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| Arcticles Online: November 2009 | All the latest news from Arctic Kingdom Expeditions! |
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In this issue Introducing: The “Land-tamer”...the what? Welcome to the November edition of the AK newsletter!
Introducing: The "Land-tamer"...the what?
NEW Exploratory Trip: Polar Bears of Devon Islands 'Bear Bay' by Land-tamer
This trip is brand new, and will be open to only three persons outside the AK expedition team. Contact Thomas at adventures@arctickingdom.com or click here for more details >> AK Video Gallery – now live!
Disney Nature and Galatée Films present: OCEANS - the Film
AK Adventurer Profile: Robyn Mulgrew
"My name is Robyn Mulgrew and I come from Auckland, New Zealand.
We often holiday pretty close to home in the Pacific Islands, Fiji in particular where snorkelling amongst the coral, tropical fish and turtles is fantastic, rather different from snorkelling in the Arctic I suspect!
Thanks Robyn – looking forward to seeing you at the floe edge! Ice Dive Training in the Great Lakes - by Airboat!
Canada Goose Store - Gently Used?
Group / Private Booking Program
That's it for this issue. I welcome any feedback, ideas or comments at adventures@arctickingdom.com. |
The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, and the 2009 arctic season is now behind us. Which means that we are in the thick of planning and preparing for 2010 and 2011's wildlife trips, as well as exciting new over-land/ice exploratory trips for next year. I just got off the phone with one of our senior guides, Jake, who lives with his wife Sipporah in Pond Inlet. He tells me it's -31C, and the bay outside his window is freezing over. The sun rises at 8:30 and sets at 16:30 – quite different from the balmy June days of 24-hour sunshine and watching whales in a t-shirt!
If you've met our founder Graham, you'll know that he's always looking for new ways to address the unique challenges of the Arctic, making it easier to access, cross, navigate and explore. Hence the Land-Tamer, the newest addition to our fleet of Arctic vehicles. You might almost consider it an “Arctic RV,” but, well, “Land-Tamer” seemed like a cooler name for this 8-wheeled amphibious vehicle. It has a polar bear-proof, transparent cabin, seats seven, sleeps four, has a three-meter viewing tower, a water propulsion system, winch, ramps to cross cracks in the ice – and, well, it can go over ice, cross open water, and pull lots of gear. Graham commissioned this vehicle and sent it by sea-lift to Grise Fiord – Canada's most northerly community, with a population of 161 – so that we might travel quickly, comfortably, and safely as we penetrate into the Arctic's most remote areas in pursuit of incredible wildlife -- as we will on our exploratory trip to Bear Bay (see next article).
Announcing a new exploratory trip for polar bears in April 21-29, 2010!
Want to see some behind the scenes shots of filmmakers at work, and watch clips capturing what it's like to dive in the arctic? Our new video gallery’s got all that and more, including some fun 'extra' clips of memorable encounters with a swimming polar bear and a friendly bowhead whale. The video page will be updated as new content becomes available, so check back often. Enjoy and let us know what you think!
We can't wait to see this epic movie, and want to you to be the first to know about it.
We worked 'behind the scenes' on this film for almost two years, but it's a whole other experience seeing what Galatée Film’s Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzard (Winged Migration) have made. This is going to be a film of tremendous proportions, documenting the alien grandeur of life in the ocean in over 167 locations around the world. Some of the world's most experienced underwater cinematographers risked their lives, diving in the jaws of predatory sharks and amid a frenzy of birds diving to feed on deep-water fishes to capture life beneath the ocean in a way never before experienced.
When folks are considering coming on one of our wildlife expeditions, they often wonder: Who else will be on the trip? It's a great question, as you'll get to know your fellow adventurers quite well. We decided that the best way to answer this question would be to let some of the people coming along on our expeditions introduce themselves! So we asked Robyn Mulgrew, coming on the June 15-22, 2010 Narwhal and Polar Bear Floe Adventure to tell us a little about herself:
Interested in obtaining your ice dive certification, but want more than just a hole in the ice? Going on a dive trip to the Arctic or Antarctic and want to be better prepared? We're the only dive trainer outfitted with a rigid hull airboat, with access the shipwrecks and amazing ice conditions of the Great Lakes and 1000 Islands region, an area of ice interspersed with open water. We offer two-day ice dive training courses running on the weekends of Jan 23/24, Feb 20/21, 27/28 and Mar 6/7, 2010 starting at $590.00 CAD
In our last newsletter, we announced a sale on our “gently-used” Canada Goose attire. Some of you have asked what, exactly, 'gently used' means. One way I like to describe it is to imagine yourself putting on a new jacket, rolling on the ground twice, then dusting yourself off and dry-cleaning it. The clothing still looks pretty much brand new: There are no tears, no stains, and often times you can't tell the difference between the jacket and one fresh from the store. We are offering this gear at a fraction of the new price in order to make room for new inventory for next year. And if you want a brand-new Canada Goose product, we can do that for you as well!
Do you have a group of three or more, or think you can put one together? Check out our Group Booking and Private Group Program for details on group incentives and even how you can get a free spot.
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