\u201cToday we were unable to reach our daily goal of covering a scheduled amount of kilometers.\u00a0 As soon as we left the camp, we came to a large polynya. \u00a0It\u2019s spread out from north to south, and we didn\u2019t have any other choice but to move along its edge.\u00a0 A few times we saw a seal. \u00a0We knew right away that it can only mean that our meeting with a polar bear is guaranteed.\u00a0 Sure enough, a few hours into our morning, Victor spotted fresh bear tracks, and then about an hour later we saw the actual bear.\u00a0 As soon as the dogs sensed the bear they started to pull towards him and we had to pull them back; it would take him mere minutes to turn them into ribbons.\u00a0 To chase him away we fired our shotgun in the air and he got spooked, but after a short while came back again.\u00a0 His pursuit and our chasing him away continued the entire day.\u00a0 The smart beast knew to come against the wind so the dogs wouldn\u2019t be able to whiff his scent.\u00a0 He turned out to be quite a determined big fella; obviously he hasn\u2019t met too many humans. \u00a0We must ask for more shells for our 12 mm caliber shotgun; otherwise, we won\u2019t have enough ammo if the bear continues to follow us. \u00a0Our night is going to be stressful.\u00a0 We set up camp with the dogs on both sides of the tent: six on the left and six on the right.\u00a0 Today we ran only 21 km even though the route was pretty good.\u00a0 Wasted too much time dealing with the bear.\u00a0 Our coordinates are 87@@apos@@ 20@@apos@@@@apos@@ North Latitude and 56@@apos@@ 56@@apos@@@@apos@@ West Longitude.\u201d <\/p>\n
Expedition is using satellite tracking beacons \u2013 Yellow Brick. Current position is here: http:\/\/yb.tl\/konyukhov<\/a>\n<\/p>\n