Day 3 – 12 June 2022 Arriving in Hinlopen we headed for some sea ice. From our zodiacs we saw a polar bear walking on the fjord ice and luckly it came toward us. We had a great moment watching and photographing this polar bear walking on the thin fjord ice, and also tried to catch a bearded seal. In the afternoon we had a nice encounter with a mother and cub who had just finished eating a small seal meal.
Day 6 – 15 June 2022 We had a midnight zodiac cruise in front of the Monaco glacier, with great landscape and ice. Some wildlife was also in the area, but not as much as we usually find later in the summer.
Later this day we had two polar bear meetings at the northwestern corner of Spitsbergen. One of them was playing with leftover from a seal kill. Very interesting to observe!
This Ice Lover Svalbard expedition of 2020 was also successful and we are looking forward to similar expeditions in the future. It was a pleasure to share the great encounters and photo opportunities with our guests!
Text & photo: Ole J Liodden
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