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Polar Bear

Saxon Blue's Blog

Harvey Jones and Andrea Stokes

Fri 13 Aug 2010 14:52

68:57.652N 66:01.220W

We've just had a Polar Bear swimming beside Saxon Blue. He's in an area of dispersed ice floes and was swimming from one to the other. We thought it was a tiny bit of ice but it was a massive great bear. Every minute or so he dived down to see if we'd go away. As he did a surface dive, we could see his massive great hairy behind and tiny tail. Each time he surfaced, he gave a shake of the head to clear the water and just carried on swimming. Incredible. Welcome to Canada.

Harvey

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2011

Apr 2011

Sat 16 Apr 20:57
- Back at White Hill
Thu 14 Apr 23:57
- Blogtastic!
- Waiting for the plane
Wed 13 Apr 22:37
- Half Moon Bay
- Mostly taking it easy
Mon 11 Apr 23:00
- Safely into the boatyard
- Cleaning and polishing
Sun 10 Apr 01:39
- Wash Day in Antigua
Sat 9 Apr 02:23
- Sails off, ready for a rest
Fri 8 Apr 01:34
- One step forward, two steps backwards
Thu 7 Apr 01:34
- A second dose of Screw
Wed 6 Apr 01:29
- Two Inspiring Dominicans
Tue 5 Apr 01:21
- More Champagne
Sun 3 Apr 21:37
- Back in Dominica
Sat 2 Apr 02:31
- Safely back in Nelsons Dockyard

Mar 2011

Thu 31 Mar 23:33
- Ospreys and reefs
- A tricky anchorage
Wed 30 Mar 02:52
- And then there were four
Tue 29 Mar 01:22
- Another night, another lobster
Mon 28 Mar 00:34
- How big's your King Fish, Mate?
Sun 27 Mar 00:27
- Exploring Barbuda
Sat 26 Mar 01:15
- The ones that got away
Fri 25 Mar 01:08
- Another day, another desert island
Thu 24 Mar 01:25
- Our own desert island
Wed 23 Mar 13:40
- A quite day onboard for me
Tue 22 Mar 00:13
- Threading through the reefs
Mon 21 Mar 00:41
- Andrea catches a big fish
Sun 20 Mar 01:12
- A whale by the reef
Sat 19 Mar 01:00
- Lobsters for dinner
Fri 18 Mar 00:59
- We've got a boat full again
Wed 16 Mar 00:37
- Alden has a hard day at work
Tue 15 Mar 01:10
- Getting stuff sorted out - eventually
Mon 14 Mar 01:29
- Taking it easy
Sat 12 Mar 23:24
- An emotional two days
Fri 11 Mar 00:39
- Frightening the Customs
Thu 10 Mar 00:13
- Back in the Saintes
Wed 9 Mar 01:40
- Carnival
Tue 8 Mar 02:06
- Distilling on Dominca
Mon 7 Mar 02:46
- Champagne Beach and Screw Spa
Sat 5 Mar 01:59
- Dominica - the garden island
Thu 3 Mar 15:58
- Jungle on Dominca
Wed 2 Mar 00:01
- The highest point on the Saintes
Tue 1 Mar 01:49
- Anchor up, anchor down

Feb 2011

Mon 28 Feb 00:54
- A relaxed day on Ilet a Cabrit
Sun 27 Feb 02:08
- Exploring the Saintes
Sat 26 Feb 02:02
- Andrea has a fishy experience
Fri 25 Feb 00:15
- Sailing to The Saints
Wed 23 Feb 23:47
- Sailing to Guadeloupe
- Preparing to leave Antigua
Tue 22 Feb 21:09
- New Pictures online
- A qualified diver
Mon 21 Feb 14:22
- Filming and Fettling
Sun 20 Feb 02:30
- Diving and sleeping
Sat 19 Feb 02:35
- Exploring under the sea
Fri 18 Feb 02:52
- Doing my homework
Thu 17 Feb 02:14
- A good day for the whales
Wed 16 Feb 01:53
- Two days sorting stuff in Antigua
Mon 14 Feb 02:01
- Sailing to Nelsons Dockyard
Sun 13 Feb 01:56
- Goat Water on Montserrat
Sat 12 Feb 01:36
- Volcanic destruction on Montserrat
Fri 11 Feb 00:52
- Heading South again
Thu 10 Feb 04:04
- Andrea's birthday with a shark
Wed 9 Feb 02:37
- Preparing for Andrea's Big Day
Mon 7 Feb 02:03
- Birthday in St Barths
Sun 6 Feb 02:13
- An unexpected anchorage
Fri 4 Feb 22:30
- Beautiful Saba
Wed 2 Feb 01:27
- Walking and whales on Saba
Tue 1 Feb 02:07
- Landing on Saba

