Tag: 1970's
A stormy end, for a course in Belize 1979
The gale increases steadily and the noise wakes me up a couple of times in the night….
Stumbling upon Vincent Astors abandoned steam engines – Bermuda 1978
After breakfast in relative peace at 8, Niels Stentoft and I walk in to St. George’s. The…
A Sinhalese birthday, Galle fort and a trip by train – Sri Lanka 1975
Lovely weather, calm sea. After Breakfast we go swimming at 8:30 out on the reef. Sonny soon…
Traveling from Clio in Hillsboro, Virginia – USA 1971
Clio’s alarm clock wakes us at 7. Quick breakfast, then walk up the road to the post…
Dinosaur Tracks and the scene of Kennedy’s assassination Texas – USA 1971
We rise early and pack, have breakfast, and board the coach at 7.30. Fine weather again as…
Hunting skulls, while we wait to be flown out – Greenland 1970
At nearly midnight the helicopter returns unexpectedly and takes Eckart Håkansson and Claus to Gurreholm. It leaves…
A polar bear skull, red with flesh – Greenland 1970
Up at 7:15 to find the fog rising beautifully over the fjord last night, has surprisingly enveloped…
Sledge-dog puppies (and more map tracing) – Greenland 1970
Up 7:30 to sunny weather again. Trace maps from air photos all morning, Tove Birkelund working as…
Tracing maps, and a wild goose chase – Greenland 1970
Up at 9. All are up, except Peter who had a party with the locals until 5….
Our helicopter arrives – Greenland 1970
Up at 8. Breakfast nearly over – afterwards we discover that it has been changed to 7.30….
Visiting an abandoned mine in a Land Rover – Greenland 1970
Up at 8. Sunny and warm. After breakfast I photograph dogs and pups. Find a polar bear…
Waiting in Mestersvig, Greenland (1970)
Up at 8, and wake Ulla. Breakfast at 8.15. Rain even heavier than yesterday, but at least…
We are on a DC-6 to Greenland – 1970
From midnight onwards it rains rather hard and continuously – the first for 6 some weeks –…
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