NFB - Arctic Mission - The Expedition

	18 August 2002 \| Jean Lemire, Mission leader Pond Inlet and its breathtaking scenery. For the crew, this stop is the last contact with civilization before our daring attempt at the long, solitary sail through the legendary Northwest Passage. The crew are ready and our strategy is becoming clear. The time has come. »
	23 August 2002 \| Jean Lemire, Mission leader On Beechey Island we walked in the footsteps of Franklin, who chose this site in 1846 to winter with his two vessels, the Erebus and the Terror. »
	27 August 2002 \| Sylvain Breault, skipper We haven't moved in 48 hours; we're waiting for an opening in the ice that was blown into Bellot Strait by a westerly wind. The CANICE aircraft flew over at the end of the day and confirmed that the strait is still blocked solid. We'll see what happens tomorrow. »
	01 September 2002 \| Jean Lemire, chef de mission September is off to a great start. SEDNA is speeding westward through Bellot Strait: we're finally crossing the Passage. This is a moment of intense emotion for the entire crew, a moment that will forever be engraved on our memories. No longer are we mentally juggling with the possibility of turning round and heading home; we're on our way and there's no going back. We're Vancouver-bound! »
	04 September 2002 \| Jean Lemire, Mission leader We visited the small hamlet of Gjoa Haven, a site made famous by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first person to make it through the legendary Northwest Passage. »
	08 September 2002 \| Jean Lemire, chef de mission Here we are in Cambridge Bay, at the end of a fascinating chapter in our Arctic adventure. When our divers plunged into the cold Arctic waters to check out the wreck of the Maud, Roald Amundsen's second ship, I knew we were wrapping up this segment of our voyage following the traces of the great explorers of the past. »

	18 August 2002 \| Jean Lemire, Mission leader Pond Inlet and its breathtaking scenery. For the crew, this stop is the last contact with civilization before our daring attempt at the long, solitary sail through the legendary Northwest Passage. The crew are ready and our strategy is becoming clear. The time has come. »
	23 August 2002 \| Jean Lemire, Mission leader On Beechey Island we walked in the footsteps of Franklin, who chose this site in 1846 to winter with his two vessels, the Erebus and the Terror. »
	27 August 2002 \| Sylvain Breault, skipper We haven't moved in 48 hours; we're waiting for an opening in the ice that was blown into Bellot Strait by a westerly wind. The CANICE aircraft flew over at the end of the day and confirmed that the strait is still blocked solid. We'll see what happens tomorrow. »
	01 September 2002 \| Jean Lemire, chef de mission September is off to a great start. SEDNA is speeding westward through Bellot Strait: we're finally crossing the Passage. This is a moment of intense emotion for the entire crew, a moment that will forever be engraved on our memories. No longer are we mentally juggling with the possibility of turning round and heading home; we're on our way and there's no going back. We're Vancouver-bound! »
	04 September 2002 \| Jean Lemire, Mission leader We visited the small hamlet of Gjoa Haven, a site made famous by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first person to make it through the legendary Northwest Passage. »
	08 September 2002 \| Jean Lemire, chef de mission Here we are in Cambridge Bay, at the end of a fascinating chapter in our Arctic adventure. When our divers plunged into the cold Arctic waters to check out the wreck of the Maud, Roald Amundsen's second ship, I knew we were wrapping up this segment of our voyage following the traces of the great explorers of the past. »