Before slipping into bed aboard National Geographic Explorer, I readied for action. John Gardiner National Geographic Explorer's compact size meant it could nudge into places larger ships couldn't. I'd had 60 years to hone my Arctic wish list: polar bears, blue whales, walrus, Arctic fox and ice in all its glacier, growler, berg and sea ice forms. John Gardiner National Geographic Explorer. John Gardiner Exploring Arctic Svalbard with Explorer's rifle-toting Expedition Crew leader, Russ Evans, ever ready to warn off over-interested polar bearsNever has it been more imperative to commit to sustainable Arctic travel.

Source: Stuff October 07, 2019 23:15 UTC