Aloha Spitsbergen!!!: 20th May 2016

Helmer Hanssen

So we started the summer season. You feel it in the temperature and because 2 last days we had much more visitors that during last half of year. And everything happens together! First Origo from Sweden. They were very nice since they gave us the big bag of oranges and apples. Because of the fruits we had shown them our Station:) Unfortunately, I don't have photo of the ship, neither of people from the vessel. Later arrived Join Us, the small sailing boat. The people were as well very nice since they gave us apples and eggs!! EGGS!! Fresh eggs- can you imagine? Last eggs arrived in September;) So they had some excursions as well:) Then Helmer Hanssen and it is fantastic. This is a scientific vessel with many laboratories (and ice tea machine!!) onboard. There are 22 scientists and the crew. They come to visit us. It was crazy, we were just 2 people at the Base- me and Mateusz, but very nice. I hope they have enjoyed the stay at the Base.. at least I have enjoyed the time very much and I was happy to talk about the Station and share my experience with scientists from 6 or 10 different countries! Ingrid, the ship leader is from Germany, but living long time in Tromso. Susana is from Spain, but working in South Arabia, Basia from Poland, Helga from Denmark, or Sweden ;) And so on and so on- many fantastic people and interesting stories. While they were waiting for the sedimentation trap put inside the fjord, me and Konrad we had possibility to go and see the ship. There were very nice places onboard, including fitness room and one lab smelling herring :)