May 2013 - June 2013
Leg 1 was a great start to the trip. Caroline started in London and then sailed to Hamburg, through the Kiel Canal to Flensburg, Aalborg, Skagen and Oslo. At Oslo a short flight took her to Stockholm and Uppsala to visit a dear friend. Stephen joined Caroline in the extreme north of Norway where we both boarded our "expedition" ship and headed off to the White Sea. We continued to head north to Novaya Zemlya and we even made it to Franz Josef Land before turning back south to mainland Russia and finishing off where we started, in Norway. After 3 weeks at sea we continued on to visit friends and family in the Netherlands, Belgium and England.
Leg 1 was a great start to the trip. Caroline started in London and then sailed to Hamburg, through the Kiel Canal to Flensburg, Aalborg, Skagen and Oslo. At Oslo a short flight took her to Stockholm and Uppsala to visit a dear friend. Stephen joined Caroline in the extreme north of Norway where we both boarded our "expedition" ship and headed off to the White Sea. We continued to head north to Novaya Zemlya and we even made it to Franz Josef Land before turning back south to mainland Russia and finishing off where we started, in Norway. After 3 weeks at sea we continued on to visit friends and family in the Netherlands, Belgium and England.
| Leg 1 - Europe | Arrive | Depart | Duration | Distance (kms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | April 30th | May 4th | 4 Days | n/a |
| Germany | May 5th | May 15th | 10 Days | n/a |
| Sweden | May 16th | May 21st | 5 Days | n/a |
| Belgium | May 21st | May 30th | 9 Days | n/a |
| Norway | May 30th | June 3rd | 4 Days | n/a |
| Russia | June 4th | June 15th | 11 Days | n/a |
| Norway | June 17th | June 18th | 1 Day | n/a |
| Netherlands | June 18th | June 20th | 2 Days | n/a |
| Belgium | June 20th | June 27th | 7 Days | n/a |
| UK | June 27th | July 2nd | 5 Days | n/a |
| Summary for Leg 1 | 3 Months, 3 Days | n/a |