Spitsbergen (Svalbard) - Expedition cruise
We started our expedition cruise to Spitsbergen and Greenland with the Russian cruiser Aleksey Marishew from Longyearbyen, a mining village (no more than that) and the biggest place in Svalbard.
Spitsbergen was impressive and a very good warmup for Greenland which we did visit later on.
Our ship was not luxurous at all, but had everything we need and a cosy atmosphere. Because it was quiet small (only about 50 guests) after a couple of days, everyone did meet each other. 15 nationalities where aboard
We cruised in far away bays with huge glaciers melting away in the salt sea water.
Once we arrived in such a spot the crew immediatly landed the zodiacs in the wtaer and all of the passengers could immediatly navigate amids the glacier ice. A tremendous experience.
The radioation of the ice is as powerful is the inverse from heat radiation.
In one of the Spitsbergen bays we where fortunate to see a Polar Bear. As these beautiful animals can be very dangerous, we kept a far enough distance with the zodiacs from the shoreline where the Polar Bear was grazing.
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