Position: N 75,26.807, W 093,42.880
Distance traveled: 18 km/ 11 mi

We are just finishing a delicous dinner. Sarah and I got invited to Sam and Eric's tent for a get- together dinner. The menu is stew with cheese, bacon and butter, lots of butter. For breakfast we eat oatmeal and toast. The talk of the evening is about the polar bear that just visited our camp.

The last miles of the leg today we crossed polar bear tracks many times, and it was not a surprise when it paid us a little visit. It was a middle sized bear just sniffing around our camp to figure out what we were making for dinner. Will shot off a bear banger after a couple of minutes to scare it off and Sam had time to take some pictures. Now we are all excited to see if it will come back tonight while we are sleeping. I think everyone is going to sleep a little lighter tonight than usual.

Good night. Looking forward to a beautiful day tomorrow.

Sigrid

Norwegian Translation:

Position: N 75,26.807, W 093,42.880
Distance traveled: 18 km

Naa stter jeg I teltet til eric og sam, er stappa mett etter en god middag. Gryte med mye smor, ost og bacon. Samtalen gaar I ett om isbjornen som for bare en time siden besokte oss I leiren. De siste par km krysset vi mang isbjornspor,saa det var ikke en stor overaskelse at den kom paa besok naar vi begynte aa koke middag. Det var en middels stor bjorn, sannsynligvis en hunnbjorn. Den kom opp til omtrent 15 m fra oss og etter ett par bilder fyrte will av ett skremmsels skudd. Bjornen foyk avgaarde,men jeg har en folelse av at den kommer tilbake senere I kveld. Vi kommer vel alle til aa sove litt lettere enn vanlig. Utrolig flott dag I dag med straalende sol, vindstille og rundt -30. Vi kjorte gjennom mye pakkis , goy, mye jobb og kort distans. Vi har det helt supert. Haaper alt er bra med alle hjemme.

God natt,

Sigrid