jw0G-i9zH1vPhxrPxfnsFt1KmXoI6QKe2tYycBfvNbKUw0nfQZHo2Q0bJTBxpzGA6lamg/w488-h640/PCH2-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="488" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We made it to Morro Bay for the golden hour. The concierge at the inn warned us that rain is forecasted for the next few days, basically telling us to make the most of the still dry evening, which we did. We drove around to Morro Bay State Park but didn't have enough time to really look around although I have been there before. But sunset was early this time of year and we didn't want to miss it at the waterfront. We did see a bank of eucalyptus trees hit by golden light and a row of parked boats hit by gold on the water. We were lucky to get another spectacular sunset before we headed to the new restaurant for dinner. And just before it got really dark, a local told us about where the sea otters hang out near the shore, within shooting distance of my 200mm lens!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAbLmj3cIWzz9fLr-A0TilPZIXgfU_3R1ePCz2f9fHSebq6Us8YrNN_lgcydKCyTAXI-kJM1FjQZ1_JzoanXq9PBAGrODWXUMjzWhmrijkgG-ajxD6vjAtKmhBlxqF6IRx-SIyXLF3PX2ZXkhYs6wraN3tbWOKpT9Bri-1EriWXoZ_FsOH1RrtvIvkQ/s800/PCH%202-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAbLmj3cIWzz9fLr-A0TilPZIXgfU_3R1ePCz2f9fHSebq6Us8YrNN_lgcydKCyTAXI-kJM1FjQZ1_JzoanXq9PBAGrODWXUMjzWhmrijkgG-ajxD6vjAtKmhBlxqF6IRx-SIyXLF3PX2ZXkhYs6wraN3tbWOKpT9Bri-1EriWXoZ_FsOH1RrtvIvkQ/w640-h426/PCH%202-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eucalyptus trees in the golden hour</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Watch out in the next post.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULMAotoCO77_quyA5COzVRNWQwdKsY6Bo_g-m99OqxwhCvV4f_XTSriNN51MCR2SbKBnAN13qCunLdDsK63dANMTn_3nnCYqN4n_Ib-4dGfFG9ckFjMLTrQ0UvL0anXrXnH-sRyfVTU5k7TMYE3tOUM8_NU9LAgYD7gmle7uAWmHrJgaB_qgqG68Rsw/s800/PCH2-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZJw2NZLXAK2H-2nVweHHOpS2gjaTY60Y19vW1brAV77KMMdk4hB3m7vI9pHanRYJ1G5bo_HRYJjIUUyqq-Bt6nlp7q6lBTmcb6LPOYEn47GjSdLXCtaxVEBMMAySjAY9Xzle5M3AAMEw9jy-fEFtMeNh--5hTNeZVJVQGSSTsLwszgl4SGVVWEgPkw/s800/PCH2-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="800" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZJw2NZLXAK2H-2nVweHHOpS2gjaTY60Y19vW1brAV77KMMdk4hB3m7vI9pHanRYJ1G5bo_HRYJjIUUyqq-Bt6nlp7q6lBTmcb6LPOYEn47GjSdLXCtaxVEBMMAySjAY9Xzle5M3AAMEw9jy-fEFtMeNh--5hTNeZVJVQGSSTsLwszgl4SGVVWEgPkw/w640-h372/PCH2-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunset at Morro Bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-74758104897020743372023-06-08T18:17:00.001-07:002023-06-08T18:17:56.101-07:00Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway - Day 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Leaving behind the many lovely places, good Chinese restaurants, and of course good friends in L.A., we headed out on our first day on the Pacific Coast Highway on our way back to the Bay Area. Our first stop was still in L.A. but by the coast - Venice Canals Historic District. These canals, built in 1905, had undergone restoration and we were lucky to be here after a rainy winter so there was plenty of water in the four canals - not always the case, it seems. The developer, Abbott Kinney, had hoped to recreate the appearance and feel of Venice in coastal Los Angeles. 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It also happens to be the end of Route 66 so we were happy to find the end point of the road that we started off midway in Arizona last fall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="800" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3MJ_aRKvtlpVzDM6tOptgBJs6uacC6XtKMDMNAsw7YWiEtexJFMssCTwdmD-ZoRwsymJxgLKk7YKsPQcN7cK8RrI7rGTI07pZAK3zTYcuRj3O0K3W9xlG2mCnjE-SBZ7nRp1Bemy2NEGBhc7GBsqmAF29Yu9vD_SYwnTb7iBbr8oYvrgrTzJWbsDnw/w640-h372/PCH%201-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9zVWAIgxly_b6XBpfDfPDU4C2FEbFX5VjYfrN6tQktxlVsD4k86ShNtGYPgVXjEavIeLftox3IC9ExLa_MjHzFVsT0HwC2TKcuX_tA5Atjs0WWTSI5hLt1f-N6NZIr4ivE4EvgC1tCJ8CvKE-4bBrwI9sxmu3b1ZNUyADQXeXQnNyGfOqWIT-GEhHw/s2940/IMG_7663.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="2926" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9zVWAIgxly_b6XBpfDfPDU4C2FEbFX5VjYfrN6tQktxlVsD4k86ShNtGYPgVXjEavIeLftox3IC9ExLa_MjHzFVsT0HwC2TKcuX_tA5Atjs0WWTSI5hLt1f-N6NZIr4ivE4EvgC1tCJ8CvKE-4bBrwI9sxmu3b1ZNUyADQXeXQnNyGfOqWIT-GEhHw/w636-h640/IMG_7663.jpeg" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Route 66 map on the pier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlkl5TNapXwbFZ605J_poKPRAIfT9Fj1uUmN6NibKU3vWufAkZCUqgdA_c4JXvp7y53rK4LA6Q0qkp2PcZekVatYXvq0lXKs1NNrFO9tZo7L9xCJTVBrMgA40WPdjpryXlr7aFGFphJjkXA5GRWUbTA8GLMxDLfqbB9NGWmWco2NdZ8ImSCHZ7mR44g/s3790/IMG_7666.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="3790" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlkl5TNapXwbFZ605J_poKPRAIfT9Fj1uUmN6NibKU3vWufAkZCUqgdA_c4JXvp7y53rK4LA6Q0qkp2PcZekVatYXvq0lXKs1NNrFO9tZo7L9xCJTVBrMgA40WPdjpryXlr7aFGFphJjkXA5GRWUbTA8GLMxDLfqbB9NGWmWco2NdZ8ImSCHZ7mR44g/w640-h480/IMG_7666.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tOIpfAUqW95beSosGEBGmXXT68RYjMsS_7JJZCC4xWtvP3wU480FLdsTImEuwt3nXmRHMraS7z8eZ9LntKLQM55VUXRgopgfE24g9nsYtBFGKVkFVyXdrn3Uijzy-lyyV7GbR8Xqf7NhHGfjThp73SPBumgIePCkh1n2YoVdkxgiFKwiLmuy7AVMHA/s800/PCH%201-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="800" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tOIpfAUqW95beSosGEBGmXXT68RYjMsS_7JJZCC4xWtvP3wU480FLdsTImEuwt3nXmRHMraS7z8eZ9LntKLQM55VUXRgopgfE24g9nsYtBFGKVkFVyXdrn3Uijzy-lyyV7GbR8Xqf7NhHGfjThp73SPBumgIePCkh1n2YoVdkxgiFKwiLmuy7AVMHA/w640-h442/PCH%201-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Santa Monica Beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We continued up the coast to Point Dume, the northern end of the Santa Monica Peninsula. The problem with all these viewpoints is the lack of parking and you can't even park on the roadside at Point Dume because it has some expensive residences and all signs point to limiting the number of tourists in the area. <br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo5ZdU5_ROQ1GzMy3yob78_XR8Q9Gi1hxcgjajc_YN1U3llRXE5YBE_VGDthgGQIdfdqGqEMpGACP1ke-Gtg-Ewd0TM3bGX9AMfn1CiKVSESBfrZrWB2jWJ3GGGeHNbqoW5he4LmdnddifCd5-BHeRdM_ils5OdYEDHcwuWjkC0dLG-iG2CgqXxFrMg/s800/PCH%201-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo5ZdU5_ROQ1GzMy3yob78_XR8Q9Gi1hxcgjajc_YN1U3llRXE5YBE_VGDthgGQIdfdqGqEMpGACP1ke-Gtg-Ewd0TM3bGX9AMfn1CiKVSESBfrZrWB2jWJ3GGGeHNbqoW5he4LmdnddifCd5-BHeRdM_ils5OdYEDHcwuWjkC0dLG-iG2CgqXxFrMg/w640-h480/PCH%201-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from Point Dume</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2odYO0hfw4Z1HiNFJI6UKV1AoTHjE8haf2s-GMuZtjUTuBYOxaXDyzQS_uh8CFS_0lQRy4wyO_evT7pvjazXv30z7hUMH2bM2QI2DzJz_YZwUZeukPKBeSSKrFSrd6KoK_4S78AIx_9mBuF8Mrjc2Egmyp3mhU98cJLFZyhJF-d21Nk8bha1tN4AeBg/s800/PCH%201-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2odYO0hfw4Z1HiNFJI6UKV1AoTHjE8haf2s-GMuZtjUTuBYOxaXDyzQS_uh8CFS_0lQRy4wyO_evT7pvjazXv30z7hUMH2bM2QI2DzJz_YZwUZeukPKBeSSKrFSrd6KoK_4S78AIx_9mBuF8Mrjc2Egmyp3mhU98cJLFZyhJF-d21Nk8bha1tN4AeBg/w640-h258/PCH%201-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Would have loved to stop by El Matador State Beach with its spectacular rocks but couldn't find parking and didn't expect to be able to do the steep walk down anyway, so our attempt was a little half-hearted. The Leo Carillo State Beach was a compromise (there is roadside parking and an easy walk) - pelicans instead of rocks... We also had our eye on the time - wanted to make it to Port Hueneme for sunset, and sure glad we did.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mZmnTMpj8uS12bcfwofazxWvVdEZX2zxkGuk8tH02x3S0FPV3jOg5vXIBAlzZsix8mXGNcBQgB8Uda8t9CHXTTc9hqjE8jWqjlEC6K0S65OQgDPAXhpK-1RQ7QHdUP4rFlOKeegJ9GOtSVPLThA1wID1eT2RTQp70slMFB1psFwWxXm2rZjFLJzUdw/s800/PCH%201-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mZmnTMpj8uS12bcfwofazxWvVdEZX2zxkGuk8tH02x3S0FPV3jOg5vXIBAlzZsix8mXGNcBQgB8Uda8t9CHXTTc9hqjE8jWqjlEC6K0S65OQgDPAXhpK-1RQ7QHdUP4rFlOKeegJ9GOtSVPLThA1wID1eT2RTQp70slMFB1psFwWxXm2rZjFLJzUdw/s800/PCH%201-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ-WZEriqTzOUDAeE8DSbosl9H6CrThNpxjt-khCEIItie1o_S6BYRiF-RqKxhXSVPism28mBKZPmpcc60FNh50jyaQWQ5YFC5v9hcbf5WETuISr_K-QkoIEdM8QnsGrm-jfCnBEY-T00mfMK9IKZ0ZfBmSxQ4Fg3jwaLI664TpbkfIMVBXHGZg0n8g/s800/PCH%201-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="800" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ-WZEriqTzOUDAeE8DSbosl9H6CrThNpxjt-khCEIItie1o_S6BYRiF-RqKxhXSVPism28mBKZPmpcc60FNh50jyaQWQ5YFC5v9hcbf5WETuISr_K-QkoIEdM8QnsGrm-jfCnBEY-T00mfMK9IKZ0ZfBmSxQ4Fg3jwaLI664TpbkfIMVBXHGZg0n8g/w640-h406/PCH%201-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pelicans at Leo Carrillo State Beach</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mZmnTMpj8uS12bcfwofazxWvVdEZX2zxkGuk8tH02x3S0FPV3jOg5vXIBAlzZsix8mXGNcBQgB8Uda8t9CHXTTc9hqjE8jWqjlEC6K0S65OQgDPAXhpK-1RQ7QHdUP4rFlOKeegJ9GOtSVPLThA1wID1eT2RTQp70slMFB1psFwWxXm2rZjFLJzUdw/w640-h480/PCH%201-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pier at Port Hueneme</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAAHexOMYGZlDjuEMYYtgZE2HYrN_wMEvIrid8C05lCMKQ_YnJRASwnf1ziDXn8lvLmeCsuWasJQGUOGG-cr4i-DRzz2vEF1QDYQ-ahDF8FvFp-pBNGtTQhb5q6J8j_glc68VrBkewyQ-aS8z5zkjHH2Z7VzgvAf7VMn7RxmDmWoOET15WiKWwWhcpQ/s800/PCH%201-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAAHexOMYGZlDjuEMYYtgZE2HYrN_wMEvIrid8C05lCMKQ_YnJRASwnf1ziDXn8lvLmeCsuWasJQGUOGG-cr4i-DRzz2vEF1QDYQ-ahDF8FvFp-pBNGtTQhb5q6J8j_glc68VrBkewyQ-aS8z5zkjHH2Z7VzgvAf7VMn7RxmDmWoOET15WiKWwWhcpQ/w640-h480/PCH%201-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A windy but beautiful sunset at Port Hueneme, which turns out to be a naval base! That's why the Holiday Inn there has the best rates in the area...