{"id":28045,"date":"2026-07-23T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/?p=28045"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:29:46","slug":"svalbard-sailing-voyage-arctic-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/svalbard-sailing-voyage-arctic-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading North to the White Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28045\" class=\"elementor elementor-28045\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7527ca1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7527ca1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8250919 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8250919\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0424e61\" data-id=\"0424e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff93937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff93937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79143149 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79143149\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6508354a\" data-id=\"6508354a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04064b5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04064b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/rotta-verso-nord-destinazione-la-terra-bianca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Leggi in Italiano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35e738fc\" data-id=\"35e738fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f02de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78f02de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/blog\/voyage-voilier-svalbard-cap-nord\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lire en Fran\u00e7ais<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54ae79d9\" data-id=\"54ae79d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cc4d1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54cc4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/blog\/rumbo-al-norte-hacia-la-tierra-blanca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Leer en Espa\u00f1ol<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f131ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37f131ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a9ac66b\" data-id=\"5a9ac66b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767bbe5e elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"767bbe5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444fea43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"444fea43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s at a point on the map where the world seems to come to an end\u2026 and where true adventure begins: <strong>Svalbard<\/strong>. It was toward this extreme frontier that <strong>Sylvie Moura<\/strong> and <strong>Philippe Maurin<\/strong>, along with their crew, chose to set sail, a journey defined by challenges, Arctic silence, and timeless wonders.<\/p><p>Over the coming months, we will take you along on this extraordinary voyage through a three-part series written by Sylvie herself. An authentic, intense, and deeply human logbook that puts you right on board, amidst ice, emotion, and endless horizons.<\/p><p>We always love sharing stories from the Navily community, an endless source of adventure and inspiration. This one, in particular, captivated us from the very first moment. Their words, paired with the breathtaking images they shared, left us dreaming\u2026 and we hope they do the same for you, sparking your desire to set sail for new horizons.<\/p><p>Ready to set course for the Far North?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705c41c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"705c41c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-389b812e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"389b812e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-228d33d4\" data-id=\"228d33d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26536540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26536540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOMMAIRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f23b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f23b92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41613c86\" data-id=\"41613c86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b5e3d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b5e3d83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b5abc0e\" data-id=\"4b5abc0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fca90a elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"28fca90a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Origin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Journey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-129bcbcd\" data-id=\"129bcbcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225d8417 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"225d8417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Spitsbergen and the Polar Lands: a Paradise of Ice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-344cae5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"344cae5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a61daf2\" data-id=\"5a61daf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f19d74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f19d74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30d4777e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30d4777e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1fb690\" data-id=\"a1fb690\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58258a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58258a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gen\u00e8se<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a9d3a09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a9d3a09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a883ccf\" data-id=\"4a883ccf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c20a929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c20a929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This journey to Spitsbergen was born from dreams formed long ago. In my youth, I fell completely under the spell of the icebergs calved by glaciers into Patagonia\u2019s titanic lakes. Many years later, love struck again: this time for a man! Philippe answered with a &#8220;<em>Yes<\/em>&#8220;, not at a traditional altar, but to my proposal to join me in the icy lands of the Far South. Two consecutive sailing expeditions to Antarctica bound us together in this shared love for the polar regions, the second coming to an end in 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efaf4f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7efaf4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/genese-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/GENESE.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GENESE.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/GENESE.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/GENESE.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28031\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"28031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/genese-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/GENESE.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GENESE.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/GENESE.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c8aa6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c8aa6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One day in June 2019, we boarded a ferry with our vehicle and crossed the Strait of Messina toward Calabria, Italy. We were on our way to inspect an imposing sailboat, a solid fifteen tons of steel. Athos, as it was named.<\/p><p>So why were we there?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f55e214 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f55e214\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-137972c4\" data-id=\"137972c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6902c4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6902c4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An unlikely turn of events, to say the least!