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We patrolled the decks despite the rain and cold, trying to help
with the bear spotting activities. A long time went by--several
hours--before the cry finally went up that an ice bear had been
spotted. As the ship maneuvered itself into a better position for
viewing, we quickly ran outside too to get him in our binocular
sights.
He was an interesting bear because the ice floe he was on was
filled with hillocks and valleys (probably two year + ice we were
told) and there were many times the bear would go behind one of
the pressure ridges and be lost to view for a few seconds.
However, once you had clearly located him, he was easy to find
again because he was the color of a toasted macaroon frolicking in
white meringue! He was the yellowest bear we have seen yet. And