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFilq-6f5TFOg5Sv39nKLLcDM2_RVttjLAmr9-ltFxY4jOG1_RwaO80_Xg_sMBfvxef1UAePIJoWxPmZjsPTJdGMsWnefe_Wmp2IFpgdvWrIAXHXUm4e_5Pv6CBdCIUqMtEXb_unwssEen_byiSlPXWD4rRd-1TSmpLg043tI7yn-k7xOttyuaGghtw/s800/PCH%201-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFilq-6f5TFOg5Sv39nKLLcDM2_RVttjLAmr9-ltFxY4jOG1_RwaO80_Xg_sMBfvxef1UAePIJoWxPmZjsPTJdGMsWnefe_Wmp2IFpgdvWrIAXHXUm4e_5Pv6CBdCIUqMtEXb_unwssEen_byiSlPXWD4rRd-1TSmpLg043tI7yn-k7xOttyuaGghtw/w640-h480/PCH%201-11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This shot was taken with my phone through the glass of the restaurant as it was too windy to stand outside with blowing sand.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ppy-meBlmq7aN3q6rx9Yzaeu5kK_6vhvK6_9VxG7tUJKRA0ddpo6gFiyNsPZqVR4MrsT9Mo12Iwn7TsKUMxPZeXAEkKcK2UUW84yM2iUBs3QrQWTS2ZmgR6nuKk5IKUpo-jtBjsROlQRj82Mf1VoShVBSPBy4d-YQzGdJsDkpTJ-yjHkEGtnpsf6JA/s800/PCH%201-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ppy-meBlmq7aN3q6rx9Yzaeu5kK_6vhvK6_9VxG7tUJKRA0ddpo6gFiyNsPZqVR4MrsT9Mo12Iwn7TsKUMxPZeXAEkKcK2UUW84yM2iUBs3QrQWTS2ZmgR6nuKk5IKUpo-jtBjsROlQRj82Mf1VoShVBSPBy4d-YQzGdJsDkpTJ-yjHkEGtnpsf6JA/w640-h426/PCH%201-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-2425567228652087232023-05-25T14:40:00.002-07:002023-05-25T14:40:29.020-07:00A Day at The Huntington Pt. 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Chinese Garden,<span> "Liu Fang Yuan, </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">流芳園, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is one</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> of the finest classical Chinese style gardens outside of China" as described on the Huntington website - and I agree. It is very well-made and obviously a lot of thought and money has gone into it. It is indeed comparable to some of the Chinese gardens I have visited in Hangzhou and Suzhou in China. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Literature fills the gardens - calligraphic works are everywhere, on rocks, tiles, pavillions, portals, whether as names, evoking historical works of Chinese literature or couplets drawn from earlier poems.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One important thing to note about visiting - go first thing in the morning or last thing before closing. The crowds in between really detract from the ambiance and the experience of the garden. We visited just after lunch and there was just no way I could take a decent photo with the sun overhead and the crowds milling about in front of everything. I popped back in at the end of the day and was lucky to hit the golden hour as the crowds were heading out. There was a world of difference. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSlAq2njNNATfojLVbPQLKDqbKzaaL-aVWZ40yAm6jQ6cnBC1rtTtyb1TxASa_Fln8pvWaAsr7mk1gmkkKbAKQOIUQSJKV3ocaH_aGClvJQUN_kmfxir1sxE8MVXy4IfjY-pcy1hLiikkU55aEdQ5dryV0Nq1N0zT3gcuTtwDOPimp763IU5sO_QbWA/s800/Chinese%20garden-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="800" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSlAq2njNNATfojLVbPQLKDqbKzaaL-aVWZ40yAm6jQ6cnBC1rtTtyb1TxASa_Fln8pvWaAsr7mk1gmkkKbAKQOIUQSJKV3ocaH_aGClvJQUN_kmfxir1sxE8MVXy4IfjY-pcy1hLiikkU55aEdQ5dryV0Nq1N0zT3gcuTtwDOPimp763IU5sO_QbWA/w640-h366/Chinese%20garden-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">We were lucky there was an exhibition on when we visited - <i>Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan</i>. I quote from the Huntington website: "the garden...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; text-align: left;">appears to be a replica of the historical gardens in Suzhou, China, that inspired its design. But underneath those seemingly traditional elements are complex layers of materials and ideas unique to the garden’s setting in contemporary California." That was precisely what I was thinking. Suzhou was in a different climate zone from almost desert like Los Angeles. The gardens in Suzhou are in a dense city so gardens in these residences tend to be more intimate. The Huntington gardens are very spacious and like everything in America - supersized. Kudos to the designers for creating this garden with all these complex elements in balance in spite of the environmental differences. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> You can see below some of the exhibits.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6QVIadWZYwaKTD38ZYLKg-r4xf0P34EC109txBi4vGFKJFIcSoPvVROVwjU-RfGWXGd39rSSLjx1xr6qf9H6lM0yeKSwP4JGKzXF5YfJSqNe4zWSkVnMVE11OQWqzn_zCaKUNbcnnQcjwygNmXUKwkKvAAEzuYA990FUHsxWOK73z-iv1Wjui2sX1A/s800/Chinese%20garden-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="800" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6QVIadWZYwaKTD38ZYLKg-r4xf0P34EC109txBi4vGFKJFIcSoPvVROVwjU-RfGWXGd39rSSLjx1xr6qf9H6lM0yeKSwP4JGKzXF5YfJSqNe4zWSkVnMVE11OQWqzn_zCaKUNbcnnQcjwygNmXUKwkKvAAEzuYA990FUHsxWOK73z-iv1Wjui2sX1A/w640-h580/Chinese%20garden-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ten different kinds of roofs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0aAQqgkNULbjzQuGSBHkrsQKqIAaz-I1jkxQ-1COO3VegmfTetG2ira4UMCQiI1-rZn2J5ckwgngZ8R7uRlmSWrHMw-lwoLa_CcQZAQp9kQ0NJcAfl0G2mEZ3gpet3LSTGjG1dbidQGoDBUC_DITFwS3AoKf8F2S4Pp6zBk83eE_xrOrOfF-VAoPZA/s800/Chinese%20garden.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="783" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0aAQqgkNULbjzQuGSBHkrsQKqIAaz-I1jkxQ-1COO3VegmfTetG2ira4UMCQiI1-rZn2J5ckwgngZ8R7uRlmSWrHMw-lwoLa_CcQZAQp9kQ0NJcAfl0G2mEZ3gpet3LSTGjG1dbidQGoDBUC_DITFwS3AoKf8F2S4Pp6zBk83eE_xrOrOfF-VAoPZA/w626-h640/Chinese%20garden.jpg" width="626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nine different kinds of ground patterns</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vZSRejdkQuZLwZLhkir-dd_tMym6RXSdhp6UAr0G2h3yuWGGaL8SpfNHDFvhV1v7C0J9XI3DkCSTrhInkmcwztvGGNRpxcjhgUHs6DE6wA41jzyvDedkDZv4SEay1Iosm2eiEKqMNzP9jFoxbeuj2G69KvhSC2jKSPr4PGEIvPjV82IZCD_ggP3etw/s800/Huntington%20%202-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vZSRejdkQuZLwZLhkir-dd_tMym6RXSdhp6UAr0G2h3yuWGGaL8SpfNHDFvhV1v7C0J9XI3DkCSTrhInkmcwztvGGNRpxcjhgUHs6DE6wA41jzyvDedkDZv4SEay1Iosm2eiEKqMNzP9jFoxbeuj2G69KvhSC2jKSPr4PGEIvPjV82IZCD_ggP3etw/w640-h480/Huntington%20%202-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Winding Peaks and Twisting Roads" 20th-21st century - Linghi limestone.<br />Dark grey limestone rock from Linghi in Anhui Province in China has been celebrated by collectors for a thousand years, valued for their fine, wrinkled texture and unusual form.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Rocks are an important element in the Chinese garden. They are symbolic of mountains, strong and durable and are much valued.</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4CH54rqjd0--r63LcM0bkbEbDvHwtRd0mkWgP0wpogcp2iyM__gqFQ791dOasxuph19MG8VoPdnBAR0U8zvQ0xpBqMxvHDLSn--dxmWdx_-URcjnaWH500M6RwGEUjKUtVreAg4EKRTsq5AbiGFO5Ez6au9k5JKY3yPV4ZRJsXXwqQItmlD1tmtUag/s800/Chinese%20garden-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4CH54rqjd0--r63LcM0bkbEbDvHwtRd0mkWgP0wpogcp2iyM__gqFQ791dOasxuph19MG8VoPdnBAR0U8zvQ0xpBqMxvHDLSn--dxmWdx_-URcjnaWH500M6RwGEUjKUtVreAg4EKRTsq5AbiGFO5Ez6au9k5JKY3yPV4ZRJsXXwqQItmlD1tmtUag/w416-h640/Chinese%20garden-3.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; text-align: start;">"If a rock appeared porous with many holes penetrating all the way through and had a strangely contorted overall form, it was considered a highly valuable asset to the garden." This one certainly fits the bill!