Peeter and Carol Vanker
We are continuing our leisurely cruise in brilliant sunshine down the east coast of Baffin Island. There has been a constant stream of beautiful iceberg along the way.
We anchored at Monumental Island early this morning. We went by zodiac to a number of very small nearby rocky islands. We were thrilled to see one polar bear ambling along the rocky shoreline at a fairly close proximity. We saw another bear swimming near the shore and then join the second on the shore. They paced the rocks for some time. We then moved closer to a stunning iceberg in the zodiac during our 1 ? hour sail.
On another island we spotted five walruses lounging on the rocks. We watched them looking at us and moving their flippers up and down. One had lost one of its amazing tusks.
We are now sailing towards the entrance of Ungava Bay in northern Quebec in the Inuit territory of Nunavik. We hope to make another zodiac sail around Akpatok Island before continuing on to our final stop in Kuujjuaq from where we will fly to Montreal. We will only be dock at high tide.
This will be our last opportunity to blog our trip. The rest of our memories we will be able to share with you firsthand.
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