Overwhelming and humbling

by eveline vaane

Departure in June 2022

Region: Arctic

Destinations: Svalbard

Ship: m/v Hondius

Highlights: Arctic Fox, Arctic Tern, Barnacle Goose, Kittiwake, Minke Whale, Polar Bear, Atlantic puffin, Walrus, Bearded Seal, Little Auk, Brünnich's Guillemot, Svalbard reindeer, King Eider, Snow Bunting, Glaucous Gull, Black Guillemot, Long-tailed Skua, Fulmar, Pink-footed Goose, Ringed Seal, Arctic Skua, Hiking, Discovery and Learning Workshops

The scale of the surroundings of sea and mountains is both overwhelming and humbling. Nature nearly devoid of humans is wonderful but seeing their scattered remains brings shame. Svalbard heightens the awareness of what humans have been and are still doing to ruin our planet. It hits you especially hard in these beautiful and nearly unspoilt places like Svalbard.

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