To all my visitors, my best wishes for 2011.
This is New Year celebration in Tasiilaq, a wonderful town in Greenland'a northeast coast.
Ultima Thule! Utmost Isle! Here in thy harbors for a while We lower our sails; a while we rest From the unending, endless quest
Friday, 31 December 2010
New Year
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Oymyakon, Siberia - the Pole of Cold


350 Kms south of the Arctic Circle, at 63°15′N , 143°9′E, Oymyakon is the permanently inhabitated place on earth where the lowest temperature has been registered (January 26, 1926):
Everest min. - 41ºC
Oymyakon min. - 71,2 ºC


The snow covered track between Tomtor and Oymyakon: about 2 hours are needed to cover the distance of 50km, OR, things can get worse...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8445831.stm
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Arctic christmas











Best wishes of merry Christmas for all.
Saturday, 4 December 2010
cwrwgl
The Coracle is an ancient one-person boat with a long history. Coracles (from the Welsh "cwrwgl") date back thousands of years. They have been in large use in the British Isles from pre-Roman times, mainly for the transport of fish, meat, grain or reeds, by the celtic population.
Designed for use in the swiftly flowing streams of Wales and parts of the rest of Britain and Ireland, the coracles were noted by Julius Caesar in his invasion of Britain in the mid first century BC, and he used them in his campaigns in Spain. But already Timaeus , a greek historian of III B.C., had referred the coracles in Cornwall - and some historians believe they date back from neolithic age.
Their prime use is for the purposes of transport and fishing.

Coracles are so light and portable that they can easily be carried on the fisherman's shoulders when proceeding to and from his work. They are usually propelled with a single paddle held in two hands over the bow, executing a figure of 8 movement.