Jan 2011

Mon 31 Jan 01:40
- Sorting things out in St Martin
Sun 30 Jan 02:09
- The creatures of the deep
Sat 29 Jan 02:41
- Back on Statia for a Chinese
Fri 28 Jan 04:03
- Finding Nelson
Thu 27 Jan 15:01
- Nevis sugar mills
Tue 25 Jan 21:26
- Hermitage Plantation Inn with monkeys
Mon 24 Jan 02:05
- Tash drops in
Sun 23 Jan 02:12
- Swimming with a Humpback Whale
Sat 22 Jan 01:22
- 3 Cruise ships and 1 sunken ship
Fri 21 Jan 03:43
- Another new Country - St Kitts
Thu 20 Jan 02:36
- A volcano and lots of wildlife
Wed 19 Jan 01:56
- Exploring Statia
Tue 18 Jan 03:30
- A hard beat to Statia
Mon 17 Jan 02:59
- Still off Saba
Sun 16 Jan 02:17
- Sailing to Saba
- Leaving Marigot
Fri 14 Jan 03:53
- Sails and Hertz
Thu 13 Jan 03:13
- Lovely fish
Wed 12 Jan 01:41
- Working on Saxon Blue
Tue 11 Jan 01:42
- Discussing Mainsail options
Mon 10 Jan 02:11
- Jumbo Jets and Maltese Falcon
Sun 9 Jan 03:15
- Andrea goes snorkelling
Sat 8 Jan 01:34
- Working on Saxon Blue
Fri 7 Jan 03:12
- Going over to the Dutch side
Thu 6 Jan 03:35
- Getting into the Caribbean vibe
Wed 5 Jan 17:40
- Andrea is back
Tue 4 Jan 07:48
- Anchored in St Martin
Mon 3 Jan 22:31
- Nearly in St Martin
Sun 2 Jan 22:35
- Lots and lots of sea
Sat 1 Jan 22:56
- Happy New Year

2010

Dec 2010

Fri 31 Dec 21:55
- Atlantic Ocean
Thu 30 Dec 22:25
- South East of Bermuda
- Preparing to depart from Bermuda
Wed 29 Dec 04:23
- OK, enough with the gales
Tue 28 Dec 16:22
- New photographs online
- Geology lessons in Bermuda
Mon 27 Dec 02:22
- Doing jobs and preparing for more strong wind
Sun 26 Dec 03:06
- Christmas day in Bermuda
Sat 25 Dec 00:06
- Putting our stockings out for Santa
Fri 24 Dec 02:37
- A boys day out to the big city
Wed 22 Dec 22:12
- Bermuda and the Royal Navy Dockyard
Mon 20 Dec 02:54
- Preparing for bad weather
Sun 19 Dec 04:39
- Exploring Bermuda - is it Paradise?
Sat 18 Dec 00:35
- Arrived in Bermuda
Thu 16 Dec 20:02
- Better weather as we near Bermuda
Wed 15 Dec 17:31
- Rough Seas on the way to Bermuda
Tue 14 Dec 03:01
- Preparing for our trip to Bermuda
Sun 12 Dec 03:17
- Rain on the Parade
Sat 11 Dec 02:24
- A party around the bonfire
Fri 10 Dec 01:11
- Tangled in a fishing net
Thu 9 Dec 02:23
- Icicles on the pulpit
Wed 8 Dec 01:05
- Final day in Annapolis
Tue 7 Dec 01:17
- Preparing to leave Annapolis
Sun 5 Dec 01:57
- Back on Saxon Blue - Hurray
Fri 3 Dec 13:03
- Ill in bed
Thu 2 Dec 21:27
- Fort Sumter
Wed 1 Dec 19:13
- Exploring Charleston

Nov 2010

Mon 29 Nov 21:16
- Arlington Cemetery
Sun 28 Nov 23:48
- Exploring Washington DC
Fri 26 Nov 00:13
- Thanksgiving Day
Thu 25 Nov 00:45
- Another busy day in Annapolis
Wed 24 Nov 01:07
- Oh no, I've got some Crocs
Tue 23 Nov 00:01
- Doing loads of jobs
Sun 21 Nov 23:37
- A good day on the water
- Chilling out in St Michaels
Thu 18 Nov 23:55
- Sailing to St Michaels
- USS Constellation
Wed 17 Nov 02:10
- Exploring Baltimore
Mon 15 Nov 11:58
- Arriving in Baltimore
Sun 14 Nov 00:28
- Saxon Blue sails again
Fri 12 Nov 02:34
- Finishing the refit

