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1-19 August 2006 |
| My son Janwillem is helping me as a field assistent. Marion, my wife has brought him to Spitsbergen. Here you find a page with family pictures. |
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| station Haren | Schiphol | descent Oslo |
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| waiting for the next flight | arrival Longyearbyen | breakfast in the hotel |
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| shopping street | the village | first encounter |
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| the last flight | 100 kilometer | here my daddy lives |
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| observing geese together | watching foxes | looking for whales |
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| behavioural observations of foxes | close | so playful |
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| boating | ice bergs in the fjord | testing survival suits |
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| steam engines in Ny-London | view on Ny-Aalesund | the old marble mine |
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| a group photo | with cloaks | and the new flag |
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| Janwillem can carry the unloaded gun | he approaches a reindeer | view on the village |
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a short break in a hut |
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attacked by an arctic skua |
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Het hele dorp zwaait enkele oudgedienden uit. Dat gebeurt met een fanfare. Janwillem krijgt een tuba en binnen 3 minuten blaast hij een deuntje. |
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mama leaves |
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| to the island Storholmen | a break | on the tundra |
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| attacked | by a great skua | zoeff |
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The new internet connection was of great value to both of us. Being away for eight weeks,
we could still take part in all family affairs. A webcam made communication easy. For Janwillem it was a mix of outdoor life, helping me, his own researh on the foxes and playing World of Warcraft. |
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| Contact via internet | Chatting with his sister | ||||||||||||
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| West of town | counting geese | crossing the red river | |||||||||||
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| A tea break in a hut | Writing in the hut log. | ||||||||||||
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| Rubber boots or walking shoes | Walking shoes are OK... | ...at least after snowmelt | |||||||||||
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| Building a cath area | Cages for holding geese | Clipping grasses | |||||||||||
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| Behind the wheel at low speed | Ice everywhere | In front of the glacier | |||||||||||
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| The first part of our return trip | With 14 passengers | ||||||||||||
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| Svalbard Museum: a safe encounter | Polar fox hunting a seal pup on the ice | Mining for coal | |||||||||||
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| Departure Longyearbyen | Daily flights to the mainland | ||||||||||||
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