Croker Bay, Canada

Today we sailed into a northern Canada remote location called Croker Bay. It is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island in the eastern high Arctic. 2 glaciers empty into the bay and the surrounding hills are composed of silt and sediment from the millennia of pressure from the ancient glaciers. From the bay you can see the hills, glaciers and behind them the edge of the northern Polar Ice Cap.
We put on our arctic gear - thermal underwear, waterproof pants and hooded jacket and high waterproof boots. Even though it was a beautiful sunny day, it can get cold when you are away from the ship out on the bay.
In the morning we were on the bow of the ship when it arrived and were able to see birds, a seal chilling on an kiceberg and also our first polar bear along the shore. We then had a Zodiac trip into the bay and saw a mother polar bear and her cub on an iceberg. The cub was feeding on a seal that the mother had killed to feed the cub. Our final excursion from the ship was on one of the high speed Special Operations boats. We could go farther away from the ship and get closer to the second glacier. We did not see any new wildlife, unfortunately...
Lots of pictures today of the scenery, glaciers and wildlife.Read more