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This blog is a reflective account written by youth participants of the 2024 Kalaallit Nunaat to Nunavut Expedition. Through their collective voices, they share experiences, challenges, and the meaningful connections they made throughout the journey. Over the last week and a half, we have wrapped up our visit to Greenland and then crossed over the … Continued
At 65 years old, the Polar Prince has lived a long, hard-working life. Sometime around our expedition’s tenth day, its years and mileage caught up with us in the form of electrical issues, causing our southerly pace to slow to a crawl, but we nevertheless made it to Nain, Labrador. Luckily, while work on the … Continued
After crossing Davis Straight and entering the waters of Nunavut, we were overjoyed to learn that we would be visiting both Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) and Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay). Both communities offered a warm welcome to SOI participants. Onshore, many SOI staff and educators were embraced with big bear hugs as they reconnected with friends and … Continued
On our fourth day in Greenland, we drove our Zodiacs through a mosaic of icebergs to the landing site for our tundra hike toward a beautiful lake in Ikorfat. With no predetermined path, the group had the freedom to walk across the tundra and observe the beauty and diversity of the flora, which included lichens, … Continued
This blog is a reflective account written by youth participants of the 2024 Kalaallit Nunaat to Nunavut Expedition. Through their collective voices, they share experiences, challenges, and the meaningful connections they made throughout the journey. Our expedition had a turbulent start, as months of planning suddenly went North! We came together as a community in … Continued
Anyone who has spent time at sea in the Arctic or North Atlantic can confidently tell you that even the best-laid plans will change. Being able to roll with the proverbial punches that often come in the form of waves, wind, and ice is crucial. Students On Ice knows this well, so well that “flexibility … Continued
Iqaluit may not immediately conjure images of blue skies, green tundra, and roads lined by dwarf fireweed, but it’s what we were greeted with when we arrived in the capital of Nunavut this past Saturday. This was the starting point for this year’s Blue Futures Pathways expedition. Our time in Iqaluit really began the next … Continued
We arrived in Greenland the afternoon of August 2 to board the MV Ultramarine, our floating home for the next two weeks. We started our journey at the Kangerlussuaq Fjord, the longest fjord in Western Greenland. As we boarded the ship, we felt grateful to be on expedition and welcomed into Quark’s fold. We were … Continued
Icebergs, polar bears, walruses, oh my! Our last expedition day in the Torngat Mountains National Park was unforgettable. We awoke to a very foggy anchorage in Martin Bay, but as the early morning hours ticked by the fog lifted and blue skies and sunshine emerged! It was a spectacular morning and an ‘SOI first’ landing … Continued
