This day was beyond amazing. We ventured north of Svalbard in the hope of polar bear and beautiful ice sightings, and both were delivered to us. The call for our first bear of the day came at 06.00, a beautiful female with a recent kill. But just one hour later we spotted a second bear, also with a recent kill. The bears kept appearing and soon, we were yet again called to the bridge to watch a young and curios bear check us out.
We continued, and after passing 81 degrees north it was time for an ice walk on an ice floe. Winds were still and just as we were wrapping up, the snow started to gently fall. It was absolutely fantastic!
The conditions were perfect to continue, and we passed 82 degrees. Captain Martin took us even further north before the ice stopped us, yet we set a new record for Lindblad Expeditions by taking us to 82 degrees and 15 minutes.
This will definitely be a day to remember.
