Børge Ousland’s Arctic circumnavigation (part 2)

13 July / The drag anchor works like an underwater parachute. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery

13 July / The drag anchor works like an underwater parachute.

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  • 09 July / At each port-of-call we have received friends on board, and satisfied people’s curiosity about our boat and expedition. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 11 July / We arrived in Gamvik this morning, after a quiet trip from Honningsvåg. The mayor and townspeople gave us a very friendly reception.  - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 11 July / Midnight sun, sailing into Kirkenes. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 12 July / Winds pick up outside Varanger. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 13 July / The drag anchor works like an underwater parachute. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 14 July / We get visitors all the time – and they are very welcome on board. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 14 July / Securing shackles is quite important. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 14 July / Thorleif going over Russian sea charts. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 17 July / Joining members of Kirkenes Sports-Diving Club on an excursion. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 17 July / Catch of the day – tasty red king crab. There’s plenty of them off the coast of Finnmark! - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 17 July / Yesterday (Friday 16 July) was a day devoted to logistics. Papers for entering Russian waters needed to be filled out and we also needed medical certifications for seamen. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 17 July / Testing the large drag anchor. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 17 July / Winching our boat onto the beach. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 17 July / Attaching the life-raft onto the aft beam. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 21 July / Even the Mayor of Kirkenes honoured us with a visit! - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 21 July / The Johansen family and Thorleif. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 21 July / Testing our survival suits - which finally arrived by Post the day before our departure. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 22 July / Our pilot is onboard, ready to guide us into the sheltered waters of Murmansk, a strategic Russian port. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 24 July / Bad weather in Murmansk. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 24 July / Alongside nuclear icebreaker Lenin - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 25 July / Børge is very pleased with the stay in Murmansk, and the reception and good help they have received from the Russians. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 28 July / My friend and fellow expeditioner David Hempelman Adams also happened to be in Murmansk. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 30 July / Midnight sun. - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery
  • 31 July / In tight quarters, there is no need to get out of the sleeping bag to boil water for coffee after some shut-eye - © Million thanks to Børge to have given us the permission for publishing this gallery

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