Bears, more bears, and even MORE bears. They were out in force today! Seirously -- we spent the whole day either on deck, hanging over the rail taking pictures of bears that walked right up to the ship, or sitting inside to warm up and watching the teeny tiny "pixel bears" as they walked towards us.
By the end of the trip, we had seen 62 separate bears. Sixty-two. A number that had even our captain and the staff just gawking. Usually, a week-long trip may see five or six. We saw ten times that. I'm pretty sure we were awake for more than 24 hours.
Rolling on the ice to cool off
Bear on the pack ice
Smelling breakfast, and coming close to investigate
Pretty close. And no one fell off the ship.
A curious polar bear cub
Probably a two year old cub
We got boring, so he lft
They can move very quickly on the ice and in the water
IN the quiet morning, before breakfast, gliding past icebergs
Staring over the side, looking for stuff
Sea ice
Ice as far as we can see
Cutting through the ice
It's morning, or evening, or afternoon. Who can tell?
