Tastes of ADVENTURE
Watching an inquisitive polar bear pacing along a snowy shoreline in the frozen depths of the Arctic Circle was a thrilling natural encounter I have never forgotten.
Admittedly, I would not have wanted to get too close, but there was no chance of that. As soon as the young male appeared, our armed minders hastily ushered us back into our tenders and fired a warning shot at the curious visitor who reluctantly turned tail and lumbered off.
But the buzz and drama that his appearance caused, along with the spectacular surroundings in this part of the Svalbard Archipelago, located just 600 miles south of the North Pole, illustrated perfectly why expeditionary cruising is proving so irresistible to more and more travellers.
The chance to sail to some of the most remote pockets of the planet, which in