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYOWQdwTl9sviuq0VWh1_vDF2dyssfcsK8_ktSJiKiRNdG4cgVmch6VePjm9iJbD-tYwJILTSLZooGbtw2TXzE5H0YlroBHB2-QxDdVOqw6jcBO5c3_ek53uk487NxoHs-3fFHF9OuG_avFgkhtWZhyMbTuP-Bpze_dHM4f9yv9ft8oHUq1_hsC_h3g/s800/Huntington%20%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYOWQdwTl9sviuq0VWh1_vDF2dyssfcsK8_ktSJiKiRNdG4cgVmch6VePjm9iJbD-tYwJILTSLZooGbtw2TXzE5H0YlroBHB2-QxDdVOqw6jcBO5c3_ek53uk487NxoHs-3fFHF9OuG_avFgkhtWZhyMbTuP-Bpze_dHM4f9yv9ft8oHUq1_hsC_h3g/w640-h480/Huntington%20%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A delightful showcase of paving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk23URe_nWwrZJzEAscs60JkZFDWoAY6Brzong7645JHqNiW9SXJ0C0Ug3Em1AZnvXUKiOPU5Rk5_kq5AeBsAExOm43U_RD1LLTh6YI7z45WTAMq7Q55qlBDhY7-zUO0BiWx-o1bjxnPIasUJP5-aSXc4bdmJT5RW1rvTpuU2DQJTitCjX-6y1qUCQg/s800/Huntington%20%202-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyk23URe_nWwrZJzEAscs60JkZFDWoAY6Brzong7645JHqNiW9SXJ0C0Ug3Em1AZnvXUKiOPU5Rk5_kq5AeBsAExOm43U_RD1LLTh6YI7z45WTAMq7Q55qlBDhY7-zUO0BiWx-o1bjxnPIasUJP5-aSXc4bdmJT5RW1rvTpuU2DQJTitCjX-6y1qUCQg/s800/Huntington%20%202-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvca88541CoOWef8BnF7qvdZcCKdD596EEC7feVHZK_D8fRs7zodB5v9P-McGjRgnClEbI0GovkCP6nnuPVYQdsZHjwUb92-pd7tP2ELStclK0scc9uK5Te5YbgBmFBGkiDocyvDk57behclCfgfFasv8GkincOVNcCkb5xMDIJnl3IKvWg39sdLrZA/s800/Huntington%20%202-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvca88541CoOWef8BnF7qvdZcCKdD596EEC7feVHZK_D8fRs7zodB5v9P-McGjRgnClEbI0GovkCP6nnuPVYQdsZHjwUb92-pd7tP2ELStclK0scc9uK5Te5YbgBmFBGkiDocyvDk57behclCfgfFasv8GkincOVNcCkb5xMDIJnl3IKvWg39sdLrZA/w300-h400/Huntington%20%202-12.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CTwdCb912qsCYbO0eMkcWXCMOUEvDqfi2RWRdrsWjt30F2iNp-PgZar0P8CcyBc7KoDfwtLiH0dPxnX8jmMsqGijpwYPa5R-qNN6fGDAskK-4NNGv-t0_38ugfpsmeO8gQXNCK7grZfSVVuUMEV4HsP8Y-fVgZJwLqkjjGLNFORmWL_OU0FBrBOIrg/s800/Huntington%20%202-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CTwdCb912qsCYbO0eMkcWXCMOUEvDqfi2RWRdrsWjt30F2iNp-PgZar0P8CcyBc7KoDfwtLiH0dPxnX8jmMsqGijpwYPa5R-qNN6fGDAskK-4NNGv-t0_38ugfpsmeO8gQXNCK7grZfSVVuUMEV4HsP8Y-fVgZJwLqkjjGLNFORmWL_OU0FBrBOIrg/w480-h640/Huntington%20%202-2.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These long corridors are typical of traditional Chinese gardens and residences. One of its intentions is to allow visitors to enjoy the gardens regardless of the weather - rain in China and the harsh sun in California.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHixHw-VULa6z3CZQQjJn1VSwbRZfn4oIA--mOBRmA0Y83RPpO4aCSUAGBZH3lv4x5VZevkozUlXxm4_C1iQmmLtv8Lx02Ha_Enh6N8VS-auX_NFdI7yTV-bgX99sASJ0tAcxc-WgsIcbbgYStqhKIC5kaidYr2ks-FWzTeVby9YiuMUcSKIVKTvBDg/s800/Huntington%20%202-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHixHw-VULa6z3CZQQjJn1VSwbRZfn4oIA--mOBRmA0Y83RPpO4aCSUAGBZH3lv4x5VZevkozUlXxm4_C1iQmmLtv8Lx02Ha_Enh6N8VS-auX_NFdI7yTV-bgX99sASJ0tAcxc-WgsIcbbgYStqhKIC5kaidYr2ks-FWzTeVby9YiuMUcSKIVKTvBDg/w300-h400/Huntington%20%202-3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglMLSCJvBJRxkJxST7SO-kaJjVjflfhMm8j2AmUT8W_xX7fd9FkPOad_z7h4E8XFSp-n_KLptGk79vQYnrZg9yptLmjFq2lOGc7mMACR7ii9g4tZ6VRP2urJM9tpa2qvhCNaMK6KR7nmWC1uFL1kqx5uY9cI7VfFdWwka13ucogXDtujaGxVu0y8chw/w640-h480/Chinese%20Garden_-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And this is the mood in the gardens - some visitors dressed up in traditional costumes prepared for a million poses...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27cjaX2yERTA-JWXq6isWmeArVMk8Y9pC2X2g_wToKBqR-4JkliFXl4h_gZbrVdF0lvrL1H8qd0tspaTPocFwqQwDaKIbfnudWbDC_O1m78Fg1870A8_lAsc0P2aKjRG02VkW9UTbeqixu6TWHBIBlr52ice4oAGNfcf4W-em34JethkBXcR41tKnzg/s800/Huntington%20%202-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27cjaX2yERTA-JWXq6isWmeArVMk8Y9pC2X2g_wToKBqR-4JkliFXl4h_gZbrVdF0lvrL1H8qd0tspaTPocFwqQwDaKIbfnudWbDC_O1m78Fg1870A8_lAsc0P2aKjRG02VkW9UTbeqixu6TWHBIBlr52ice4oAGNfcf4W-em34JethkBXcR41tKnzg/w640-h480/Huntington%20%202-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These two photos were taken through the latticed glass window as the rooms were not open but you can see the centre rock sculpture in what is probably a study above. Love those latticed windows!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsIu6ekQC8i6-CZ30CeuimcizZ1KPITaUKupvpGpe2bVFgy2blfRyYgpnLD_a2ljMbW283qm0jPihfb4uYRG5L-ZV4fPkVyj_TW5o8dq8z_43kKdLwS672y9WVvELnU4-UrkGkTe83TSG0C0TGQBBwdtQdnXnxQMZZy7JtXuMredpYK8js36GctSsCw/s800/Huntington%20%202-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="800" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsIu6ekQC8i6-CZ30CeuimcizZ1KPITaUKupvpGpe2bVFgy2blfRyYgpnLD_a2ljMbW283qm0jPihfb4uYRG5L-ZV4fPkVyj_TW5o8dq8z_43kKdLwS672y9WVvELnU4-UrkGkTe83TSG0C0TGQBBwdtQdnXnxQMZZy7JtXuMredpYK8js36GctSsCw/w640-h404/Huntington%20%202-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp06ixIoZN45_gKeAhdXw8o-QLvKNwGhn5HjLcAYY_mMZQ1N9jTz2KxY3_eRqKl3T2m78VHEloIybvIH3TF3pLDFNZW8oHdeg4mFHnRxviTQY3-mO-5efDmnAsgAu17pGpAUjQF2OLkv8_Tu5qc05kMk5K4Ku3_emgRQ9TM-v8D1j51Is6nqx8JzdIw/s800/Chinese%20garden-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-50786925968291262052023-05-22T18:26:00.005-07:002023-05-24T09:38:06.197-07:00A day at The Huntington Pt. 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the main purpose of our visit to L.A. this time was to visit the Huntington, a complex with the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. We spent a full day there as guests of a friend who has a membership with its accompanying privileges - skipped the lineup and walked right in. Still we found ourselves short of time to see everything we wanted to see, not to mention exhaustion in the L.A. heat - we could easily have spent at least another day there. We had to skip some of the galleries because there just wasn't time to appreciate the art fully so we decided to focus on what is unique to the Huntington - the Desert Garden, the Huntington Library Exhibit and the Chinese Garden. I will cover the Chinese Garden in Part 2 of this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We started at the Desert Garden because this is one of the more unique gardens and also to try and catch it in the softer morning light. But the L.A. sun was already high up in the sky at opening so it probably made no difference. In hindsight, I would have done the Chinese garden first as it was very crowded by the time we got there at midday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Desert Garden was amazing with all kinds of exotic desert plants. You can see some of them below. I apologize for the paucity of captions mainly because not everything in the garden is labelled. Not being a botanist or even a gardener, I just took photos of what has visual impact for me.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs0zhSxud5nMNp5uN1rEq6wH2JuMwobxt8kq_jvZePypj46b0h0PnL9F08Y7RmsGA2RTx6Hfv2OK3wbYfZW7o320lbATY3vCMIuLLFUcolsFRuyTOqxrSBei1CamoHdGM4tVxKE60zO0sHVcqq-vgeT68EdjqVU0GbxttqUvn3TsAzvcEdz7DHwFxSw/s800/%20Huntington%201-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs0zhSxud5nMNp5uN1rEq6wH2JuMwobxt8kq_jvZePypj46b0h0PnL9F08Y7RmsGA2RTx6Hfv2OK3wbYfZW7o320lbATY3vCMIuLLFUcolsFRuyTOqxrSBei1CamoHdGM4tVxKE60zO0sHVcqq-vgeT68EdjqVU0GbxttqUvn3TsAzvcEdz7DHwFxSw/w640-h228/%20Huntington%201-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Panorama of the entrance to the Desert Garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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From the artist: </span> <span style="font-family: arial;">“2020 is the year of perfect vision. We are in a time of expanded perception where we are shifting from a perspective that is human to one of the human in the cosmos. I have placed ‘Red Earth’ in this intimate setting... to represent the earth—the heart even—of the planet in its stillness."</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGMzSODvZdx_K8s5Y16jVe9Fh7ytnxQdw2BXRITywb2G6utpI2ub7Ja2Cs9mgtPS_p-tXhjY9QCVsoQKtktBwnFyxWilSIAqLwOdGKVmRW3Z373BNw4xz3fzwh_vP0Y-qq1hIoUaZhYBz8WKGqFvp_gyc8VZtDV6MNs-WhAabPvTDz3ZlGeAV-vq9NQ/s800/%20Huntington%201-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGMzSODvZdx_K8s5Y16jVe9Fh7ytnxQdw2BXRITywb2G6utpI2ub7Ja2Cs9mgtPS_p-tXhjY9QCVsoQKtktBwnFyxWilSIAqLwOdGKVmRW3Z373BNw4xz3fzwh_vP0Y-qq1hIoUaZhYBz8WKGqFvp_gyc8VZtDV6MNs-WhAabPvTDz3ZlGeAV-vq9NQ/w300-h400/%20Huntington%201-9.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A few of the many beautiful bonsais in the garden</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPxKTqcxsDmjBJ4Lq_cHieAcz3krqs2mJe6BZh7YaM3JclK-r0ulQ8fILueLbCQCMvov8XpV8DhUZV6OscGi-x9tAEEq1MvGz4DRfn6fXNhyGlsyp5Z-QvnRyi6DEwTek5rud-b2Ko3BAERkIvyVUFAR9lFPfxSJdvzVXv6naBJDmlKUuRwVPRAH3RA/s800/%20Huntington%201-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="800" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPxKTqcxsDmjBJ4Lq_cHieAcz3krqs2mJe6BZh7YaM3JclK-r0ulQ8fILueLbCQCMvov8XpV8DhUZV6OscGi-x9tAEEq1MvGz4DRfn6fXNhyGlsyp5Z-QvnRyi6DEwTek5rud-b2Ko3BAERkIvyVUFAR9lFPfxSJdvzVXv6naBJDmlKUuRwVPRAH3RA/w640-h476/%20Huntington%201-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Giant Peony tree on the grounds</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfjitGyR-3zZ6omjDmiu7748JyjkURoZepUCdNb0NvFaOtIpaZfJY04s0mZ2ddPTY6AHyOmfl2fMyGzeg_6bKONO8g4CeTCblvB0c8SOv_iaIwZAvOyr49xN_VRMUtdDNYF9SoXNLX-OdkfEqGbUsd4CAj5LOMwjRJkK4jGFNtEPdU9aCsEVd0zNDXw/s800/%20Huntington%201-23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfjitGyR-3zZ6omjDmiu7748JyjkURoZepUCdNb0NvFaOtIpaZfJY04s0mZ2ddPTY6AHyOmfl2fMyGzeg_6bKONO8g4CeTCblvB0c8SOv_iaIwZAvOyr49xN_VRMUtdDNYF9SoXNLX-OdkfEqGbUsd4CAj5LOMwjRJkK4jGFNtEPdU9aCsEVd0zNDXw/w640-h480/%20Huntington%201-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Huntington Library exhibit hall. Many original manuscripts on exhibit including the Gutenberg Bible and the Canterbury Tales. One piece I found particularly interesting was this arrangement of a music score for a quartet below. The music is arranged so that each player seated in front of the shared book can read the score.