Cruising South on Price Regent Inlet, Arctic Canada

By Paul Bryers, August 27, 2025

A moderate to rough sea was experienced overnight and early this morning, with wave heights reaching 3-4 meters (~10-13 feet). Outlook, fair.
Do I sound like the BBC Radio Fishing Forecast?

The stability of HX’s vessels in adverse sea conditions is consistently impressive.

In the early hours, it was fascinating to observe icebergs being tossed about and fragmented by the swell.

Current conditions are calmer, with the few remaining icebergs relatively stable. One iceberg appeared as just a thin line on the horizon, although it was probably severnal if not 10’s of meters high.

As we approached Fort Ross, there was an alert for a Musk Ox and another polar bear. While dots could be observed through bins, they were, I think, just rocks.

The land has now flattened out considerably and looks a bit like sand dunes. The water is turquoise, similar to the color of the waters off the West Coast of Scotland but even colder. Which reminds me, an Arctic Plunge is still ahead of us! Yikes!