Before breakfast. Latrabjarg. Iceland. Some of you have been asking me to write more about my own experience of the north, and others have urged me to stay out of the frame. I’ve given this a lot of thought. I’m drawn to this work because I like to listen and observe. I’m less inclined to…
It has been over a year since Eric and I last worked together aboard the National Geographic Explorer. Part of our sponsorship for this project is to spend time on board and share stories from Meet the North. We are back on board now, and we’ll sail from Iceland to Greenland and on to Nunavut…
Another assignment wrapped up, for now, which means it’s time for our team photo tradition. One writer + one photographer + hockey jerseys, a nunavut flag, and a view that could knock you out. Nunavut Gothic. We’ll be back in the field in Iceland in July, and until then we’ll keep rolling out stories, ideas…
Dusk at Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse. Northeastern Iceland. Team photo with Eric Guth.
(Post 3 of 3) Success! . . . sort of. It’s a cold and windy day, but we tracked down the outdoor hot spring recommended to us by Rubber Boot Guy in Varmahlið. Only one problem: it’s not hot. So this is me, freezing in a beautiful Icelandic “hot” pool.
(Post 4 of 4) It’s time to hit the road, and we’ve got breakfast for the next couple of days. Thank you, Leifur, for these beautiful eggs. 450 kroner well spent. We are bound for the north side of this peninsula to meet Eyguló’s sister-in-law on a dairy farm. Follow us . . . the…
Paurngaqturumaviit? Would you like some crowberries? Eva Aariak and I gathered so much of this fruit yesterday. While exploring Disko Island in Greenland, we discovered a bumper crop. Joy! We planned on hiking but ended up with our hands in the crowberry bushes much of the time. These berries are perfectly ripe, with the best…
Eating chocolate cake and studying my circumpolar map with author and adventurer James Raffan (Circling the Midnight Sun). We’re in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada for a literary festival but can’t stop scheming about #thenorth. “I’ve had a version of this map on the ceiling of my work space since 1975,” James said. “But the real map…
Goodbye for now. We’ll be thinking of you and sharing what we’ve learned with others across the north. Eric and Jenny.
Some days . . . #meetthenorth is about northerners and northern life. Our goal is to get to know the Arctic through the people who live here by following their lead. We ask them who we need to meet and where we need to go. We listen and we act. Some days we’re in the…