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dBObI4Gnww488zgg0rTY21UhDA3_kI9jRVqHFffGNZRc6rR7J2dxF5Q6_jyBrsOpIFonq1mK4WwHSB-TeQe6XFB2-dxNDqiRyxjdOxtYL3kiHNseVPoi40d1ogNpscgeH4G9L17eygvAfTkU1gBkCK_Z3ncsiZ2HdKmSsM0a0-Hrijeh5SBptthVxg/s1024/Score%20arrangement%20from%20Huntington.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dBObI4Gnww488zgg0rTY21UhDA3_kI9jRVqHFffGNZRc6rR7J2dxF5Q6_jyBrsOpIFonq1mK4WwHSB-TeQe6XFB2-dxNDqiRyxjdOxtYL3kiHNseVPoi40d1ogNpscgeH4G9L17eygvAfTkU1gBkCK_Z3ncsiZ2HdKmSsM0a0-Hrijeh5SBptthVxg/w480-h640/Score%20arrangement%20from%20Huntington.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dBObI4Gnww488zgg0rTY21UhDA3_kI9jRVqHFffGNZRc6rR7J2dxF5Q6_jyBrsOpIFonq1mK4WwHSB-TeQe6XFB2-dxNDqiRyxjdOxtYL3kiHNseVPoi40d1ogNpscgeH4G9L17eygvAfTkU1gBkCK_Z3ncsiZ2HdKmSsM0a0-Hrijeh5SBptthVxg/s1024/Score%20arrangement%20from%20Huntington.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h2hLuAiA6zM59oLSXSKiyMxihYkiJAPBQl_D_fNZtGYdgImpYAK4CTjakIP7NxGZUqD_mI_0MFPKNkDdWqJBc6hBdZohuqlqMGOGro1YUpU_7u2FnvI0VxyRk9fCDGh0yhQG52u2AUeknY-OgMjjFCZZbTYbclZ7Hj5XW0oW8jPu3RXxAHQDVxtEJQ/s800/Huntington%20%201-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5h2hLuAiA6zM59oLSXSKiyMxihYkiJAPBQl_D_fNZtGYdgImpYAK4CTjakIP7NxGZUqD_mI_0MFPKNkDdWqJBc6hBdZohuqlqMGOGro1YUpU_7u2FnvI0VxyRk9fCDGh0yhQG52u2AUeknY-OgMjjFCZZbTYbclZ7Hj5XW0oW8jPu3RXxAHQDVxtEJQ/w480-h640/Huntington%20%201-3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br />This Audubon drawing also caught my eye especially after the recent viral video of a eagle battling a fox for a rabbit. Also reminded me of the Audubon at the Toronto Reference Library!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUA2_4aCtaJ6A_XybXF0VwQhon0Li0cKBTAhmmFo7ao6zXjhEj6yeMA_Nl_qYrpW6v4x55ph-m8ugBj7AL8-MuXNYclz1P0GeAUJHJLhAcUvNCQcMD8YNHIkoILfw6nxMZk0Pj03kld7a3sIClROC7eUlNX3GH8mJtWViR-MOpcqN7-pgaRQu9bRCBg/s800/Huntington%20%201-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUA2_4aCtaJ6A_XybXF0VwQhon0Li0cKBTAhmmFo7ao6zXjhEj6yeMA_Nl_qYrpW6v4x55ph-m8ugBj7AL8-MuXNYclz1P0GeAUJHJLhAcUvNCQcMD8YNHIkoILfw6nxMZk0Pj03kld7a3sIClROC7eUlNX3GH8mJtWViR-MOpcqN7-pgaRQu9bRCBg/w346-h640/Huntington%20%201-2.jpg" width="346" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>This lovely statue of Artemis (goddess Diana) adorns one of the hallways, there was no moon for her to point the arrow at but there was a skylight right above her. I actually prefer the back of the sculpture - the curve of the body was more elegant.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwJXM5JYNPY3SRfK5nbPC7IU7oCHg2eJSSFFRrJFVbHJ504SrrnBCTtYyqAuCdPkwuhB9FA0128_cTG8jlBajBkBeYK44GTlU_vJyZf9omiPJ_v4h9yBc-Xodkn-LvNMHtk0UUeZ9K0ThMUunVRAnVmj0BK_Hu-w_SZBoqprej3ssMGQBhLJ39tf5Pg/s800/%20Huntington%201-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwJXM5JYNPY3SRfK5nbPC7IU7oCHg2eJSSFFRrJFVbHJ504SrrnBCTtYyqAuCdPkwuhB9FA0128_cTG8jlBajBkBeYK44GTlU_vJyZf9omiPJ_v4h9yBc-Xodkn-LvNMHtk0UUeZ9K0ThMUunVRAnVmj0BK_Hu-w_SZBoqprej3ssMGQBhLJ39tf5Pg/w281-h400/%20Huntington%201-24.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqg8DnIAIvLMztrTSu6lX7yrxzFx7wXEfQiKzB-lRCJCH4DlivQ0OJmqAkprYga5N7nqbopEoET6YplegsWClBPT6OlNnv0Fs-8mdyuOn5oEi1a2C-A5X2lP87a-Hk8N7NMUsta9Qgkq8ft8AX9Tbdh7CxsRuaLTAaS_BDCi_AQ6s_Zj-IlcJ-7OZ0A/s800/%20Huntington%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqg8DnIAIvLMztrTSu6lX7yrxzFx7wXEfQiKzB-lRCJCH4DlivQ0OJmqAkprYga5N7nqbopEoET6YplegsWClBPT6OlNnv0Fs-8mdyuOn5oEi1a2C-A5X2lP87a-Hk8N7NMUsta9Qgkq8ft8AX9Tbdh7CxsRuaLTAaS_BDCi_AQ6s_Zj-IlcJ-7OZ0A/w640-h480/%20Huntington%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The formal gardens</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Next post: </b>the Chinese Garden, "Liu Fang Yuan, </span><span face=""Source Sans Pro", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">流芳園, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, one</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> of the finest classical Chinese style gardens outside of China" as described on the Huntington website - and I agree.</span></p>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-91734626026096175372023-05-20T13:16:00.000-07:002023-05-20T13:16:28.798-07:00L.A. Downtown Architectural Tour Pt. 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The second half of the tour was a mix of buildings in the jewelry retail area. Visits were a bit hurried as we were in retail shops. We visited the new Apple Store in the restored Tower Theatre building on our own and had a bit more time for photos. But it's been a long morning and we were getting tired. Union Station was our last stop after lunch - a spectacular building to end the day.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIJavA1NA8N5J7MFfzT5r6ocZk6uINVNnHC7ZF7XrrMim35PvtmcwvWZ2mRFzqg-SVUE1fyXiEIBpzS2tpIfYcaRptnuAcpP4Ypg3JBsdVtpWNY6v8fXcxaRTJa8Hd2CPmjjRmL70UXI69-_cKlhHVsSVyTpxXM07O4qAwrvf2Ch8erNhJ_rHNfbeiQ/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIJavA1NA8N5J7MFfzT5r6ocZk6uINVNnHC7ZF7XrrMim35PvtmcwvWZ2mRFzqg-SVUE1fyXiEIBpzS2tpIfYcaRptnuAcpP4Ypg3JBsdVtpWNY6v8fXcxaRTJa8Hd2CPmjjRmL70UXI69-_cKlhHVsSVyTpxXM07O4qAwrvf2Ch8erNhJ_rHNfbeiQ/w554-h640/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-4.jpg" width="554" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wholesale Jewelry Mart and the Los Angeles Jewelry Center </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The WHolesale Jewelry Mart building combines Art Deco with Gothic details. The Los Angeles Jewelry Center with its brilliant green terra cotta and complex arangement of setbacks gave it a distinct Art Deco presence. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVpKo4bfTIE8XO60ZFA1eCp0PuUuEkub0TON_F-pzRP0GdwPR_0qyF8GrgrNcPoplchPfA9e7XePmIkxwKc8Mq4wXcHmH9SB0Im1zQ1fVyLjAzmkSfE6U76BaGUAS8XMKfkyUZxDGeFunY_ZtEpqldHIsRw5FQMMdsCYrpao8er3m1O-PoFAtzx5IIA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVpKo4bfTIE8XO60ZFA1eCp0PuUuEkub0TON_F-pzRP0GdwPR_0qyF8GrgrNcPoplchPfA9e7XePmIkxwKc8Mq4wXcHmH9SB0Im1zQ1fVyLjAzmkSfE6U76BaGUAS8XMKfkyUZxDGeFunY_ZtEpqldHIsRw5FQMMdsCYrpao8er3m1O-PoFAtzx5IIA/w400-h300/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Inside the jewelry store</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDIKzS-dELFEJZVDdcfWbZliWJaO0Efkt_Dil_TWDFFFtOZT6yvcQKzf3-JXhao4vj76stPh6Fu582g5UHpXOfPeB53BXzH_2YapqhnHUEymmYrOy2oLPseRt_LQD-WfDSVCuKokcbSIRZMJiyigLzendyvGIiC8Mdiy7x5yzYxUcvP1oG06rr_JHGg/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="797" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDIKzS-dELFEJZVDdcfWbZliWJaO0Efkt_Dil_TWDFFFtOZT6yvcQKzf3-JXhao4vj76stPh6Fu582g5UHpXOfPeB53BXzH_2YapqhnHUEymmYrOy2oLPseRt_LQD-WfDSVCuKokcbSIRZMJiyigLzendyvGIiC8Mdiy7x5yzYxUcvP1oG06rr_JHGg/w399-h400/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-2.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Note the ceiling detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoa_DUjW9qnCShR3jAm2Ugy3F0jVJRkTVh00SRipFi8DdF9ZxWuplFtswW5nNGB8sO2vvaN88rS7FKAcfLp_lnLlKAhOAaNJ42pO0LwQBKSHdzZmEIojmUjiUPa7Nk2TK-Tozcl_kEnJGQemnDzkDm7sAMAha3TsbPCriJwqXsHsDW8UrbHaprDgTJUw/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoa_DUjW9qnCShR3jAm2Ugy3F0jVJRkTVh00SRipFi8DdF9ZxWuplFtswW5nNGB8sO2vvaN88rS7FKAcfLp_lnLlKAhOAaNJ42pO0LwQBKSHdzZmEIojmUjiUPa7Nk2TK-Tozcl_kEnJGQemnDzkDm7sAMAha3TsbPCriJwqXsHsDW8UrbHaprDgTJUw/w300-h400/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-3.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elaborate interior behind the jewelry mart lights</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadtcj1MQ7IOuQr2wvlCuPSgLLpBTlJd-XV73iwq_lu6B3y0VD7MH2mthFvke2ygGR3weZ6xEW20psOSzXOsD97ZqowWlmN8x9leEhPpwaGgKfmsgTGiWQHlL21sRuKX5hS7_nAg8H7D4MuVey2-iGCwmvpQZaC4L_A1Kl-oPmtNGfkvFgX9VNsF97pw/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadtcj1MQ7IOuQr2wvlCuPSgLLpBTlJd-XV73iwq_lu6B3y0VD7MH2mthFvke2ygGR3weZ6xEW20psOSzXOsD97ZqowWlmN8x9leEhPpwaGgKfmsgTGiWQHlL21sRuKX5hS7_nAg8H7D4MuVey2-iGCwmvpQZaC4L_A1Kl-oPmtNGfkvFgX9VNsF97pw/s320/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-16.