Adelie penguins from Antarctica season 2025. They are the sweetest really

Polar bears are very dangerous for humans and there are no tours that bring tourists to polar bears (at least in the part of the Arctic where I live). The safest way to see them is from a boat. It the spring when there is still lots of ice, bears are seen just outside the town

It was a beautiful day this past August when our boat met a big (around 15 I think) group of humpback whales feeding at 80degrees north in between Greenland and Svalbard. We’ve spent about an hour nearby before continuing our journey back home to Longyearbyen