It was quite cloudy in the morning so our excursions were delayed by a hour because of the poor visibility- it’s difficult to see the polar bears in the fog & clouds. Today we went on a zodiac landing and were allowed to walk around a bit of the island. We also went on a Special Operations Boat for a short cruise around the area.
It was our first wet landing where we got to wear the provided water boots. The boots were way warmer than my tennis shoes!
There were some historical artifacts on the island and a polar bear was sighted on the island but wasn’t around when we were ashore but later in the day, they had to evacuate the island because the polar bear came back. It was the first time they have had to evacuate a landing- it went very smoothly and quickly. Tibor and I never did see this polar bear.