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fox Jewelry Plaza</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCXethkzwty_h_ciQaqvpzNnDh4WxJyrW_jgY2lHOUfrQvGvL_kUJNdIMWe42sn35-KFDRjddxIadNaT2z0Q1aV0zgIjKh-iIgdKaEyn4z4Bez8TbhiRgHSuU5R9avoHmVC8VDpHgz5pKsFyjDXunfuEv0mmwKGCoV28Wm45QpWy8Bgvd3u4acBDyTQ/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="800" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCXethkzwty_h_ciQaqvpzNnDh4WxJyrW_jgY2lHOUfrQvGvL_kUJNdIMWe42sn35-KFDRjddxIadNaT2z0Q1aV0zgIjKh-iIgdKaEyn4z4Bez8TbhiRgHSuU5R9avoHmVC8VDpHgz5pKsFyjDXunfuEv0mmwKGCoV28Wm45QpWy8Bgvd3u4acBDyTQ/w640-h474/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elaborate designs on the outside of the Fox Building</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDT_8MOwa8zn_rKroS2PyeGmVcCdlgQQpfs47NlbKQW97Hm49Y3_bkHyM4wiQToB7XhWIe7_u59Drv5JvhaMBvpDfqf6Sk-vCTF6kEQGQoFHqbwz57NlCRQAf6wdjxcRCNAaAKObpmLRecuOaiQtNRXQe1zCjbF0pWyHdD3goJXkD6CN7bRsSLvLw1A/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDT_8MOwa8zn_rKroS2PyeGmVcCdlgQQpfs47NlbKQW97Hm49Y3_bkHyM4wiQToB7XhWIe7_u59Drv5JvhaMBvpDfqf6Sk-vCTF6kEQGQoFHqbwz57NlCRQAf6wdjxcRCNAaAKObpmLRecuOaiQtNRXQe1zCjbF0pWyHdD3goJXkD6CN7bRsSLvLw1A/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDT_8MOwa8zn_rKroS2PyeGmVcCdlgQQpfs47NlbKQW97Hm49Y3_bkHyM4wiQToB7XhWIe7_u59Drv5JvhaMBvpDfqf6Sk-vCTF6kEQGQoFHqbwz57NlCRQAf6wdjxcRCNAaAKObpmLRecuOaiQtNRXQe1zCjbF0pWyHdD3goJXkD6CN7bRsSLvLw1A/s320/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-5.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not sure what this beautifully designed piece is in the lobby, could be just a door to the electrical panel!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiuvMeHwLJedhHW_HUwyTlARXgcoL6r4OFzpE2wWYNJG7ZcJQAmTSaWoLQimpnU-zOiY9rGOVigEhU87xqBE1NLqh7RYB4j73Bh0esEW5KauCQv58cS0FECj9ln0pVDR-2qtJPo7L_93PCwAtQx1WRiNIFGyeWBAtYef9GzPfALLYvFSFpi6y_PDdxg/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiuvMeHwLJedhHW_HUwyTlARXgcoL6r4OFzpE2wWYNJG7ZcJQAmTSaWoLQimpnU-zOiY9rGOVigEhU87xqBE1NLqh7RYB4j73Bh0esEW5KauCQv58cS0FECj9ln0pVDR-2qtJPo7L_93PCwAtQx1WRiNIFGyeWBAtYef9GzPfALLYvFSFpi6y_PDdxg/w426-h640/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-17.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Eastern Columbia Building with its gorgeous entrance. Unfortunately we could not go in as it is now a luxury condo</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHItwmMSBpSvtwEcbek61z1UGZZHFvd1S11eAMH_gDBHB-xnSuWBXBAwtiQm_U6vZvOMJh1v1fSrg4np2VeA0BBWi3z32qd2aYEmWMl_g1Ao9s8jXl51bokLnXLARjobAMN8-oDN7V4FGARYZDFHIWKFH2d2YZzeN1dt-y4cQVJk2iK8cL--MYe5uaRw/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="528" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHItwmMSBpSvtwEcbek61z1UGZZHFvd1S11eAMH_gDBHB-xnSuWBXBAwtiQm_U6vZvOMJh1v1fSrg4np2VeA0BBWi3z32qd2aYEmWMl_g1Ao9s8jXl51bokLnXLARjobAMN8-oDN7V4FGARYZDFHIWKFH2d2YZzeN1dt-y4cQVJk2iK8cL--MYe5uaRw/w422-h640/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-18.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Eastern Columbia Building detail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzyFQusnWsB_9_gZJy-4vd1vgYGX4J_4ZdEylOcJOklP7Hvq9Oj6AvkZBQGpScjlGejWRO73nc3o3lDCueajwHOkz-Gq8Dz7SpF0_Ql1iyoI1JOI8_GhQaPf3Se--c9Bb1cU7A1vTh1rRPrK52_u0NN1IkOKAxdaXKFmZcI_z7qshJfOMR_Wxy6YUCQ/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzyFQusnWsB_9_gZJy-4vd1vgYGX4J_4ZdEylOcJOklP7Hvq9Oj6AvkZBQGpScjlGejWRO73nc3o3lDCueajwHOkz-Gq8Dz7SpF0_Ql1iyoI1JOI8_GhQaPf3Se--c9Bb1cU7A1vTh1rRPrK52_u0NN1IkOKAxdaXKFmZcI_z7qshJfOMR_Wxy6YUCQ/w384-h640/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-19.jpg" width="384" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ninth & Broadway Building 1930 with elaborate detail above the entrance. It is an office building.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEiFROP4Y0r63-E4RdgplKYkAGiflJR72nD8qNZAWgfey_gCmJkoB21iaW8igc42wYo5OfJnW-9_3U57kEwTDo7NImmjRxsAlU0L-1KdjrTqF4PE6raXQakV6LJJcTDnTjbJvG2FSELGF_q4XI2t07DvjtHUOXyUs_cSG-Fv1EOWMKsCxAjytEqUrMw/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEiFROP4Y0r63-E4RdgplKYkAGiflJR72nD8qNZAWgfey_gCmJkoB21iaW8igc42wYo5OfJnW-9_3U57kEwTDo7NImmjRxsAlU0L-1KdjrTqF4PE6raXQakV6LJJcTDnTjbJvG2FSELGF_q4XI2t07DvjtHUOXyUs_cSG-Fv1EOWMKsCxAjytEqUrMw/w392-h640/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-20.jpg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">537 S. Broadway F&W Grand Silver Store Building, 1930. Terra cotta columns, with alternating spandrel panels and obvious art deco motifs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RDoYen-YqZXRGTja8f9kJo9wK95pLofFBc9VKHQdA78KEtVKvug9DIAR7MiZo2NUj-XX31w5512x0W1qKgvJaRm_7y7NOPpc1KCV-EbP7iaKluswxGrsbzOvafPMbDXXc-vm30SvsfizWiRpcY7WF2-_MrYKvr_2r9dJE1JXfzKhug2FUPvve6bFKA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="659" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RDoYen-YqZXRGTja8f9kJo9wK95pLofFBc9VKHQdA78KEtVKvug9DIAR7MiZo2NUj-XX31w5512x0W1qKgvJaRm_7y7NOPpc1KCV-EbP7iaKluswxGrsbzOvafPMbDXXc-vm30SvsfizWiRpcY7WF2-_MrYKvr_2r9dJE1JXfzKhug2FUPvve6bFKA/w528-h640/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-6.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Los Angeles Theater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4k7gNaldq0d7OjUqJ00lixQODYFpSTV_nhw55oLi3gou5I7LYuqiRV72M1DLNzX-CqOCHPZr3X9OQyLVPW7c68D5tZVuJaX01hqbvW84xzGZqQheYEWudrMHC_e4UOK9rblCdnTw7Y8UBV4Pv2v3HFrYENnCWgXZqj6u9ZJ8DjAhug2FPK7whMKIQg/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4k7gNaldq0d7OjUqJ00lixQODYFpSTV_nhw55oLi3gou5I7LYuqiRV72M1DLNzX-CqOCHPZr3X9OQyLVPW7c68D5tZVuJaX01hqbvW84xzGZqQheYEWudrMHC_e4UOK9rblCdnTw7Y8UBV4Pv2v3HFrYENnCWgXZqj6u9ZJ8DjAhug2FPK7whMKIQg/w640-h480/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Former Tower Theater is now the Apple Store</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5453_KnTkh8MMZn1SdlaZcCLdwFoLAmRfqNLze3WkAXAVpNPpqxlmv--j5-WocLxvt8R6oziBRHvH4ZGV6u6f-5f_f-1ZXoY8XuElmrKabfLu-89d7WCYE44qtYzpENImIw4b8_3NCDdwfhvk_HOqLFXBTT2Ltjk3uKaCe0_cP0QcHxz4fjaJ-xnm7A/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="800" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5453_KnTkh8MMZn1SdlaZcCLdwFoLAmRfqNLze3WkAXAVpNPpqxlmv--j5-WocLxvt8R6oziBRHvH4ZGV6u6f-5f_f-1ZXoY8XuElmrKabfLu-89d7WCYE44qtYzpENImIw4b8_3NCDdwfhvk_HOqLFXBTT2Ltjk3uKaCe0_cP0QcHxz4fjaJ-xnm7A/w640-h604/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Entrance lobby in the Apple Store</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61ZTD2WOBPYjnHvb7JRncbD-45OV1HtrXVYkqlxr-_8IxTW9h66md-c8csT9DRaBTcc2Nt8nImZn_gUIb8y73bXhsTtS5F3JTWn9Sf2brSGcJyU_wkMpdvpNdSlHW_z846fQHCeYfQ9PIOZOqroysB6dW1FVn77LgFL7FiLs1tr2LBGJgJDlFIzZGgA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="800" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61ZTD2WOBPYjnHvb7JRncbD-45OV1HtrXVYkqlxr-_8IxTW9h66md-c8csT9DRaBTcc2Nt8nImZn_gUIb8y73bXhsTtS5F3JTWn9Sf2brSGcJyU_wkMpdvpNdSlHW_z846fQHCeYfQ9PIOZOqroysB6dW1FVn77LgFL7FiLs1tr2LBGJgJDlFIzZGgA/s320/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stained glass and water fountain inside the store</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="800" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oEhlnn1YX5F6TC68ZSj9ctQakL0acQ59NzuJ61LjLAu-StmSvizBC5PBrClBdm5oVGtm06Hqm4W8qM2YGg8d3xomYFsV67JT3BjErjyvb5QUbLW8c5G_M5PUaeP-uOZ_E-e0OIeVvVtFg-5GdBjeTUGVTFZhIiuSbmKdbRtdOYdlOkdNA0qERuRakw/w640-h490/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Balcony level of the former theater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt8PRhQBa6z5_8o0xvzrDYgozOzfDPHfMv4WluAtIK0ml7FDouo2Ta9mtxxoKGbEisR2HzCERvD7TsYGjMvFIhC1pgkpXXOwS2AJnJecfDzxj3T1goJOMA4eX0MQAJT91DYPMEs96Kx9O_WJf6yPQtX5f80CQ0DIXfRAeuHz51EwK_U8Pv-1Q8arLzg/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="800" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt8PRhQBa6z5_8o0xvzrDYgozOzfDPHfMv4WluAtIK0ml7FDouo2Ta9mtxxoKGbEisR2HzCERvD7TsYGjMvFIhC1pgkpXXOwS2AJnJecfDzxj3T1goJOMA4eX0MQAJT91DYPMEs96Kx9O_WJf6yPQtX5f80CQ0DIXfRAeuHz51EwK_U8Pv-1Q8arLzg/w640-h544/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The main hall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRZ-PJA75vOtISJCmtbgr_9x7wz7acKv9keux1GxgIoTyebCDldlxVFF7Sddm14VxUHTW9FD0t-EL5o_UwVee3-v9oLqjgHDvzfHqCdz9cbKr01cTHXEniYyippqpn8AAluWz69SokbSzb6GFdODG0KnVXCQL9UnTQaIGBZV0LdQpR-a2mgS2SF5saw/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRZ-PJA75vOtISJCmtbgr_9x7wz7acKv9keux1GxgIoTyebCDldlxVFF7Sddm14VxUHTW9FD0t-EL5o_UwVee3-v9oLqjgHDvzfHqCdz9cbKr01cTHXEniYyippqpn8AAluWz69SokbSzb6GFdODG0KnVXCQL9UnTQaIGBZV0LdQpR-a2mgS2SF5saw/w640-h480/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Union Staton - a unique blend of Spanish Colonial Revival and Art deco, 1939</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1djJ7T1BGtpAnP14JHZs4nXk7lEtb_Q_JFZPG3RdGzJw1KOkx6ELcyc5COkU-16uXNiP9O_FiTTy8Ndm3TlS2pzMZnNKuIYM6duQDxG3aX7Tcf5k1T5i8t8jw8cRAzuABLdqfFog-B_V981DTigH6YUfquKs15JevGwKSfshlrZTsk20swDrFfrofA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgYWHxId3g5PTRsOeYUgvHdcI5GQK3TgawDuv53XyyNu3T3d9MMzu7JwaLaqRcprlhdHG_kB0D7nCxtiMCnQemKq83GmDLbSnV_HuzsJKnfcVJ08ysIxvnJwsYh9bxUHZx08fhZ3MH5poU2xcTNwfDzmB_R9Og99eWnPQ-gFzTpvejCjaPslP8XiX3A/w640-h480/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elaborate skylight in the north entrance lobby<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgYWHxId3g5PTRsOeYUgvHdcI5GQK3TgawDuv53XyyNu3T3d9MMzu7JwaLaqRcprlhdHG_kB0D7nCxtiMCnQemKq83GmDLbSnV_HuzsJKnfcVJ08ysIxvnJwsYh9bxUHZx08fhZ3MH5poU2xcTNwfDzmB_R9Og99eWnPQ-gFzTpvejCjaPslP8XiX3A/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgYWHxId3g5PTRsOeYUgvHdcI5GQK3TgawDuv53XyyNu3T3d9MMzu7JwaLaqRcprlhdHG_kB0D7nCxtiMCnQemKq83GmDLbSnV_HuzsJKnfcVJ08ysIxvnJwsYh9bxUHZx08fhZ3MH5poU2xcTNwfDzmB_R9Og99eWnPQ-gFzTpvejCjaPslP8XiX3A/s800/Architectural%20Tour%202%20posts-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><br /><p></p><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-59582029560025469452023-05-17T18:53:00.011-07:002023-05-20T13:16:49.001-07:00L.A. Downtown Architectural Tour Pt. 