Amundsen Adventure

23/08/2024

Skipper Haakon reports:

Hoy there, a little late update from Alma⚓

So the last 3 weeks Alma did two attempts to reach the east coast of Greenland more accurately Tassilaq.

1st attempt we got stopped by very close drift ice about 95nm of Greenlandic coast. After about 24h of trying to navigate through the ice and due to the incoming hurricane we were forced to sail back to Iceland 🧊

2nd attempt, 1 week later with new crew and much better ice conditions we still met even closer drift ice approx 15nm from Greenlandic coast about the same time as we got a gearbox malfunction and was forced to turn around yet again. With NE wind direction developing to E and later SE our best course with the sails was straight S and led us approx 200nm S of Iceland where we drifted/sailed slowley away from any form of land for 3 days while waiting for better winds 🌊

Eventually we got a tow from a German research vessel who were going to Reykjavik.

Although it was not an emergency, the weather didn't look favorable for the next week and we very much appreciated the tow so thanks to Merian s. Maria🩵

So, now Alma is docked in Reykjavik waiting for a new crew and good winds to take us back to Northern Norway. Greenland was not meant to be this year, we surely did everything we could to get there but when mother nature says "no", that's a force not to be reckoned with. In the end we are very happy that we managed to get out of the ice and stormy weather without any damage to the ship or crew 🙏

And with new stories and lessons learned Amundsen Adventure lives on to sail another day ⛵🧭

Here's some footage from the ice, that only got closer and thicker as we went. More content from the trip will be posted in the coming days and weeks. Although we didn't get to our planned destination we did have an awesome experience, so i will be posting a lot of that in the near future 📷

26/07/2024

Skipper Haakon aboard Alma reports:

«What a day!🐋
Countless amount of whales and beautiful scenery, Iceland is really something else and it feels even more special when you actually have sailed here from Norway in a classic Norwegian sailing vessel ⚓️

Now sailing to 📍Akureyri for our last stop 🧖 before Greenland!» 🇬🇱

Do you want to sail ⛵️ with us along the coast of Greenland 🇬🇱 for a week or more…. or sail ⛵️with us along the coast of Iceland 🇮🇸 or all the way back to Norway 🇳🇴 when we return?
Send sms to skipper Haakon:
+47 99 36 96 98

26/05/2024

Polishing, priming & varnishing Alma. It's a very rewarding work and the result is a beautiful and healthy boat ⛵

One layer of varnishing every 24h and a total of at least 6.
Hoping that the weather stays good now for a while so we get as many layers as possible before we sail to Lofoten for the summer 🌞

If you're wondering what to do this summer, wonder no more..
Join Alma and the crew as we sail through the best of Lofoten and Vesterålen, going on beautiful hikes and watching whales, kayaking, fatbiking, eating fresh selfcought fish prepared by the crew, maybe on a bonfire 🐟🔥

This week's campaign: 5 days w/ Best of Lofoten & Vesterålen 17.500,- NOK - all inclusive
The trips will goes between 10th of June and 5th of July 🌅⛵️❤️

17/05/2024

Gratulerer med dagen 17. mai 2024 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

Happy birthday, Norway 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

05/05/2024

Who We Are and What We Do? ⛵️⚓️

28/04/2024

Birds and Wildlife Andøy består av de fem reiselivsbedriftene Stave Camping & Hot Pools, Puffin Safari, Arctic Ocean Lodge, Marmelkroken og Whale2Sea.
Disse bedriftene har gått sammen med mål om å realisere potensialet på Andøya innen fugl- og naturbasert reiseliv.

Andøya er et fugleparadis – blant landets ypperste. Dette ønsker de å synliggjøre og tilrettelegge for ved å videreutvikle eksisterende produkter og utvikle nye produkter som vil øke oppmerksomhet og attraktivitet for Andøy som en av de beste fugl og wildlife destinasjonene i verden.

Tirsdag 16. april reiser de til Bodø for å møte alle bedriftsnettverk i Nordland i regi av Innovasjon Norge.
Vi er så heldige å ha prosjektledelsen for Birds and Wildlife Andøy. Et utrolig spennende prosjekt å jobbe med.

Innovasjon Norge Innovasjon Norge Nordland Nordland fylkeskommune

18/04/2024

A sailors blessing :
May the seas lie smooth before you.
May a gentle breeze forever fill your sails.
May sunshine warm your face
And kindness warm your soul ❤️⚓️

Warm welcome aboard in northern Norway or Greenland 2024 🇳🇴🇬🇱🍙🐻‍❄️🦭🐳

https://www.amundsenadventure.com/expeditions/

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31/03/2024

Sailing to Greenland this summer? Or explore Greenland's coast and glaciers?
🐻‍❄️🦭🐳⛵️❄️⛷️

Our expeditions:
https://www.amundsenadventure.com/expeditions/

08/03/2024

International Women’s day 8. March 2024

❤️⚓️❤️⚓️❤️⚓️❤️⚓️❤️⚓️❤️⚓️❤️⚓️❤️

Little has been written about women in polar history.

