Cloudy morning. Little icebergs are floating around. It is rolling. We are just entering Smith Sound – the channel
which directs you to the North Pole. On the right side (starboard) I can see already the coast of Greenland with many
glaciers sliding down to the sea. On the left side we have Ellesmere Island – the most northern part of Canada.
In the afternoon we reached little, rocky Pim Island – 78 deg North.
This small island is famous for the tragic Arctic Expedition 1881-85. Coming back from the reserch at Fort Conger (200 miles north)
26 people arrived to the island in 1883.
Due to the ice they stayed there two winters without any supply and any help. Only 7 people survived.
It was snowing when we were going to the island. Pim Island was completly covered by snow. Fortunately it was not a long walk from the
landing point to the remains of the house where they were waiting for the rescue.
