Why The High Latitudes #1—The Light

by John May 20, 2007
Hunters weave their boats between icebergs on their way back to Illulisat (Jakobshavn), Greenland at sunset.

Phyllis and I have just started planning a voyage to Greenland for 2009. If we pull it off, it will be my sixth sailing trip to the largest island in the world. You might logically ask, why go again? Or even, why go at all?

Why The High Latitudes #2—The Scenery

by Phyllis March 8, 2011
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When John wrote the first post in this series back in 2007, we were planning a trip to Greenland for 2009. Well, for various reasons—including boat refit leftovers, a repower, and moving to Canada—we never made it to Greenland in 2009 and we never continued with the series.

Why The High Latitudes, #3—The People

by Phyllis April 10, 2011
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Genevieve from Bonavista, Newfoundland stands at the gate of her summer place Local Connections When we first went to Newfoundland in the early 1990s, very few foreign boats cruised there, and so, when we entered a harbour, the entire population of the outport would gather on the docks to silently observe us and Morgan’s Cloud. [...]

Why The High Latitudes, #4—The Adventure

by Phyllis November 29, 2011
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This fall, on our way south bound for Charleston, SC after a challenging Arctic cruise to West Greenland, Baffin Island and Labrador, we were met on the dock in Northeast Harbor, Maine by our friend, Phil, a rock climber of some renown. The first words out of his mouth were, “Have you got over the [...]