Wednesday 25 March 2009
POLAR BEAR !!!
There are so many stories and photos I have not yet uploaded. I might put them up later when I have the time, or might skip them altogether ... because right now I have the best story!
So yesterday I went off scootering with BSES to help get Base Camp 2 set up. The weather was so perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, no wind. But it was very very cold. -30C, without windchill, and no exaggeration. The base camp is located in Sassendalen ... right next to Templefjorden! The last time I visited Templefjorden back in 2006 was one of the most magical times... and so we decided to quickly scooter over.
Frozen boat in Templefjorden
The sea ice this year over Templefjorden was amazing, and so flat that we managed to gain lots of speed! Anyways, as we moved closer to the glacier snout, and at the distance was a fat polar bear looking for seals !!! It saw us, but really couldn't care less of our presence and continued sniffing at seal breathing holes. Of course we all took our cameras out, but mine froze :( so I had to somehow quickly warm the battery up. I was sooo annoyed: this had to happen at the wrong moment. I still managed to take a few:
Polar bear looking down seal breathing hole
:)
zooming into the above photo ...
What an incredible day :)
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