© Dennis Minty
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By Adventure Canada
Learn more about archaeology in the Arctic and Atlantic Canada from the expertise of Dr. Latonia Hartery, one of Adventure Canada’s most experienced and respected expedition team members. Find out what makes these sites so special and what it’s like to visit them on an expedition.
© Dennis Minty
Expedition Journal
Oct. 2–Oct. 12, 2019
By Kevin Major
One of the supper choices was handline caught Fogo Island cod, from our first Taste of Place menu. And if that was not enough to round out the day, how about a kitchen party in the Nautilus? “Whatta yat?” chimed Tony. “Well, b’y, today it was a great slew of things!”
© Dennis Minty
Expedition Journal
Sep. 18–Oct. 2, 2019
By Dave Paddon
And there we were. In the Torngats at last! The stark, majestic landscape emerged from the low cloud and rain and the tops of the hills had a dusting of new snow… We were not disappointed!
© Victoria Polsoni
Expedition Journal
Sep. 2–Sep. 18, 2019
By David F. Pelly
The highlight of the day may well be the highlight of the trip, and for many perhaps the highlight of the year. We became the first members of the public ever to visit the historic site of the wreck of HMS Erebus. Not only that, but the archaeological work continued while we watched.
© Dennis Minty
Expedition Journal
Aug. 17–Sep. 2, 2019
By Jerry Kobalenko
Inuit expedition team members and local folks demonstrated Inuit games at the community centre—various high kicks, the leg throw, the muskox competition. Then the music started, and we were surprised to see the local love of lively jigs, which had been learned long ago from Scottish whalers.
© Martin Lipman
Expedition Journal
Aug. 6–Aug. 17, 2019
By Whit Fraser
Sometimes, “Plan B” is the best plan. We had sailed overnight back to Beechey Island and no one would be disappointed on this day. Clear skies and warm sunshine greeted us. The small bay where Franklin’s ships had sheltered was icebound.
© Jessie Brinkman Evans
Expedition Journal
Jul. 14–Jul. 25, 2019
By Amy van den Berg
On our Zodiacs we travelled past colossal glaciers and bird cliffs, where thousands of kittiwakes and thick-billed murres nested in crags on the sheer rock face. The scars of past glaciers were evident in every direction, and we witnessed some icebergs calving with a rumble and a crack.