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The architectural tours run by the Los Angeles Conservancy are only on Saturdays - the timing was perfect as we left Yosemite on a Friday. I booked ahead to make sure we got on on the Art Deco tour. We arrived early at Pershing Square, the meeting point for the tour. There was time for a quick walk up Grand Avenue to photograph my favourite landmarks, the Disney Music Centre and the Broad, the Contemporary Art Museum. During the tour, the guide also pointed out a few non Art Deco buildings of interest. So this post is a mix of significant architecture that appeals to me in downtown L.A.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Being a Frank Gehry fan, the prime attraction for me was the revisit of the Disney Music Centre, for me, the most beautiful of the Gehry creations I have visited. It has amazing acoustics too - I attended a concert by a pianist here last time I was here. The angular design was used by Gehry to symbolize musical movement and the motion of Los Angeles." Time for another concert - a full orchestra would highlight the acoustics even more! <br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVCpS_1DPtgsxqHeweolMWB_YGGaGgc9JFitsA2cjE0E3nKCOq1xE69R1zlDevWWJHYb6Hz9hiNriUMkdGNmssfqS6hytoKzdixXmMn8aZoLsammr-W0eH96MOyCMaAJ_7R9qL1toLx-9X18i6cEi9VS97by8BAvUhXITJU0-vn76Sg2iA2YyGzaFmw/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="800" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVCpS_1DPtgsxqHeweolMWB_YGGaGgc9JFitsA2cjE0E3nKCOq1xE69R1zlDevWWJHYb6Hz9hiNriUMkdGNmssfqS6hytoKzdixXmMn8aZoLsammr-W0eH96MOyCMaAJ_7R9qL1toLx-9X18i6cEi9VS97by8BAvUhXITJU0-vn76Sg2iA2YyGzaFmw/w640-h352/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walt Disney Music Centre</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Right beside the concert hall is the Broad, a contemporary art museum - another beauty. The museum is an important storage vault in addition to being a gallery as it supports the Broad Art Foundation's extensive lending activities. I would like to make another trip to see the architecture from the inside, where the vault is placed in the centre of the building, visible on the main floor and also forms the floor of the third floor galleries. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg7c7cs60Q4vGZaNwqMsvSpDgTHiW4ww3eS_rj3fk3v-O3CCGblW7-qbxxb4FxD8desRaoYbYtxnYjWAIO6vPxvNRrOMkdBbCD0PZ-vS59hzw9rOz2bilA5NIvZAVvlFnW7Kru7genL_jn-z6dG268GTWzCEM3KHyuI15dbbUoG0he7ZX6xm_MIpVxQ/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="800" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg7c7cs60Q4vGZaNwqMsvSpDgTHiW4ww3eS_rj3fk3v-O3CCGblW7-qbxxb4FxD8desRaoYbYtxnYjWAIO6vPxvNRrOMkdBbCD0PZ-vS59hzw9rOz2bilA5NIvZAVvlFnW7Kru7genL_jn-z6dG268GTWzCEM3KHyuI15dbbUoG0he7ZX6xm_MIpVxQ/w640-h516/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We happened to be on Grand Avenue at the same time as a film crew was doing a shoot with a Nissan roaring down the street. There were no other cars on the road but staff were stationed at every crosswalk to prevent us from stepping onto the street without permission (at the risk of being run over!). We found out later that this was the filming of an ad for Nissan. What's L.A. without a film shoot...!?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Walking up S. Grand Ave towards the Music Centre, we came across the interesting mural outside the Madison Complex (also known as the AT&T Switching Station). This map of the world was made of old switches, cables and other phone technology from Pacific Bell. 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHYFfIIRJTCTmWfs89R1Ep0b8n3FcxKmTKzsvA4epxmWnj1iTVHMbm1_lnjcmm8hl67xyz3_aEm_j2gEKJ1vGxOaoJSvTAJISv-ItOsQuVHYvxc3aSC-JlJ_3r-FpayeoAXWACu7iC2fHukYuuxHwg65cKGkl2UnfDeI701P9SW312w0vcdUPCoviAA/w381-h640/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-6.jpg" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pershing Square, where our tour started</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I remember vividly my last visit to this square on a weekday lunch hour - there were no office workers hanging out there. The only visible life were the homeless. This Saturday, there were tourists like us waiting for the start of the tour. Otherwise, it's the world of the homeless.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT_g5MuRROIbn1t_nFl1XczKvwQ4JWCZwu3pw-8EITRTf7ec766HhHkZ_7kSaY1UReXbkJ0RgcYq6dZKQeI47bYEW4CSs5bm0kSgZrBuQf690kTMo7TkAvFIi4CPtNT3yzVV6rrtXN5rZ5eeTWHTwQfXpcZk8zgguuCaYEVEIERooi_uZ3pTV-Rm4CQ/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT_g5MuRROIbn1t_nFl1XczKvwQ4JWCZwu3pw-8EITRTf7ec766HhHkZ_7kSaY1UReXbkJ0RgcYq6dZKQeI47bYEW4CSs5bm0kSgZrBuQf690kTMo7TkAvFIi4CPtNT3yzVV6rrtXN5rZ5eeTWHTwQfXpcZk8zgguuCaYEVEIERooi_uZ3pTV-Rm4CQ/w300-h400/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-24.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">The Art Deco tour started with the CalEdison Building with its gorgeous interior, the floor and walls composed of 17 different types of marble. The building was one of the first all-electricity heated and cooled building in the U.S.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSK-q58i6cBslmtT1_gh_hmPU_uZcupXg0TjTr7IaYzyltZ3bhcKCL8zIs2RNVUjbQkVZghKmcnslWtyZlpJVSDkruM19GaUnAhNP4WZD_3gUhGvMvqtsJMJLOkFuXQid1_dwmiSOcc5VKs9l7tr9QeSKZVV-exY304Up8BTsJtLOvQrC8Aet_LejSg/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSK-q58i6cBslmtT1_gh_hmPU_uZcupXg0TjTr7IaYzyltZ3bhcKCL8zIs2RNVUjbQkVZghKmcnslWtyZlpJVSDkruM19GaUnAhNP4WZD_3gUhGvMvqtsJMJLOkFuXQid1_dwmiSOcc5VKs9l7tr9QeSKZVV-exY304Up8BTsJtLOvQrC8Aet_LejSg/w288-h400/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-7.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Oviatt Building, the first Art Deco building in L.A., was the next significant stop, starting with the metal gates to the lobby.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYofmb5KRUgB99lSHTavODKzSbw2nkTYi2gV8joENicJgzWfy6ZfSD08uZh05Dhpo2ch_YJVj7TVGYOk85OPLdZTuan0T6bAidpIRfcQ5IikF1HoFsYn7NoVMc-agIkehU2aWwtwfnQHba7LBmDIuxRIvSw5zi98rlmcNALamNKJvDgexhdCGwae8fA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYofmb5KRUgB99lSHTavODKzSbw2nkTYi2gV8joENicJgzWfy6ZfSD08uZh05Dhpo2ch_YJVj7TVGYOk85OPLdZTuan0T6bAidpIRfcQ5IikF1HoFsYn7NoVMc-agIkehU2aWwtwfnQHba7LBmDIuxRIvSw5zi98rlmcNALamNKJvDgexhdCGwae8fA/w426-h640/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-11.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPofN8wxNXItEfGQdB3DCd5wPyM5exZNy723iUm01eb2xyu_He3jq_EerYChzt7R6LqwYm-n1_I81xHqhmtlF6qXqq-qxWtPTTl7tZ1qzyWs_N0llVzdxmgXfEfJjAZRxALHv-71dcB7G4prMRGQ351U1SSa8of8zoLZALX076tjnAwre3HWV-wQXqMA/w426-h640/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-27.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Metal gates to the lobby</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPofN8wxNXItEfGQdB3DCd5wPyM5exZNy723iUm01eb2xyu_He3jq_EerYChzt7R6LqwYm-n1_I81xHqhmtlF6qXqq-qxWtPTTl7tZ1qzyWs_N0llVzdxmgXfEfJjAZRxALHv-71dcB7G4prMRGQ351U1SSa8of8zoLZALX076tjnAwre3HWV-wQXqMA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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background-color: white; color: #202122; display: inline; float: none; font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">A 12-ton illuminated glass cornice and glass arcade ceiling by architect Ferdinand Chanut and glassmaker Gaëtan Jeannin</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_QG4g8mDcH1drhx__BV9IFIAhTE3obHOdDGrMqduBUBGrIigrGb84W-HngUBrCulUBYAatBvwi_nYutw5I6jVp0BsTNaI9rWNoQWLoqnmyysnShi9uU0qXBYGDPSopkFfbjOv4AfVxrJznC9iTQJFDr0h3MaXDBeKolbkCMS2AoOs62EVPxN5AIJgA/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_QG4g8mDcH1drhx__BV9IFIAhTE3obHOdDGrMqduBUBGrIigrGb84W-HngUBrCulUBYAatBvwi_nYutw5I6jVp0BsTNaI9rWNoQWLoqnmyysnShi9uU0qXBYGDPSopkFfbjOv4AfVxrJznC9iTQJFDr0h3MaXDBeKolbkCMS2AoOs62EVPxN5AIJgA/w426-h640/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Glass doors to the restaurant on the main floor</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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As I'm writing this, I'm starting to think about the next trip here - dinner reservations at the Cicada Restaurant for sure!