The journey begins

Bear watching

First bear

Ready for a dip

Spot the bear

Here they are!

Beautiful yearling cub

Oh No, I need a manicure

Puffin

A litter of Arctic Fox cubs

Reindeer

My apologies for not adding to this site sooner - internet connection in the far frozen north is somewhat limited. Rather than give details of my travels at this stage I'll just put up a few pictures to wet the appetite. This was an amazing journey and we had some incredible luck with the weather, the number of bears, other animals and birds we saw and just the beautiful landscape which emerged from the morning mist each day. Our first zodiac trip to hopefully see our first bear was misty, wet and very cold. We saw a small creamy blob that had no intention of moving. Bears sleep some 8 - 10 hours at a time so its not uncommon to just see a blob. Spotting them takes skill and experience and our expedition team did a wonderful job. We went out twice more that day and were rewarded with a bear that came to feed on a very decayed whale carcass and then later another bear moving along the shore, its fur catching the sunlight that was finally peaking through the clouds. Sleeping up the hill was a mother bear and her small cub, but that's for another day....

Cruising the glacial ice