Churchill, Manitoba, the polar bear capital of the world.... Part 1 of 2

We were picked up at our hotel by Don, our expedition guide and the owner of Heartland Travel and Tours for our private charter flight from Winnipeg to Churchill. People came from all over the world to see the polar bear migration…  we had people from New Zealand, Europe and even Dover, Delaware USA travel to Churchill…  The day did not start off very well, Winnipeg was fogged in... on our third attempt to takeoff we made it, albeit two hours late...Immediately after arrival in Churchill, we boarded a school bus for a half hour drive out on the land known as the tundra for our transfer at the tundra buggy dock. We met our driver Kevin Burke from Tundra Buggy/Frontier Adventures. Since we got a late start and had a lot of time to make up Kevin went above and beyond to get us to Gordon and Polar Bear Points along the Hudson Bay coastline to find bears. A few miles out we had our first polar bear siting...a huge male running across the tundra...that was the start of our chase.  I was so pleased that we encountered more than a dozen bears wandering, sleeping and some lounging on the shores of Hudson Bay. For many wildlife enthusiasts, there is nothing quite like seeing polar bears in their natural habitat, and Churchill, Manitoba Canada—known as the "polar bear capital of the world"—is an ideal location to see them. What a great day and experience we had! Late flight back to Winnipeg and tomorrow.  I posted an awful lot of polar bear photos…  sorry for the excessive coverage but, all the time and money that went into this trip, the bears deserve extra attention!  Now, I move to a new chapter, my 8 ½ month voyage on the ms Zuiderdam, it should be an incredible journey.  I will advise soon….  Before my voyage begins, as whether or not I will be blogging….  Some issues have potentially popped up that may make that too difficult….  Time will tell....  no matter, I will have an amazing adventure!