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<\/a><\/div>\nBack up the coast at some kind of ridiculous hour I boarded the Nordik Express and we set off to deliver some relief supplies to an island way offshore in the St Lawrence estuary.<\/p>\n
A rather nice 19-hour sail in a storm – blinding rainstorms, wind and fog. And then we had our disaster. The ship didn’t sink …“shame” – ed<\/i> … but something even worse – the camera has ceased to function, and I’ve no idea why. I haven’t a clue about that and that’s a calamity.<\/p>\n
But not to be outdone, remember that I bought a portable phone over here – a Samsung thing? Well the fact is that the resolution of the camera is far better than the camera that I had when I first started travelling. and what’s more, I had a charger with me as well and there was electricity on the boat.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nConsequently, for what it’s worth, I had a camera of sorts ready when we hit the ice and had to carve our way through it. It’s not a very good pic and you’ll have to see it in the correct light, but it was the best I can do in the circumstances. Nevertheless, it’s all the proof that I need that I’ve been in an ice fied, which was my aim, even though hardened “coasters” might not think all that much of my efforts. But then again, I can’t control the weather and I would be here in colder conditions if I could.<\/p>\n
So after spending a couple of days effectively marooned on an island (I did mention the fog didn’t I?) we set off back yesterday afternoon and at about 10:00 having done a second round of battle with the ice, I made it back to land. And no-one had stolen the car either, and that was what amazed me.<\/p>\n
So I now have to sort out a new camera body for tomorrow or whenever – I can’t go round like this. It really is a calamity, this blasted thing not working.<\/p>\n