I’ve been thinking about that one research cruise in 2012 (Cruise webpage: “Greenland’s frozen coast”) where we passed Jan Mayen and had the chance to see the amazing coast line and glaciers. This post is basically a picture dump from that day. Enjoy!
When we approached Jan Mayen, the first thing we saw were Kelvin Helmholtz instabilities – breaking atmospheric waves.
Coming closer, we saw fog spilling down the coast.
Fog spilling down the coast of Jan Mayen
Glacier on Jan Mayen
Glacier on Jan Mayen
Glacier on Jan Mayen
For a while we had a huge flock of birds accompanying the boat. Quite an eerie feeling!
I don’t miss the kind of work I used to do in oceanography. It was fun, but I am even happier with what I am doing now. But I do miss going on cruises!