The Arctic Circle: A hike from Lloyds Hotel to Lilliehöökbreen

Here is our trip log from Sunday, October 7: Sunday 07.10 – Day 7 Lloyds Hotel – Lilliehöökbreen – North -3/4°C Celsius, almost no wind in the morning, clear sky, beautiful sunrise. More wind in the evening going from WNW 2, to N 2-3 and later NW 4. 09:30 - Morning landing Lloyds hotel – Hike to Lilliehöökbreen. 11:15 – Anchor up Lloyds Hotel. 13:30 – Anchor down Lilliehöökbreen. 14:30 – Hikers back on board (Piet still smiling). 16:30 - Afternoon zodiac cruises Lilliehöökbreen. 19:00 - Going North. Our leader, Sarah Gerats, kept this log for us throughout the trip… And October 7 was one of my favorite days. I woke that morning and, as happened most mornings, came out on deck to a view I'd never seen before. If you take a close look at the middle of this picture — maybe click on it to make it bigger and more detailed — you might see an orange rectangle. This is a hut that's been decorated and painted orange. It's called Lloyds Hotel, and it is defi