31 May 2011

29 May: Ebbe first goose to arrive in Svalbard

As mentioned previously Ebbe was among the first departing geese from Agerø, and indeed the first to set foot on Svalbard, where he arrived 29 May at 9:00. Having departed in the morning of 26 May - the journey took him three days, and included a 2 hour rest near Jomfruland (just after having passed Skagerak), an 8 hour rest near Toftøya in Nedstrandfjorden, and a 5 hour rest at near Håsteinen i Ryggsteinhavet.