Went ashore today onto another part of the bleak, harsh Devon Island off Maxwell Bay. Limestone cliffs above us offer little nutrient for the land below, so very little vegetation.
We suddenly saw a couple of wascaly Arctic Hares….very tame, allowing us paparazzi to surround them for portrait photos against the backdrop of the cliffs. 

Later in the afternoon, we braved arctic wind chill to go on deck to see another POLAR BEAR, this time sleeping. He awoke and ambled to the water to investigate us and soon lost interest….going to rest at the back of an iceberg out of our view.

The Canadian Icebreaker, Pierre Radisson, has offered to help us through the Bellot Strait which is covered in at least 5 foot thick ice sheets…. We have joined up with the vessel today for a 340 kms voyage through the ice.

Lovely light tonight, begging for photos to be taken!! Absolutely magical!! 

Tom Ritchie, Naturalist and very naughty boy (he used to get regular “memos” from HO re various stuff ups on board and ashore)…..entertained us tonight with stories from previous Lindblad excursions…..he is a fun guy with a very dry sense of humour…I have bought his book for the vignettes!