It’s our final day here in Seal River…or so the itinerary says. We were up at 6:30 for breakfast and the first flight out was at 8:00. Well, as they say, when man plans the gods laugh. Though there are certainly worse places to be stuck! While the weather here at Seal River seems to be improving, the light is soft and perfect for photographing the bears that wander by.
Our plane however hasn’t made it out of Churchill. The temperature is hovering around freezing, so I guess that area can get a lot of fog. So we wait. And wait. Luckily while we wait, some polar bears have wandered by. We watched one big guy travel along the ice towards the lodge, and then went outside to take pictures as he got closer. he was walking around the lagoon to the north for a bit when another bear popped out. One wanted to play, the other didn’t. So we watched till they got bored of each other.
As we continued to wait, the weather here seemed to be getting better. The icy fog in Churchill was the problem. Though it turns out that flights from Churchill to Winnipeg didn’t get out either, so we definitely weren’t going anywhere.
So we did another hike. A small group this time again, as we hiked back to the kill site to see what was around. We saw one bear napping on an island in the lagoon, but he bolted before we even got close. His tracks were so neat to see, they were perfect and clear he was running fast.
We saw another bear napping by the kill site, it was the one eared bear we saw yesterday. He is now known as Van Gogh. He didn’t move much and with the blasting wind and icy snow it was hard to get a good picture. We took a new route back along Two Bear Point to the north end of the runway. It was gorgeous just looking at the lake from there and all the ice covered trees.
After an easy walk back, we relaxed at the lodge waiting for dinner. Which was interrupted by a very young looking polar bear that wandered up to the compound and then curled up under the window to nap. She was just so adorable. Definitely wanted to snuggle.
So off to bed, wondering if we will escape tomorrow. But the forecast is looking like more of the same.
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