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Meanwhile, the cold but beautiful seascape all around us was
breathtakingly scenic. The glacier face looked like carved Carrera
marble friezes and the icebergs were endlessly different in their
shapes and sculptured features. The sky was gray and the fogbank
stood back away from us for a while so we could enjoy this
enchanted place in the Arctic. Birds flew along with us and
skimmed the ocean’s surface with incredible ease. Some even
landed in the cold seawater and looked perfectly content.
Hilarious Story of Man and Polar Bear Encounter
Back on the Endeavour, we had about half an hour before “recap”
in the Lounge. We came in little late and got in on a wonderful
story about a Norwegian who was helping to man the radio
station on Bear Island which is a bit south of the Svalbard but still
included in the Treaty. Since the radio station is really not
