I am currently aboard the R/V Lance for the MOSJ-ICE cruise, which travels from Longyearbyen to Rijpfjorden sampling plankton, ocean currents and water temperatures and will continue as far northward from Svalbard as possible to anchor on ice. Due to the limited satellite internet connection, there will be a two-week delay on all posts.
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![Polar bear eyes](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/18801-02301-940x198.jpg)
![Frozen Kongsfjord](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DPP_0317-940x198.jpg)
![Kongsfjord in winter mantle](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A2007-940x198.jpg)
![Calving glacier](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DPP_0314-940x198.jpg)
![Coast guard cadet on iceberg](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DPP_03161-940x198.jpg)
![Svalbard mountain aerial](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A2257-940x198.jpg)
![Svalbard reindeer](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_0311-940x198.jpg)
![Eider flying over Kongsfjord](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_9307-940x198.jpg)
![First-year bearded seal](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DPP_0311-940x198.jpg)
![Midnight sun behind coastal steamer](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A7812-940x198.jpg)
![Midnight sun from coastal steamer](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A7829-940x198.jpg)
![Kjøllefjord fishing village](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_2036-940x198.jpg)
![“Cod is Great” mural in Vardø](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DPP_0318-940x198.jpg)
![Coast guard ship fire drill](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A4200-940x198.jpg)
![DC-3 weather plane over Svalbard](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_0826-940x198.jpg)
![Dogsledding in Svalbard](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A3076-940x198.jpg)
![LNG ship at Hammerfest](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_1607-940x198.jpg)
![Fishing boat in Honningsvåg](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_3338-940x198.jpg)
![Glaciologists on snowmobiles](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A1511-940x198.jpg)
![Aerial view of glacial crevasses](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A2258-940x198.jpg)
![Kids ski marathon start](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_1623-940x198.jpg)
![Svalbard ski marathon](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_1456-940x198.jpg)
![Kids’ ski race in Svalbard](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_1706-940x198.jpg)
![Reindeer in Svalbard blizzard](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_1177-940x198.jpg)
![Svalbard glacier and sea](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A1564-940x198.jpg)
![Black guillemot flock](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_0672-940x198.jpg)
![Seagull and midnight sun](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IMG_4010-940x198.jpg)
![Puffins at Gjesværstappen](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/30309-01304-940x198.jpg)
![Coast guard ship at Bjørnøya](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/6P5A3582a-940x198.jpg)
![Midnight sun at North Cape](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/30309_00201-940x198.jpg)
![Northern Lights in Lofoten Islands](https://arcticoracles.randallhyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DPP_0310-940x198.jpg)