ARCTIC
In 2017 I travelled on an expedition cruise to Spitsbergen in the Scandinavian High Arctic, whilst we only saw one Polar bear it was four wonderful hours watching a large male. We also saw walrus, Fin whales, puffins, guillemots, arctic fox and Svalbard reindeer – to name a few. Some of the icebergs and glacial scenery was a match to Antarctica
Places Visited:
ARCTIC
Svalbard: Spitsbergen, Longyearbyen, Lilliehookbreen, Signehamna, Smeerenburg, Fuglesangen, Monacobreen, 14th July Glacier, Camp Millar, Bourbonhamna, Kapp Lee, Ymerbukta, Barentsburg & Alkhornet
Norway: Oslo
Finland: Helsinki
Estonia: Tallinn
Russia: Saint Petersburg
ANTARCTICA, FALKLAND ISLANDS & SOUTH GEORGIA
In 2015 I made my first trip into the polar regions visiting the Antarctic Peninsula, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, which I have to admit was my favourite (much to the chagrin of some Antarctic aficionados). Gold Harbour on the southern tip of South Georgia has to be one of the most stunning places on our planet.
Antarctic Peninsula: Point Wild, Half Moon Island, Deception Island, Astrolable Island, Mikkelsen Harbour, Cierva Cove, Cuverville Island & Almirante Brown
Falkland Islands: Port Stanley, Gypsy Cove, West Point Island and Carcass Island
South Georgia: Salisbury Plain, Gold Harbour, Stromness, Prion Island, Goldthorn and Grytviken
Argentina: Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Perito Moreno Glacier, Ushuaia
Ships travelled on/inspected; Akademik Sergey Vavilov, Akademik Ioffe and Le Boreal
