Taylors in FinlandThe Grand AdventureMary Ann's Fulbright Exchange to Oulu, Finland
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Ice sculptures in a Kemi city park. (3108) |
David Heintz starts his own photographic record. ( 3115) |
The crowd watches as we leave Kemi (Ajos) harbor. (3117) |
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The channel behind us. The ice closes up immediately. Reminds me of a frozen daiquiri. (3118) |
The portholes offer a great view of the ice (and only the ice). (3119) |
The rest of the dinning area. It seats seventy-five at one time so meals may need to be served in two sittings. (3120) |
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View out a porthole from the dinning area. (3121) |
The Sampo begins to break new ice. (3123) |
View of the Sampo's bridge from the bow. (3126) |
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David is doing great. We were worried that he might get seasick. (3128) |
The snow on top of the ice is pushed ahead. (3129) |
The ship relentlessly, and effortlessly, seems to glide over the ice. (3130) |
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Watching the ice disappear under the bow is mesmerizing; like watching the surf at the beach. (3131) |
I finally see some big chunks break. I had moved back from the bow to where the hull was actually riding onto the ice. (3132) |
There would be silence and then "crack" as another slab was broken. (3133) |
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Cannot stop watching. (DH03) |
Chart on the wall shows how far we were in Kemi from the Sampo's dock in Ajos. (3137) |
The bridge was quiet. This cruise is run four times a week and the crew members know what they should be doing. (3143) |
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She looked and walked like an orange-suited Charlie Chaplin. (Sampo02) |
John suited up for a dip in the Gulf. (Sampo04) |
David gives me the "I'm OK" sign. (Sampo06) |
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John floating next to the hull of the Sampo. (Sampo07) |
Looking up at the stern of the Sampo from the Gulf of Bothnia. (Sampo10) |
David floating next to the ice. (Sampo12) |
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You can see the ice-clear area where we float. It will close up within an hour of our leaving. (3149) |
The parking lot of snow mobiles the tour group had arrived on. (Sampo25) |
Trying to crawl up onto an ice berg. (3153) |
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He made it. You can see that although only 10 centimeters of ice is above the water, the ice berg is about 1 meter thick. (3154) |
Everyone who wants gets their turn for "swim call". (3155) |
David on the ice. The ship is "slotted" into the ice so tight you can walk up and touch the hull. (3158) |
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Had to have my photo to show I was there also. (3159) |
You can see how the bow curves back so the ship may ride over the ice rather than run into it. (3160) |
David checking out the bow. (3163) |
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Everyone's gone. (3164) |
They back the ship into the harbor for about the last kilometer. (3166) |
David is double-checking the skipper's maneuvering as we back down to be alongside the pier. (3168) |
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Trusty Volvo wagon waits to take us back to Oulu. There were also ten or twelve cabs waiting for passengers. (3169) |
Postcard of Sampo with an overhead view. (SampoPC03) |
Postcard of Sampo shows how the bow curves back so the ship can ride onto the ice and break it with its weight. (SampoPC06) |
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Photos DH## courtesy of David Heintz. Thank you. |
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Last Update 2002 04 08 |
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