Sun above Arctic mountains at Duart Bay on Baffin Island, Nunavut

Duart Bay: Sea Kayaking into a Scottish Corner of Baffin Island

by Cory JonesArctic, Arctic Canada, Expedition Ships, NunavutPosted on No Comments

Duart Bay: Sea Kayaking into a Scottish Corner of Baffin Island. There are famous places in the Canadian Arctic – names such as Beechey Island, Lancaster Sound and Pond Inlet that appear repeatedly in books about exploration, wildlife and the search for the Northwest Passage. And then there are places that barely appear on a conventional map. Duart Bay, tucked away in Dexterity Fiord on the spectacular eastern coast of Baffin Island, is one of them.

Dundas Harbour, Devon Island RCMP Huts

Dundas Harbour: Ghosts in the Fog on Devon Island

by Cory JonesArchaeology & Myth, Arctic, Arctic Canada, Canada, Franklin Expedition, NunavutPosted on No Comments

Dundas Harbour: Ghosts in the Fog on Devon Island. Under different circumstances it would have been ideal weather for getting ashore, launching the Zodiacs and exploring one of the most fascinating historic sites in the Canadian High Arctic. There was, however, one rather significant problem. Fog.

Kangerlussuaq Fjord: Sea Kayaking Among the Icebergs

Kangerlussuaq Fjord: Sea Kayaking Among the Icebergs of West Greenland

by Cory JonesArctic, Greenland, sea kayakingPosted on No Comments

Kangerlussuaq Fjord: Sea Kayaking Among the Icebergs of West Greenland. There is something particularly special about paddling a sea kayak amongst icebergs. They transform an otherwise familiar seascape into something completely different. The water is moving, the kayak is moving and, importantly, the ice is moving as well. Every piece has a different shape, a different colour and its own story of how it broke away from the Greenland Ice Sheet and eventually found its way towards the sea.

Kayaking in arctic

Kayaking in the arctic – coming soon

by Cory JonesAdventure, Arctic, Cruise Ship Travel, Greenland, sea kayakingPosted on No Comments

Cory is heading north for his latest adventure, joining an expedition as a sea kayak guide in the High Arctic. From Greenland across Baffin Bay to the Canadian Arctic, he’ll be kayaking amongst icebergs, glaciers and incredible wildlife in the very place where the kayak was born.