# .plan-26-27: Somewhere over the icecap

*2026-07-05 — note*


I'm away up north right now, so just a brief update! We're on the NatGeo Endurance off the coasts of Greenland and Iceland variously.

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We saw a polar bear strolling off after munching on a seal\!

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And a huge pod of bottlenose whales (!) in the middle of the Atlantic.

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And some [helivac drama](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaTsKsrxu1n/) with the coastguard and a mid-sea rescue. See you all next week sometime\!
Synopsis: On vacation in Greenland and Iceland
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## Related

- [Bottlenose whales in the Denmark strait](https://anil.recoil.org/videos/256b8499-754f-48d7-b61a-b0c213ccad8f) (video, 2026-07-04)
- [Polar bear off Greenland fjord](https://anil.recoil.org/videos/7862146e-f895-42e2-8d3b-41c60d0b3a0f) (video, 2026-07-04)
- [Smashing ice off Reynir Fjord in Eastern Greenland](https://anil.recoil.org/videos/ccb7ffd8-ca95-4421-b2a5-e7a0cc3b5495) (video, 2026-07-04)

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Tags: climate, iceland, greenland