Børge Ousland

Leaving Murmansk at last! (Photos: Irena Jovanovic)

…and sailing out the fjord.

Update 21.15: A short while ago we got clearance, and are now sailing out the Murmansk Fjord. The tide is with us. As soon as we reach the open sea, we’ll chart a course toward the Northeast Passage.

Cheers!
Thorleif, Børge & Stanislav
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PS. As we leave Murmansk behind, we would like to thank our friends, and the great many people who showed us such warm Russian hospitality in this port city. Below are a few photos. (Scroll down, and you will see we have also added more than a dozen photos to other blog entries.)

Sascha and Irina Orlov, owners of Barneo Ice Camp – the northernmost in the world.

Our friend and sponsor Frederik Paulsen gave us a bottle of Champagne – to be opened in celebration when we reach Oslo in three months time.

My friend and fellow expeditioner David Hempelman Adams also happened to be in Murmansk.

And last but not least our good friend Victor Boyarski, who has helped us and our Northern Passage 2010 Expedition in too many ways to count. Here on board icebreaker NS “Lenin”.

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