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, Thick-billed Murre, Svalbard reindeer, King Eider, Snow Bunting, Glaucous Gull, Black Guillemot, Long-tailed Jaeger, Fulmar, Pink-footed Goose, Ringed Seal, Parasitic Jaeger, 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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