Today we awoke in the ice, heading north to explore the frozen environment. We made a spectacular discovery of killer whales in the pack ice, a sight that none onboard have ever seen in Svalbard waters. Later, we continued moving through the ice and spotted a hooded seal, also a rare find, which made it very exciting.
In the afternoon, we parked National Geographic Resolution in a floe of sea ice 40km long and had a nice walk off the ship and onto the ice. The wonderful day was rounded out with an amazing show by the crew.