Oct 2010

Sat 9 Oct 13:07
- New photographs of the voyage
Sun 3 Oct 14:24
- In New York
Fri 1 Oct 02:32
- Annapolis is flooded

Sep 2010

Wed 29 Sep 01:40
- Moored in Annapolis
Tue 28 Sep 10:29
- Anchored by a Nuclear Power station
Mon 27 Sep 23:38
- Sailing up the Delaware River
- Moored among the casinos
Sun 26 Sep 02:14
- New York, New York
Sat 25 Sep 00:54
- Swimming off the back of Saxon Blue
Fri 24 Sep 00:47
- Fishers Island in Long Island Sound
Thu 23 Sep 01:08
- Hanging around in Nuntucket
Wed 22 Sep 01:20
- Moored in Nantucket
Mon 20 Sep 02:15
- Arrived in Plymouth USA
Sun 19 Sep 18:02
- Yankee Whales
Sat 18 Sep 18:09
- Leaving Canada
- Sunday on Saxon Blue
Thu 16 Sep 02:05
- Exploring Lunenburg
Wed 15 Sep 01:00
- Farewell to Magnus
Tue 14 Sep 00:32
- Enjoying the big city
Mon 13 Sep 01:02
- Safely arrived in Halifax
Sat 11 Sep 23:22
- A day chilling and a day sailing
Fri 10 Sep 00:48
- Alongside in D'Escousse
Thu 9 Sep 15:28
- Among the islands of Nova Scotia
Wed 8 Sep 23:07
- Anchored in Bras d'Or
- Crossing Cabot Straight to Nova Scotia
Tue 7 Sep 16:54
- Getting under the skin of Newfoundland
- New YouTube videos
Mon 6 Sep 00:52
- A day in Corner Brook
Sat 4 Sep 11:25
- Getting ready for the storm
Fri 3 Sep 19:16
- The calm before the storm
Thu 2 Sep 22:47
- Newfoundland at last
Wed 1 Sep 23:50
- Safely alongside in Battle Harbour

Aug 2010

Tue 31 Aug 23:53
- Flying Dophins on Hamilton Bank
- A gale in the Labrador Sea
Sun 29 Aug 17:54
- Going along well
Sat 28 Aug 19:39
- Sailing along off Baffin Island
- Heading South down Cumberland Sound
Fri 27 Aug 16:43
- The calm after the storm
Thu 26 Aug 19:14
- A full day in Pangnirtung
Wed 25 Aug 02:42
- Exploring Kekerten whaling station
Tue 24 Aug 17:44
- A visit to a Newfoundland fishing boat
Mon 23 Aug 19:58
- Anchored off an old whaling station at Kekerten
Sun 22 Aug 15:54
- Motoring along in fog
Sat 21 Aug 21:40
- Heading South past Cumberland Peninsula
- Drifting in the middle of pack ice
Fri 20 Aug 17:45
- Steaming South
- Leaving Clyde River to head South
Thu 19 Aug 03:09
- Shooting with the Mounties
Wed 18 Aug 15:24
- Officially in Canada
Tue 17 Aug 01:45
- Exploring Isabella Bay
Mon 16 Aug 02:19
- Fog and graves
Sun 15 Aug 16:39
- An amazing day exploring
Sat 14 Aug 14:46
- Arctic Harbour in Canada
Fri 13 Aug 14:52
- Polar Bear
- Pack Ice
Thu 12 Aug 17:43
- Nothing around us but sea
Wed 11 Aug 22:52
- Leaving for Canada
Tue 10 Aug 00:38
- Our own anchorage
Mon 9 Aug 13:15
- Two sociable days
Sun 8 Aug 21:30
- Black Angel mine
Sat 7 Aug 00:18
- Under sail at last
Fri 6 Aug 01:13
- A Scottish Glen with Glaciers
Wed 4 Aug 01:25
- We visit Santa Claus
Tue 3 Aug 00:33
- Richard leaves and I get chips
Mon 2 Aug 01:25
- Richard is a dad
Sun 1 Aug 02:53
- Dances with Foxes