<br \/>Just a few years earlier, upon returning from our second sailing trip to Antarctica, shaken by a rough crossing of the Drake Passage, I had sworn I would never sail again. Philippe had made a similar vow after being battered by a storm off the coast of Uruguay.<\/p><p>Yet despite these harrowing experiences at sea, Athos won us over. We bought her with a plan to cruise toward Ireland, Scotland, and then Norway, before pushing on toward an Arctic destination. Once we reached Norway, countless conversations with fellow adventurous sailors led us to choose Spitsbergen, far more accessible than Greenland, with the alluring bonus of greatly increasing our chances of encountering polar bears.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598774e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"598774e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\tThe one without whom nothing would be possible:\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5590888\" data-id=\"5590888\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737daf13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"737daf13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52299f35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52299f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffb51e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ffb51e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67cdbfda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67cdbfda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e2b72b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ba5e07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ba5e07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ffefcd\" data-id=\"39ffefcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20a0bb e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f20a0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/banner-blog-footer-sail-smarter-and-safer-with-navily-1-1-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png?fit=1200%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png?fit=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png?fit=1200%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28033\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"28033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/banner-blog-footer-sail-smarter-and-safer-with-navily-1-1-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png?fit=1200%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Banner-Blog-Footer-Sail-smarter-and-safer-with-Navily-1-1.png?fit=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a27cf25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a27cf25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b61357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19b61357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44632451 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44632451\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58695cd3\" data-id=\"58695cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddee16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ddee16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10ffeb2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10ffeb2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9037ee\" data-id=\"f9037ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e2cfc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19e2cfc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/la-traversee-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LA-TRAVERSEE.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LA-TRAVERSEE.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LA-TRAVERSEE.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LA-TRAVERSEE.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28034\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"28034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/la-traversee-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LA-TRAVERSEE.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LA-TRAVERSEE.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LA-TRAVERSEE.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"7d7440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\tMonday June 16: \t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4cf96d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c4cf96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three people came aboard to join us for the passage to the Svalbard archipelago: a couple who had enthusiastically answered our crew listing on the &#8220;<em>Vogue avec moi<\/em>&#8221; website, and Claude, a friend who had logged many months at sea with us since 2019.<\/p><p>After clearing immigration formalities to register our exit from the Schengen area and fully provisioning the boat, we set sail.<\/p><p>Watch rotations were established, and forty-eight hours at sea, mostly under sail, carried us toward our halfway stopover, Bear Island (Bj\u00f8rn\u00f8ya). We enjoyed excellent sailing in favorable conditions. Seasickness took its toll on a few of us, but no matter, a small price to pay to fulfill our dreams. Drawing on our past experience, we knew that in a few days, the turmoil in our stomachs would be a distant memory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f22a1bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f22a1bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-120936de elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"120936de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf242bd\" data-id=\"5bf242bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762d68d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"762d68d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\tWe are immersed in an ocean expanse that flirts with infinity. No land is anywhere in sight, and the soul is touched by a near-mystical sense of belonging to the universe.\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcd370b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcd370b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During my watch at the helm, I catch a different sound in the waves, like the rush of water closing over a trough. Barely have I registered the thought before it\u2019s confirmed: a grey fin cuts through the sea, leaving a trail in its wake before vanishing.<\/p><p>One dolphin, then a second, and soon a pod of about twenty are swimming alongside the boat. They crisscross, loop back, and match our pace right along Athos\u2019s hull. What a joy to see them again! But who are they?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28c4142\" data-id=\"28c4142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb3f63f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6eb3f63f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf231fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cf231fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3201b8fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3201b8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/sorkappoya-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sorkappoya.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sorkappoya.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sorkappoya.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sorkappoya.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71be0724\" data-id=\"71be0724\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219943a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"219943a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507c0892 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"507c0892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Their backs are marked with striking white patches, and their bellies are completely pale. I try to make out their snouts to identify the species, no easy task, given how fast they move.