Monica Kristensen from Norway 🇳🇴 has in common with Roald Amundsen 🇳🇴 and the Swede Salomon August Andrée 🇸🇪 - that she was the main character in a polar drama that caused death - but it is Amundsen and Andrée who have been given hero status.

Monica Kristensen broke barriers because she was the first woman to realize polar ambitions in line with her male predecessors.

That not everything she bet on was successful does not make her any less significant.
Monica Kristensen inspires women.

Do you challenge your own limits - and want to go with us on expeditions ?

Welcome aboard ❤️

mailto: [email protected]

Phone: +47 99 36 96 98

(Photo: Magnar Kirkenes/VG)

05/03/2024

Meet Anne Katrine, or AK as we call her. Great skipper and the best host you will ever find, she lights up the day like the sun and always has control of the inventory and logistics 🌸

Slogan - Take care of the "herd" ♥️

Funfact - Has crossed the North Atlantic at 71-72'N from Norway - Jan Mayen - Greenland (in stiff gales) ⛵

Spirit animal - Lioness 🦁

26/02/2024

SKI OUT - SKI IN ⛷️ EASTER PROGRAM 🐣👇

28th
Pickup w/ Alma in Harstad
Departure 14:00
Arrival at the Lodge 18:00
Get settled and meet at the pizza house for briefing and stone oven pizza

29th
Walk from the lodge to the 2171ft GT aka Gaveltinden for a nice and easy accent with 360° view over Vesterålen, total time spent 4 hours

30th
We take Alma for a day of sailing to one of the many places nearby and ski one of the many slopes based on skill level and preferences

31st
Open for activities like fishing, whale safari, dog sledding, fat biking or just relax at the lodge, fire up in the sauna, roast some hot dogs over the bon fire or just enjoy the beautiful easter sun which I have just placed an order for, with guaranteed delivery 🌞

1st
Sail back to Harstad
Departure 10:00
Arrival approx 14:00

Pick up and drop off with Alma, 4000,-NOK. Minimum 4 pax, maximum 11 per trip. We might do an ekstra trip if necessary.
Accommodations from 650,-NOK per night w/breakfast
Other activities will come in addition ranging from 1000,- to 1500,- NOK

Since the booking system is not up and running yet we appreciate if you send an email or give us a call for reservations 😊

Happy Easter 🐰

11/02/2024

40-days to Easter🐣🐥🐣🐇🐰🐇

Bring your loved ones to Andøya and have fun at Eastertime this year.

Some of the things you can do from the Artic Ocean Lodge:

❤️Visit the Space center at Andøya🚀🚀🚀

❤️Whale Safari with Alma af Frøya ⛵️🐳

❤️We bring you to places where you can go skiing ⛷️⛷️

❤️ Welcome aboard fishing 🐟🐋⛵️

❤️ Relax, enjoy the sauna and northern lights

Contact: https://www.arcticoceanlodge.com/

04/02/2024

Have you seen "Snow White Dreams" on NRK TV?

Join us to these places in Greenland.
We sail along the east coast from/to Kulusuk.

* Kulusuk, Greenland week 33 or 35 (week 34 is fully booked)

* Ski and sail in the north? - or any of our other trips?
We can adapt according to wishes.

See our calendar:

https://www.amundsenadventure.com/calendar/

mailto: [email protected]

❄️⛷️⛵️❄️🐻‍❄️🦭🐳⛵️⛷️❄️

Check out our trip calendar on our website for sail adventures around Norway and Iceland. We also let you book directly on our website!

20/01/2024

Winter or Easter holiday with us in the beautiful North?

68,88285° N, 15,50741° E

More adventures:
https://www.amundsenadventure.com/

Contact Haakon: [email protected]

14/01/2024

Do you dream about sailing from Harstad - Andøya - Lofoten to Røst ? In June or July 2024 it’s your opportunity ⛵️☀️☀️☀️

[email protected]

Phone: +4799369698

25/12/2023

24/12/2023

24. December 2023

Happy holidays from all of us to all of you
🧑‍🎄⛵️🎅⛵️🧑‍🎄⛵️🎅⛵️🧑‍🎄⛵️🎅⛵️🧑‍🎄

20/12/2023

20. December

Join us in 2024: Norway - Iceland - Greenland
Start: Andoya 22.July

A:
Day 1-3
Departure from the Arctic Ocean Lodge(Andoya) and sailing through Sortland, Trollfjord, Svolvær/Henningsvær, Røst getting to know the boat and fellow sailors while we enjoy the best parts of Lofoten before we embark on the open sea…..🇳🇴⛵️