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaBcUzcqFafbRAQbO442DcZyupSMIXjT7Z46D0h9cHnsKoM2H3mq0c0xQBaPaTHvsD8rspRcLz-Py_6lzIQODsHT7xlqVIE1Tr7a0oMbg2QAT6R8BCLUEgk9YzlRks5ENPjxKkXbII804WEDUo8CtHJ1H9j0GgFFJ_L3z82yj_VYIQ3HjzKaK-9y4Gg/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-21.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaBcUzcqFafbRAQbO442DcZyupSMIXjT7Z46D0h9cHnsKoM2H3mq0c0xQBaPaTHvsD8rspRcLz-Py_6lzIQODsHT7xlqVIE1Tr7a0oMbg2QAT6R8BCLUEgk9YzlRks5ENPjxKkXbII804WEDUo8CtHJ1H9j0GgFFJ_L3z82yj_VYIQ3HjzKaK-9y4Gg/w426-h640/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-21.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These two elevator doors have glass panels designed by Lalique! <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6X-CbRIM3vb1skJ94qVcCKnbeZ01KvlPLrBnds1iD7p0JRb3WP2IG946Qp3Br8rqkDlZF9b1aewVZkTGU6SQMBhZQ8nFK1jdPvMbhP64jX1lQNrB818rGM7-M0hb_s3giGosb4ornIKN24432n-U49dUt8uBnUK-_gUHIYPvOUfnp395t1djqpEyLQ/s800/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6X-CbRIM3vb1skJ94qVcCKnbeZ01KvlPLrBnds1iD7p0JRb3WP2IG946Qp3Br8rqkDlZF9b1aewVZkTGU6SQMBhZQ8nFK1jdPvMbhP64jX1lQNrB818rGM7-M0hb_s3giGosb4ornIKN24432n-U49dUt8uBnUK-_gUHIYPvOUfnp395t1djqpEyLQ/w426-h640/Architectural%20Tour%20posts-22.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fruit and leaves design on these panels</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br />rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-43845397843957838022023-05-12T15:56:00.000-07:002023-05-12T15:56:31.163-07:00Yosemite in Winter Pt.2<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The four days that we were in Yosemite, we were blessed with good weather. It would have been nice to have some fresh snow but one can't have everything! We already got two spectacular sunsets, it would be greedy to ask for more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Day 3</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This morning we went to the Swinging Bridge to catch the sunrise gold on Upper Yosemite Falls. It was magical to watch the light change on the rocks and the reflection in the water. Time-lapse photography would have been amazing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbSyugtzgFAPc9ZeBNXLJNlpIIb1xZrUChFG8xnsXSPqqi9rm69GY9Tj3pmwbsJgjHINsoDHXpTgvGN-7DEMpcbw81OJAGC3J0xbehyCQxV7YqA_lx7Kwh5XzDe2yfHqrFDoqzYc7-CpDBnYgsbJsXp9cbZne4FScfBxy6_s-od0HywewmaR9N3kfRQ/s800/Day%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbSyugtzgFAPc9ZeBNXLJNlpIIb1xZrUChFG8xnsXSPqqi9rm69GY9Tj3pmwbsJgjHINsoDHXpTgvGN-7DEMpcbw81OJAGC3J0xbehyCQxV7YqA_lx7Kwh5XzDe2yfHqrFDoqzYc7-CpDBnYgsbJsXp9cbZne4FScfBxy6_s-od0HywewmaR9N3kfRQ/w480-h640/Day%203.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgvKV9O3BpVdAKlrh2HTwFxd0LhgltghpxEntvAyiDb0FaBAVsd9_OSb1Ebkflar52czaAdC558HXVc1P1KFx2s3nUn1Ufyi4CLQAZlXaZHZRHi_q_wMI5dt861MBhDXNbd0v_5ulXgeUBw5tZgoVOhNFjxRba0OGFucgPd1vjHOZqp0c0_wlIPS6hw/w454-h640/Day%203-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="454" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Upper Yosemite falls change its look every day with the changing ice built up on its sides. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgvKV9O3BpVdAKlrh2HTwFxd0LhgltghpxEntvAyiDb0FaBAVsd9_OSb1Ebkflar52czaAdC558HXVc1P1KFx2s3nUn1Ufyi4CLQAZlXaZHZRHi_q_wMI5dt861MBhDXNbd0v_5ulXgeUBw5tZgoVOhNFjxRba0OGFucgPd1vjHOZqp0c0_wlIPS6hw/s800/Day%203-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There were a lot of beautiful oak trees on the meadow trail. <br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp87OK6mVMJIrLjtgzXNsEQXzfGyvOB4wNrk5hGdAmuIaNWomTwFKmuXrI5Jlv1C4MrYd5DrB1Xnubp9yv9W_2ZqQyR-rNJ3li9j9DPCkDVHwJHycdoqF7tZIPSFyUaHhxaXd30baf2m9EmBgHk7nauj7ZOpbAHAz8YQsWz7yPFsU6BQpc-W-jYXqMIg/s800/Day%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp87OK6mVMJIrLjtgzXNsEQXzfGyvOB4wNrk5hGdAmuIaNWomTwFKmuXrI5Jlv1C4MrYd5DrB1Xnubp9yv9W_2ZqQyR-rNJ3li9j9DPCkDVHwJHycdoqF7tZIPSFyUaHhxaXd30baf2m9EmBgHk7nauj7ZOpbAHAz8YQsWz7yPFsU6BQpc-W-jYXqMIg/w250-h400/Day%204.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHuVl_xOslO0ni85Iwd4qf4o5EnizxxXWPiAWum_n5UWzlhS5cQ4E2oaDYkHRG3CivXBJ_N6Xz3FAYYCkkM7ibarzQGQY7uHdX32lwljOI0nKm54vHDweaeSz2245ZxWyYAepH3kZaQLkYDicMHwLggA8Am_ij3omyzAWP4rcHUVpzPx0u-bBNSOf4Q/w340-h640/Day%204_-6.jpg" width="340" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls from the Valley Loop Trail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh49rm1xMzFWsXsJejuayASXZI0MOUi9LY5AiItSnsIMxrawXymvW6NdgwFib1PjYxzwCV6B2UOxq_U9AVKkT1CB9q-kbPjhXXOuP1CPqZZmTIamuot1LwqqjmZr40ZkruQv8rvFCJLa4DvvgFDeeV4k2A8OCR3uwsLaxWBofFbD6-rylsWztNyojfQ/s800/Day%204_-5.jpg" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-BRfLMFm8ZPrCC2ZRzBFWPuiKwuohycMMGKhCxUlB_oF0bAauJ8OzOn9V_CqiuPkobXwPoi1Gw4cGDzabRG35hXDsEJq1eWjG0r7lb81T4GvrDlztgrak589S2u8DOOWRx6513siVwSqt2spEkPk1oKokrOSnFMil1eyWL3B4JT99yBGDbSSfCwCOw/w426-h640/Day%204_-10.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bridal Veil Falls live up to its name with the lacy ice</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbvnEf7Fl2aE7uKUkxg-1gfxxX2KMtIS4424N6o_bvogyGBpsxAZ2bZ79RHFXHsbMXucB5PzZ7qHjuO4obLnpFlbk3Y_BLnz4wNRNIViK2GByHrQsUFlZlc6_9TgLxavDhvjms852Hf8EpRef6xa3yuP9pXZIcWIzraVhcra3oEnxvrkn8h2jNV11w/s800/Day%204_-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbvnEf7Fl2aE7uKUkxg-1gfxxX2KMtIS4424N6o_bvogyGBpsxAZ2bZ79RHFXHsbMXucB5PzZ7qHjuO4obLnpFlbk3Y_BLnz4wNRNIViK2GByHrQsUFlZlc6_9TgLxavDhvjms852Hf8EpRef6xa3yuP9pXZIcWIzraVhcra3oEnxvrkn8h2jNV11w/w640-h480/Day%204_-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Valley view - saving the best till the last</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDagDx0BW6ZZuDMVR2PwPpKjmCg49kBQUHibXQ1aWEvaIpN4HqaQFwXfRMZXDBhLciRDogoMtXzWNjmtYSQ1y-45y2y-t9WagUk85jvRZspfRymvYUKKoiMEoqBW1FQy4ijLJ3vn4mHtbaNopViCU1EQarAlEoeippUFviErLqCpqGS0dXvDp9IcBwOg/s800/Day%204_-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="800" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDagDx0BW6ZZuDMVR2PwPpKjmCg49kBQUHibXQ1aWEvaIpN4HqaQFwXfRMZXDBhLciRDogoMtXzWNjmtYSQ1y-45y2y-t9WagUk85jvRZspfRymvYUKKoiMEoqBW1FQy4ijLJ3vn4mHtbaNopViCU1EQarAlEoeippUFviErLqCpqGS0dXvDp9IcBwOg/w640-h440/Day%204_-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YkJt_FTxOoFlZ8lRTNXGOZlwYNGkL-DMx9wIC6FSLLFEkbxQv2zzeAowLOFW7qGDQrOCN9q6mmJs0foDr8PPqMNeJHVD3aQCv53FZrJYR6cXDApoQuxFC1Uvh_c-K1JsUAL7mPu6G9sGhvb1aGllLoD7e8NsXUIne4M0yKZq35Ik00N7nWJf4aYpVQ/s800/Day%204_-9.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YkJt_FTxOoFlZ8lRTNXGOZlwYNGkL-DMx9wIC6FSLLFEkbxQv2zzeAowLOFW7qGDQrOCN9q6mmJs0foDr8PPqMNeJHVD3aQCv53FZrJYR6cXDApoQuxFC1Uvh_c-K1JsUAL7mPu6G9sGhvb1aGllLoD7e8NsXUIne4M0yKZq35Ik00N7nWJf4aYpVQ/w400-h300/Day%204_-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Icicle-trimmed tunnel entrance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoBd7Zg8oA_JSOwJmibxdex3mU-Q0duvR_55IrL-DEkCKLEPMDQPL6_gQIYNdPKBUwqu5vXeL3NPUpXWdS2DW8s7SDaM1DqLOd16rFo4m0U9EdJF_fE6qt3X_aMRTO5OfS6sma3zFhsB4U3uSLKg7VSKAz0D1ldzQJ-FF2q7SnR6jFBK-SBPD0l6aIg/s800/Day%204_-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoBd7Zg8oA_JSOwJmibxdex3mU-Q0duvR_55IrL-DEkCKLEPMDQPL6_gQIYNdPKBUwqu5vXeL3NPUpXWdS2DW8s7SDaM1DqLOd16rFo4m0U9EdJF_fE6qt3X_aMRTO5OfS6sma3zFhsB4U3uSLKg7VSKAz0D1ldzQJ-FF2q7SnR6jFBK-SBPD0l6aIg/w640-h274/Day%204_-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The final sunset - a stunning red reflected on the rocks. This time we see Half Dome clearly in the distance. Somehow I still prefer the one with the mist...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We said goodbye to Yosemite the following warm, sunny morning. The week following, there was a rockfall on El Capitan and the viewing area for the Firefall had to be closed, followed by a heavy snowfall and cloudy skies. Two weeks later, the park was closed with 15 feet of snow. We truly counted our lucky stars!</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p></div></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545020819562919293.post-72695236808630732062023-05-11T18:32:00.002-07:002023-05-11T18:32:44.694-07:00Yosemite in winter<span style="font-family: arial;">Yosemite has always been my favourite National Park. It was the first ever National Park I visited when I first arrived in California decades ago and the first one I introduced to my children. I have been back many times, but always in the spring or summer. This is the first time I have ventured to the Park in the winter and was surprised at how accessible it was. Of course the week following our visit, 15 feet of snow fell in the area and the Park had to be closed. Talking about luck!