Snorkeling with beluga whales off of Churchill, Canada
A swimmer suits up to go snorkeling with belugas. Margo Pfeiff, who reported on the belugas for The Times and went swimming with them, found the water “cold, but not uncomfortably so” after donning appropriate gear. (Margo Pfeiff / For The Times)
Guests arrive at family-run Seal River Heritage Lodge north of Churchill, after a floatplane ride to the wilderness outpost. In summer, folks come for the Birds, Bears and Belugas package. The water teems with whales, and a steady stream of polar bears are seen. (Margo Pfeiff / For The Times)
An Inuit marker rises above waves rolling ashore at Churchill, a two-hour flight or an adventurous two-day train trip across the permafrost-buckled tundra north of Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba. (Margo Pfeiff / For The Times)