Jul 2010

Sat 31 Jul 14:49
- A long day on the water
Fri 30 Jul 08:58
- Heading South again
Thu 29 Jul 17:28
- Maintenance and exploring
Wed 28 Jul 02:28
- A very Greenlandic experience
Tue 27 Jul 00:06
- Getting Ship-shape again
Mon 26 Jul 11:22
- Safely in Upernavik
Sun 25 Jul 01:48
- A relaxing and social day
Fri 23 Jul 23:52
- A party on Saxon Blue
Thu 22 Jul 23:51
- Harvey has a Holiday
- Jamie and Paul Depart
Tue 20 Jul 23:58
- Ice Dramas
- Two Moonscapes
Mon 19 Jul 01:01
- Icebergs and photos
Sun 18 Jul 01:55
- Ice everywhere
Sat 17 Jul 00:21
- An exciting Birthday for Jamie
Thu 15 Jul 23:50
- A good day fiddling around
Wed 14 Jul 23:20
- A rainy day on Disko island
Tue 13 Jul 17:51
- Heading North again
Mon 12 Jul 21:55
- A relaxing day in a lovely town
Sun 11 Jul 15:28
- Almost at Sisimuit
Sat 10 Jul 18:34
- Still going North with less fog and more whales
Fri 9 Jul 17:07
- Motoring North in flat seas
Thu 8 Jul 23:08
- Cod and Christianity
Wed 7 Jul 22:15
- A lovely relaxing day in sunny Greenland
Tue 6 Jul 00:36
- A day in the Sound
Mon 5 Jul 01:27
- Sailing in the downdraft from a glacier
Sun 4 Jul 14:23
- Safe and Sound in Greenland
Sat 3 Jul 15:06
- Gale on the way to Greenland
- We can see Greenland

Jun 2010

Wed 30 Jun 20:59
- Under way for Greenland
Wed 23 Jun 22:44
- Safely moored in Isafjordur
Tue 22 Jun 22:22
- Guillemots and a Whale rendering station
Sun 20 Jun 21:43
- A truly remote anchorage
Sat 19 Jun 22:29
- Anchored after a long day
Fri 18 Jun 21:47
- Get those whales out of the way!
Thu 17 Jun 18:34
- Back in Akureyri
Mon 14 Jun 20:13
- Some sad news
Thu 10 Jun 23:03
- Whales on the way to Akureyri
Tue 8 Jun 23:05
- A great sail on an old Gaffer
- An amazing sail to Husavik
Sun 6 Jun 10:45
- Inside the Arctic Circle
Sat 5 Jun 22:53
- Moored in Raufarhofn - 6 miles from the Arctic Circle
Fri 4 Jun 23:47
- Moored alongside the fish dock in Vopnafjorder
Thu 3 Jun 14:32
- A whale before breakfast
Tue 1 Jun 14:05
- New pictures and videos
- Moored up in Seydisfjorder, Iceland

May 2010

Mon 31 May 03:25
- Approaching coast of Iceland
Sun 30 May 13:19
- Half-way between Faroes and Iceland
Fri 28 May 09:12
- Alongside in Tvoroyri, Faroe Islands
Tue 25 May 16:17
- Alongside the pier in Stornoway
Mon 24 May 10:10
- Loch Erisort, Isle of Lewis
Sun 23 May 12:10
- Anchored in the Shiant Islands with thousands of birds
Sat 22 May 07:44
- A day communing with the wizard
Fri 21 May 14:39
- Wizard Pool on South Uist
Wed 19 May 18:27
- Anchored in Vatersay Bay having a lazy day
Mon 17 May 20:26
- A lovely day on Rum
Sun 16 May 20:49
- Anchored in Loch Scresort on Rum
Sat 15 May 10:47
- Anchored in Gometra Harbour
- Lunga - Puffin Island
Thu 13 May 19:57
- Anchored in Loch na Droma Buidhe
Wed 12 May 19:32
- Moored in Tobermory Harbour on the island of Mull
Fri 7 May 21:46
- Arrived in Oban
Thu 6 May 17:59
- Loch Tarbert, Jura
- Off Belfast Lough
Wed 5 May 14:38
- Passing Cardigan Bay
Tue 4 May 21:21
- Milford Haven
- Crossing the Bristol Channel
Mon 3 May 11:57
- Sailing down the channel
Sun 2 May 09:15
- Portland Marina

Mar 2010

Sun 21 Mar 09:27
- Setting up Comms

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