After another insomniac night we had reached a foggy Bear Island (or Bjørnøya). The ship had stopped near a natural harbor just South-East of the island (74°21.4’ N
19°11.7’ E) – and the zodiacs were let to water the first time for this trip for a zodiac cruise around the harbor – to get a close-up view of the high cliffs, old red rock face – and its avian inhabitants (various kinds of both guillemots and gulls, as well as puffins).

Several lectures were offered in the afternoon, as we continued our journey North.