'Bubble net' is the unique fishing technique the Humpback uses, where they head down beneath the waters, of a large shoal of herring. The clever part is when they breathe out air bubbles that look, for all intents and purposes, to the herring, like a fishing net which forces them to the surface, in a bid to escape. To us, the sound of the fish meeting the surface of the arctic waters, is a little like the sound of a bottle of pop fizzing when opened. The Humpback...

It rained but this was a show where the weather was of no significance. In fact, as Andy McDowell said in Four Weddings "I hadn't noticed" for the spectacle unfolding there in front of us with sometimes several majestic creatures, the largest at around 19 metres in length and 40 tonnes - equivalent to three double decker buses - breaching the waters within feet of us (as pictured) simultaneously to feed. They'd swallow several of us whole and, quite easily at the...

Whilst Killer, Pilot and Fin species were also known to roam these Arctic waters, it is actually several pods of the captivating Humpback variety who take our breath away for the next two hours. Did you know their path cuts an eclectic journey that begins in the Caribbean and ends in the North Arctic or that each creature needs to consume around a half a tonne of food each day?

Humpbacks are apparently tracked by people the world over by their distinctive and instantly recognisable tail fins, each one different - as you and I have different fingerprints.

Check this out, it hit twilight at the shockingly early time of 10am; the point at which the sun sits permanently below the horizon, presenting me with the first anomaly I can't quite get my head around ... you never see daylight here!