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">While most of the park was accessible when we were there, we only did short hikes. Clambering down to the river bank through the ice and snow was no easy task even with the assistance of crampons, walking stick and helping hands. I'm glad I've visited before because a winter visit like this doesn't really give one a true picture of the park. We rose early to catch the light from the rising sun and stayed late to catch the glow from the setting sun - twice on Horsetail Falls (the renowned "Fire Fall") and twice at Tunnelview for the panoramic valley view. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Come join me to experience Yosemite in winter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Day 1 We drove up to the Park from Fresno, getting there mid-morning.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVd_Ro-VFXsvSnqZrs3zbFfTbwshf0lkFFwo0tm_dgSlhDBscX8F_EaVL_NaQfMWZIJvGRAwln77UCqGnK6YEuzBcjiPRpeId5rjcjYVD4NT7TDNnha-ohskPRWSBJLhTwxrbAY7xg7BNU2CfDG6yCz4GDCYzUY30pRttmjTk_pQuF3apfDPgY6zGUw/s800/Day%201-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="800" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVd_Ro-VFXsvSnqZrs3zbFfTbwshf0lkFFwo0tm_dgSlhDBscX8F_EaVL_NaQfMWZIJvGRAwln77UCqGnK6YEuzBcjiPRpeId5rjcjYVD4NT7TDNnha-ohskPRWSBJLhTwxrbAY7xg7BNU2CfDG6yCz4GDCYzUY30pRttmjTk_pQuF3apfDPgY6zGUw/w640-h504/Day%201-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our first view of El Capitan - standing on guard</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj16LbHwAvjEO8_w-f830ryJ_OaPVVHd8c308gB5Yb9KS5GzQcuKM9Sscc5wmRjqvDStAvUtmqQmIxWFQf5ESGQzlSTUaBexti11uWNs2nRq5WaL9-GsFlYZVl52tyvfro4XyyDJQQQC1rQaIoihmHcAIldBq3fBM41bINtBRE8Q7nCBezsZFhfsC9SQ/s800/Day%202-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj16LbHwAvjEO8_w-f830ryJ_OaPVVHd8c308gB5Yb9KS5GzQcuKM9Sscc5wmRjqvDStAvUtmqQmIxWFQf5ESGQzlSTUaBexti11uWNs2nRq5WaL9-GsFlYZVl52tyvfro4XyyDJQQQC1rQaIoihmHcAIldBq3fBM41bINtBRE8Q7nCBezsZFhfsC9SQ/w472-h640/Day%202-2.jpg" width="472" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The most photographed El Capitan - side profile</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ1jQQYru8_B5FuWTIA_veJ2kVgEizI5YCbCEWBMahv7A9nD8nzYxP2KUbbtUMUacoOx_1W3rFjA8E-OFvJ_iAPBsx9AjNps-tqL6v6Qa39OCcHIHua1hdHLlgDjFSAOgexW1fUIGv_R41P9IF7lO5dLNqBlUgWqErIL3vFG2cNj1YZeTNPWp60ls7A/s800/Day%201-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ1jQQYru8_B5FuWTIA_veJ2kVgEizI5YCbCEWBMahv7A9nD8nzYxP2KUbbtUMUacoOx_1W3rFjA8E-OFvJ_iAPBsx9AjNps-tqL6v6Qa39OCcHIHua1hdHLlgDjFSAOgexW1fUIGv_R41P9IF7lO5dLNqBlUgWqErIL3vFG2cNj1YZeTNPWp60ls7A/w640-h480/Day%201-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El Capitan and Three Brothers</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3fP5_fWPXrv-9lw8yN_sZuIg_KPIgEykFM8x0ctXe2pOGoxMhM4PN9Wr9m-5LRqDcKB8pLWbBRyy8Vv-op-sTyGi7otprYlSAH6b5EzztCM4IdHcp0z6EnUNz2SxN3B0wIYgJuk73mmyDfuN06RwATp3frkiYZdcH5FhQswXr5gmFtfW7y2rhLgjiQ/s800/Day%202-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3fP5_fWPXrv-9lw8yN_sZuIg_KPIgEykFM8x0ctXe2pOGoxMhM4PN9Wr9m-5LRqDcKB8pLWbBRyy8Vv-op-sTyGi7otprYlSAH6b5EzztCM4IdHcp0z6EnUNz2SxN3B0wIYgJuk73mmyDfuN06RwATp3frkiYZdcH5FhQswXr5gmFtfW7y2rhLgjiQ/w378-h640/Day%202-18.jpg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Many of these weird looking trees, this one half burnt, in this area</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAboUBzA5Jb3x1rcf9r38bB0qcQUqcMF_9ttyTw3gsjPVJoWofGDiS3yv45equk8ACbTFri_7e2O6Vo3h1EIc0lCj_esDs19Bli5IrarmmwcNdovEP6GrGHfJv83k7DkjtzOoXLqevaprIPQDV8lwytCC7vwRzLK22Tghr4LSiUud5sblRyFXiYkGYQ/s800/Day%201-4.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAboUBzA5Jb3x1rcf9r38bB0qcQUqcMF_9ttyTw3gsjPVJoWofGDiS3yv45equk8ACbTFri_7e2O6Vo3h1EIc0lCj_esDs19Bli5IrarmmwcNdovEP6GrGHfJv83k7DkjtzOoXLqevaprIPQDV8lwytCC7vwRzLK22Tghr4LSiUud5sblRyFXiYkGYQ/w434-h640/Day%201-4.jpg" width="434" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>The famous "Firefall" phenomenon, which usually happen over the course of about three weeks in February, requires the convergence of clear skies, the right amount of snowmelt and the right temperature. As sunset nears, the mist catches the sun rays and creates a fabulous optical phenomenon that lasts up to 10 minutes, Crowds gather in the El Capitan picnic area a couple of hours before sunset to get the perfect spot to photograph this - photographers were lined up almost one on top of another (this doesn't really affect their view as the falls are very high up (7200 ft). Because of the crowd, cars are not allowed in the area and it's a1.5 mile hike in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZBsm2T15SliiFiufOj7BEPM2NcYEVAtddZcST3K4BKn8ns26rkvPyX3wljM60D1P7vVT30295Rd0-gJPmi00JKOMX9SaYyAskpIpIvcZBeK07-KMaUf9HjvjzoPBiBnEoojwSVmYklO0YN0c_OwVowFfW-_31L3RrVco90adCrc63i4G7fyG9eMjQw/s800/Day%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZBsm2T15SliiFiufOj7BEPM2NcYEVAtddZcST3K4BKn8ns26rkvPyX3wljM60D1P7vVT30295Rd0-gJPmi00JKOMX9SaYyAskpIpIvcZBeK07-KMaUf9HjvjzoPBiBnEoojwSVmYklO0YN0c_OwVowFfW-_31L3RrVco90adCrc63i4G7fyG9eMjQw/w374-h498/Day%203.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just one small corner of the crowd</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We lucked out on our first day in the park, perfect sky and temperature for a magnificent Firefall, which we almost missed. The golden hour glow suddenly died down and we thought the Firefall wasn't going to happen and started packing like the people around us. One kid complained that his family was there for three years and couldn't see the Firefall. Sadly, he left with his family. But all of a sudden the red glow came back much redder than the golden hour glow and we scrambled to get our shots!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eJujcCZMD_uYOHVji3SuJq_OlJ1suIH7vKI51xOUeQyVeyZqlMXjhluxSRcBtRa9VVNzAlzO_xMUz7_haRRaDSacIWhaVuRkpDtB7huQSC4V8iclL4tTzd_eH7fD_YhKE9upZvXCrWreRU_lh03VrJ2EUkmYUNYXn0VQ2ChgDbC47D_L5LW_xWi6EA/s800/Day%201.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eJujcCZMD_uYOHVji3SuJq_OlJ1suIH7vKI51xOUeQyVeyZqlMXjhluxSRcBtRa9VVNzAlzO_xMUz7_haRRaDSacIWhaVuRkpDtB7huQSC4V8iclL4tTzd_eH7fD_YhKE9upZvXCrWreRU_lh03VrJ2EUkmYUNYXn0VQ2ChgDbC47D_L5LW_xWi6EA/w254-h400/Day%201.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Horsetail Fall in the golden hour just before the "Firefall"moment<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccuTZtOHPSneYa51r1ij2yGOwiq_jiDsZCwLeCsoE8xcuAvf-gTrr1d0w2KGJXEybuYC9Hh3onkfK1ia0dHVH4qGGmyfGBElrnmMMsIgCQUErDCYf8KSMVZ9g06Xv821hVI2SInSzWskF9KcLV9TrMTo_FGEYMI45gMcyN7_4FrjRFqDZNy7SsVqtHQ/s800/Day%201-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="617" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccuTZtOHPSneYa51r1ij2yGOwiq_jiDsZCwLeCsoE8xcuAvf-gTrr1d0w2KGJXEybuYC9Hh3onkfK1ia0dHVH4qGGmyfGBElrnmMMsIgCQUErDCYf8KSMVZ9g06Xv821hVI2SInSzWskF9KcLV9TrMTo_FGEYMI45gMcyN7_4FrjRFqDZNy7SsVqtHQ/w494-h640/Day%201-2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Firefall"!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>We got up early for sunrise although we couldn't really see the actual sunrise because we were low in the valley surrounded by tall mountains. We did catch the early morning mist on El Capitan and watched as it dissipated giving place to a beautiful reflection of the sunlit clouds on the Merced river.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn-VyHizTktW9HPNITVFndBpxAxExIgeWw62FGx8s2YKKCikxjeQU4-fS03HxmGQZeWYbApXrxLzRcB-h_H73JoBnFopPmf0LpmrgsnRkJo_-4_yzn8DD90i42Hguxnyc5-v3YDk51OGxfgZyk3tjZGB-jjl_un6ZcteGDeKGTwokjOmFuLXoc9YD1PQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn-VyHizTktW9HPNITVFndBpxAxExIgeWw62FGx8s2YKKCikxjeQU4-fS03HxmGQZeWYbApXrxLzRcB-h_H73JoBnFopPmf0LpmrgsnRkJo_-4_yzn8DD90i42Hguxnyc5-v3YDk51OGxfgZyk3tjZGB-jjl_un6ZcteGDeKGTwokjOmFuLXoc9YD1PQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were a little disappointed that the mist had covered up Half Dome and kept waiting for it to dissipate. As it turned out, this golden mist was actually more beautiful than the red sunset glow we would see on Day 4, never mind that Half Dome is missing!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhSCbsJoiK-TSi62Q3rLw9HVqn0nv1uS8elkzGiNbhuWBR5HxXL3Dc35Hg9KTJXHovTA-Wb75pmrxRwJ3miGekzNEXBBP0eWIDjPa9FNIM6EhDxISiyxWbP9XzmAeWLLvjlD4JeUQgzh9-qO_MhEGzB5kCpRq0MEqX7NL-zmT98hqrRaokhL_YW5QnQ/s800/Day%202-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhSCbsJoiK-TSi62Q3rLw9HVqn0nv1uS8elkzGiNbhuWBR5HxXL3Dc35Hg9KTJXHovTA-Wb75pmrxRwJ3miGekzNEXBBP0eWIDjPa9FNIM6EhDxISiyxWbP9XzmAeWLLvjlD4JeUQgzh9-qO_MhEGzB5kCpRq0MEqX7NL-zmT98hqrRaokhL_YW5QnQ/w640-h316/Day%202-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div>rarecathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507419305028647204noreply@blogger.com0