Aloha Spitsbergen!!!: 27th Jul 2015

Wojtek with the paddle checking if with the boat we are moving in safe way

Since there are very windy days (gust of wind up to 33 m/s), I have a bit more time to describe recent adventures... Those are not just trips, but a part of our work. In the radius of few dozen of km there are some kind of trepper´s huts called HUS-es. Sometimes they are the old polar stations, sometimes the actually used ones, sometimes they were the shelters or even the house of someone for long period of time. They are often located in isolated places and always there is an interesting history behind it.

This is the case of Hytte vika, that we have checked with Wojtek and Jarek. As a Polish Polar Station we take care of the nearest huses and we need to supply them the wood and some basic food. Some people are moving across the Svalbard and they use huses to rest in spartan but safe conditions.

Wojtek, Jarek Hytte vika

Wojtek, Jarek Hytte vika inside

me inside the Hytte vika

From Hytte vika we went to Verenhus (Baranowka), to give the food for the scientists from my town, Wroclaw!! that actually are performing the investigations around there. Hytte vika is around 4 hours walk from our base, whereas Verenhus 5. I need to come back there!!!