17/12/2023

18. desember

On this year's Greenland expedition we found a natural spa department out in the wilderness... will you join us on new discoveries along the east coast of Greenland next summer?
🛫🇬🇱⛵️🐳🦭🐻‍❄️🇬🇱🛬

Still wonder what to give the people you care about? ❤️❤️🎄

Just send us an email and we’ll make a plan together ☺️🙌

📩: [email protected]

Here you find our ski & sail program 🇳🇴 and our expeditions to Greenland 🇬🇱 for 2024:
www.amundsenadventure.com

16/12/2023

17. December

Still wonder what to give the people you care about?

Do you want to sail along the coast of East Greenland next summer ?
🇬🇱🐳🦭🐻‍❄️🇬🇱

Just send us an email and we’ll make a plan together ☺️🙌

📩: [email protected]

Here you find our ski & sail program 🇳🇴 and our expeditions to Greenland 🇬🇱 for 2024:
www.amundsenadventure.com

13/12/2023

13. December

Why do we celebrate Lucia?
In Norway we celebrate Lucia on 13 December with saffron-yellow stuffed cats and lit candles. Here is the story behind the tradition.

The background for today's Lucia celebration probably stems from several places - both from Christian traditions and from old folk beliefs.

A Christian explanation is that Lucia was a Roman virgin from a rich family from Syracuse in Sicily. She was martyred during the Christian persecutions under Emperor Diocletian in the year 303. Lucia was accused of rebelling against the emperor's laws and had persuaded her mother to give her entire dowry to the poor. It is said that she died firmly in her faith with a burning lamp in her hand. This is how she got the name Lucia, which means bright.

We can also look to Germany to find part of the explanation for today's way of celebrating Lucia. The German "Christkindchen" was a girl dressed in white with a paper crown and burning wax candles on her head who handed out Christmas presents to the children. In old ecclesiastical "star games" in the Middle Ages, a white-clad angel also appeared - a possible precursor to our Lucia.

Lucia in Norway
In this country, "Lucien night" or "Lussin night" has also been called "Lussi langnatt" because, according to the old Julian calendar, it was believed to be the longest night of the year, i.e. the winter solstice. According to old folklore, all kinds of evil forces were unleashed on this night as light and darkness fought for power. The mark on the old Norwegian primstave is often a candle, a fire, a flame or a cup.

Lussi appears both as an indication of the time and as an underground vette. Lussinnight ushered in the Christmas season, which was seen as the most dangerous time for humans and animals throughout the year. This was also supposedly the only night of the year that the animals could talk to each other. No one was supposed to be outside under the open sky on "Lussinatten".

The dangerous womanizer Lussi was out this night, and she was used to frighten the children. Lussi made sure that the work was on schedule for the Christmas celebration. All the rough work for Christmas such as threshing and spinning had to be completed and beer brewing had to be underway. She checked the Christmas food, tasted the Christmas beer, watched the lefsbaking in the firehouse and shouted down the chimney pipe: "Inkje bryggja, inkje baga, inkje big eld hava!" When Lussi discovered that things were not as they should be, she became enraged and could destroy the pipe.

Are your work on schedule for the Christmas celebration? 🎁🎄

Your Christmas gift to someone you love and care about?

If you want to go skiing, fishing, whale watching, hiking or just sailing, we can make it happen for you!

Bring friends, family, business partners or come alone ⚓️❤️❤️

⛵️⛷️🐳🦭🐻‍❄️⚓️⛵️☃️❄️

Just send us an email and we’ll make a plan together ☺️🙌

📩: [email protected]

www.amundsenadventure.com

11/12/2023

11.December 🎁🎅

Do you know that it is possible to book your own private trip with Alma?

If you want to go skiing, fishing, hiking or just sailing, we can make it happen for you!
⛵️⛷️🐳🦭🐻‍❄️⚓️⛵️☃️❄️

Just send us an email and we’ll make a plan together ☺️🙌

📩: [email protected]

www.amundsenadventure.com

04/12/2023

Welcome to follow and like our advent calandar:

5. December. 🎄

What do you want for Christmas this year?🎁

Do you want to take someone you love with you and follow the footsteps of polar explorer Roald Amundsen to Greenland next summer? 🇬🇱❤️❤️🇬🇱

Our boat Alma af Frøya is a copy of the ship Gjøa that the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen sailed through The North West Passage all the way to San Fransisco (1903-06)
❤️❤️⛵️🇳🇴🇬🇱🇨🇦🇺🇸

Send your wish list to Santa 🎅 now and use this email address below - maybe your dreams will come true? ❤️❤️🎅❤️❤️

Email: [email protected]