Monday July 9th

Monday was a fun day for us! We saw our first.....actually, I'll let Lucy tell you, but I'm sure you might be able to guess anyway!

Monday July 9th

Liss: As soon as possible on Monday morning we were on the Zodiacs and heading to a little island called Texas Bar (it had its own little hut with a bar!!!! No bartender though!). Me and Lucy had pictures taken sliding down the snow, I did have jeans on but didnt care a bit at that time, but i did a bit later when we went on a hike! We found polar bear tracks in the middle but the best part was at the end of the hike when we found a big patch of snow and had a MASSIVE snowball fight! And I do mean massive, even the teachers and reporters were having ago, chucking snowballs and sliding down the hill on their bums, it was very funny! There was an awesome video of a newpaper reporter getting hit right in the face with a snowball, a particular "enemy" of ours! Only Joking Dan!


Polar Bear Tracks


Texas Bar =D



Lucy: Monday night was one of the best parts of the trip! Onboard the Polaris, we sailed through a narrow channel as par of a wildlife cruise. We didn't see tons of animals, but the one we did see will stick with us forever. The guide pointed out a white object in the distance. Cameras were out and we searched the surrounding mountains for it. Soon, we saw it- the polar bear!! It was gently crawling across the mountain slowly and innocently- you couldn't belive that it was actually very aggressive and would kill you. It was (quite alarmingly) carrying a piece of cloth in it's mouth- hopefully not from it's last hunt!

Liss: We were told at first that it was a bird or fish in its mouth and later told that it was a t-shirt of some description. I wouldnt like to be that poor guy!


He's staring at you!