Veronica Skotnes lives her life at sea on a 42' boat up in the Arctic Circle near Finnmark, Norway. She works to clean marine waste from the Norwegian coast and helps log trash to better track and identify their origins in an effort to further ocean conservation. She has lived in her boat since 2020 when her life was twisted upside down from COVID. We discuss her work, what it's like to live on a boat year-round, and Norwegian explorers throughout history. GUEST LINKS - In The Same Boat: https://www.inthesameboat.eco/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronicaskotnes - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veronicauskotnes/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeronicaSkotnes PODCAST INFO - Podcast Website: https://adventures-less-traveled.com - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LpB7vI - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-less-traveled/id1681357393 OUTLINE (00:00) - Introduction (00:55) - Overwintering (05:00) - Background (07:40) - Finding the boat (09:45) - Marine waste cleanup & ocean conservation (13:25) - Gulf stream and the flow of trash (22:40) - Life at sea (28:20) - Dangers with people (31:10) - Dangers with Nature (33:40) - Most fulfilling destinations (35:50) - Preparations (38:10) - Inspiration & explorers throughout history PODCAST SOCIAL - Instagram: https://instagram.com/adventures.less.traveled - Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_ALT_podcast - Facebook: https://facebook.com/AdventuresLessTraveled ** All videos and photos provided by Veronica Skotnes with written consent