After 700 metres, Børge and Mike realised it was unwise to continue. The ice was unstable, slushy, and moving too fast. They returned safely to land and set up camp on the Cape.
The two of them had just settled into their tent when they received an unexpected visitor – a polar bear! He broke the zipper with his foot trying to enter the tent, before turning around to explore their pulks. A surprised Børge and Mike got out of their tent as the polar bear was walking away with a packet of their food. As they reacted quickly and lit a flare gun, the bear dropped the food and ran onto the sea ice.
Børge has already fixed the zipper. Most likely they’ll be sleeping by turn tonight. The wind is blowing so hard that it is difficult to hear a bear.
The warm westerly wind is blowing hard. A cold northerly wind or windstill would be far preferable, as it would provide better ice contitions. For now, all they can do is wait patiently. The position of their first camp is N81°16’29″, E95°39’54″.
