Canada – Bear watching in Tofino
In the summer of 2013 we travelled to Vancouver Island, where we stayed in Tofino for a few days. Tofino is well known for its great surfing spots, rugged coastline and wildlife. We went for…
Grizzly Bears of Knight Inlet, British Columbia
We’d been a bit worried that the whole adventure would be called-off as the weather forecast was not good. A gale was due to be blowing up to 35 knots up the Johnson Straight and…
An Arctic Encounter With A Polar Bear
I’m cocooned in my cabin, the closed porthole blocking out the bright 2am sunshine of 24 hour Arctic daylight. The tannoy interrupts my sleep, announcing a polar bear sighting. I stumble out of bed, pull…