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| Arriving in Longyearbyen |
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| One of the many old coal mines |
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| View from the top of the hill |
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| We can't walk past this sign without a gun |
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| Dog yards - there are near town |
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| Longyearbyen |
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| The top end of town |
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| Heading out of the fjord - off on our expedition |
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| First trip onshore |
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| Keeping a look out for polar bears |
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| It's not always good weather |
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| But countless glaciers |
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| Ready to go out in our red suits - they provide extra warmth when touring in the zodiacs |
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| Such huge icebergs |
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| He is watching us |
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| He is too |
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| More mist |
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| Hikes |
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| Some thick foggy weather |
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| A sighting - a head pops up |
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| There are 2. One has a dirty head from his last meal |
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| Off to find more food |
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| Our first Haul Up |
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| We spy this guy teasing the walrus' |
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| Watch out for those tusks |
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| The big guns are out |
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| Viewing from the deck |
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| More bears onshore |
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| Get pretty close |
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| A quick snack |
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| Some sun at last |
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| We head out after dinner through the mist. Look who we spy on top of a hill |
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| And more |
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| The mist clears Wow |
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| An amazing few hours watching from the safety of our little zodiacs |
Those bears are huge- cute looking but dangerous-
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