'Landet av Isbjørn' literally meaning 'the land of the ice bear' is the name often used for the islands of Svalbard

Today we had the most amazing day of our trip so far! It’s a big call but Svalbard really is the most beautiful place I have ever been. Last night a polar bear with her cub wandered through our camp. Jaime was on bear watch at the time and he sent her running pretty fast.. guess he’s a pretty scary guy!! We’ve just made camp for the night (or day) in a tiny bay filled with curiou

I write this update a week into our expedition we reached 79 degrees north yeasterday and with that the research town of *Ny*-*Ålesund, *here we have been greated with a store room to camp in and warm showers, which is quite a treat even after only 7 days on the water and almost 200km’s of coastal travel. The weather has been a mixed bag, from dead calm sunny days to blustery rain, however t

I write this update a week into our expedition we reached 79 degrees north yesterday and with that the research town of Ny Ålesund, here we have been greeted with a store room to camp in and warm showers, which is quite a treat even after only 7 days on the water and almost 200km’s of coastal travel. The weather has been a mixed bag, from dead calm sunny days to blustery rain, however the se