Looking at the Polar Ice for Polar Bears.

While we were in the interior of the island there wasn't much of a polar bear threat.  But, as we come to the coast Johan had to ensure that we were safe.  There is one thing about polar bears and that is that they must eat.  In the interior of the island there isn't much food for the bears, but at the coast there are seals, the polar bears favorite meal.  The polar bear will catch the seal and then eat all of the fat while leaving most of the meat.  When the polar bear is done eating, there are a lot of scraps for the arctic fox, birds and just about any other meat eater in the area.

Once Johan is assured that we are safe from bears, we continued our journey up along the coast to Barentsburg.