Church Wilne Rotary members hear of flora, fauna and Polar Bears.
David Charlton gave a talk about his recent trip to Svalbard in the Arctic Circle to members of the Church Wilne Rotary Club, who were given a very insightful talk, brought to life by his fascinating presentation and a range of photographs showing the flora and fauna, unique to this part of the world where they experience 24 hour daylight.
This enables these plants to survive and thrive, some European plants manage to survive over the permafrost due to the extended daylight.
Members were taken through his adventures, and advised not to leave town without an armed guide, you don’t want to be eaten by the Polar Bears!
The ship look voyagers around the archipelago, they saw walrus, seals, polar bears and various sea birds. Some members of the party took the opportunity to jump into the arctic waters. J
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