<\/p><p>Suddenly, one leaps high into the air and plunges back in with all the grace of an aquatic dancer. It seems to act as the opening signal for a ballet whose secrets remain a mystery to us. Soon, they are all joining in: executing leaps, elegant mid-air arches, and astonishing acrobatics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4baffe4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4baffe4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2112553 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2112553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38cc193c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38cc193c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-243d24dc\" data-id=\"243d24dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b300da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b300da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We dropped anchor at S\u00f8rhamna* in the southeast of the island: a spot well-sheltered from the wind, though prone to rolling. Much-needed rest followed, and we slept soundly. But at 6:00 p.m., wanting to catch a breeze forecast for the night, the captain decided to set sail again, rounding the island via the south and west. The cliffs and rocky headlands put on a striking parade, where familiar shapes emerged. Birds were everywhere, claiming every single patch of land.<\/p><p><em>* Bj\u00f8rn\u00f8ya is a bird sanctuary. Going ashore is strictly prohibited at S\u00f8rhamna, though landing is permitted at Walrus Bay, just a few cables to the north.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6122f4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6122f4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba39872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba39872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/le-spitzberg-et-ses-terres-polaires-paradis-des-glaces-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28039\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"28039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/le-spitzberg-et-ses-terres-polaires-paradis-des-glaces-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78980001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"78980001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\tWednesday June 18:\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb2a5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb2a5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second 140-mile leg is bathed in sunshine: what luck! The constant company of birds and frequent visits from dolphins brighten the passage. The sea shimmers like diamonds. Alas, the wind dies down, and we end up motoring for much of the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14d642ff elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14d642ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c54c4f1\" data-id=\"4c54c4f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178ef42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"178ef42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c55e6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c55e6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44b6f396\" data-id=\"44b6f396\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc146bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc146bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spitsbergen and the Polar Lands: A Paradise of Ice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dea8a0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dea8a0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a398df5\" data-id=\"a398df5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7358bf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7358bf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/le-spitzberg-et-ses-terres-polaires-paradis-des-glaces-2-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28040\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"28040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.navily.com\/en\/le-spitzberg-et-ses-terres-polaires-paradis-des-glaces-2-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png?fit=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1149\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.-2.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6066a35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"6066a35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\tThursday June 19 :\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc7b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc7b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At 1:30 p.m., I spot a boat on the horizon. In fact, there are two, then three. And within the white haze hugging the horizon that we had spotted, even more pristine white shapes emerge: a white that heralds a land of ice.<\/p><p>Our arrival marks the beginning of continuous daylight, and at midnight, we smile, dazzled by the sun.<\/p><p>The next day, we take our place off the Polish station at Hornsund, in the middle of a bay where icebergs drift at the mercy of the wind and currents. Suffice it to say, their path is often unpredictable. Fortunately, Athos is solidly built, though she still demands our full attention to avoid colliding with the larger growlers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52484955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52484955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd504f6 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dd504f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3addfbe1\" data-id=\"3addfbe1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a643c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a643c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Venturing into the fjord to get close to the sea ice and the Hornsund glaciers is pure magic. A Minke whale comes to greet us, gliding smoothly alongside Athos. Then, come evening in this eternal light, we still manage to find sleep, lulled by the crackling song of the ice surrounding us under the gentle caress of the sun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5a860c elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"5b5a860c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\tThe crew is thrilled by this immersion into a new world!\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2edf7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d2edf7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This raw, primordial landscape stirs my memory, the stark black-and-white contrast of these jagged peaks and our forced stop before the bay&#8217;s lingering sea ice take me back to memories so vivid my body can still feel them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154af69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"154af69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This southern region of Spitsbergen is home to bird colonies whose flight, colors, and calls leave us spellbound. 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.navily.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/LE-SPITZBERG-ET-SES-TERRES-POLAIRES-PARADIS-DES-GLACES.png?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d861702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d861702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope this first chapter has offered a captivating glimpse into this extraordinary adventure through the most extreme latitudes, giving you a taste of the intensity and beauty of a truly remarkable journey. This story is only the beginning of a journey that we\u2019ll be delighted to share with you over the coming weeks, guiding you along every step of the way.<\/p><p>We would like to extend our warmest thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/aventureathosennavigation.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sylvie and her husband<\/a> for choosing to share their extraordinary adventure with the Navily community, giving us a window into an experience as intense as it is authentic. Through her words and evocative photography, she grants us an insider\u2019s view of a journey rich in deep emotion, majestic landscapes, and unforgettable moments.<\/p><p>Consider this your invitation to keep following along for the upcoming chapters of this adventure: there are still plenty of surprises!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b37efa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b37efa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba683df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba683df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af8afeb\" data-id=\"2af8afeb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leggi in Italiano Lire en Fran\u00e7ais Leer en Espa\u00f1ol It\u2019s at a point on the map where the world seems to come to an end\u2026 and where true adventure begins: Svalbard. 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