ALMOST EVERYDAY IN THE POLAR REGIONS ADDED A NEW EXPERIENCE OR TWO.  HERE A "FRIENDLY" MINKE WHALE DECIDED TO VISIT MY ZODIAC AND WOULDNT LEAVE UNTIL HE WAS
ACKNOWLEDGED BY GETTING A HEAD SCRATCH. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING KAYAKS FROM THE GUESTS WHO HAD PAID EXTRA FOR THE POLAR KAYAKING OPTION; THEY HAD BEEN PICKED UP AND TAKEN BACK TO THE SHIP, LEAVING POOR ME TO FEND OFF THE WHALE!

THEN THERE WAS THE DAY THE CHEF FOUND OUT IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND PRESENTED ME WITH A BUTTER CARVING OF MY HEAD - I WAS HEREAFTER NAMED "BUTTERFACE"

WHETHER HANGING OUT ON THE MAIN DECK OR PERCHED ON THE UPPER, UPPER DECK,
​ THE VIEWS WERE SPECTACULAR