TODAY was an exceptional highlight!
We reached the Button Islands which are in the middle of an upwelling of nutrients on the edge of the continental shelf. This action makes it a magnet for thousands of seabirds, seals and POLAR BEARS! One of our coldest days yet…this fact was soon forgotten when we experienced this incredible polar bear encounter during standing hibernation…just breathtaking! With over 9 sightings in the area, this guy really was something special. Probably only weeks off the ice, he was healthy and strong……..such an amazing marine mammal!
