Akpatok Island

On Friday we visited Akpatok Island after crossing the Hudson Strait linking the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay. The strait separates Baffin Island from the northern coast of Quebec and Labrador. The weather was sunny and cold (about 34 degrees) and the wind was blowing so it was even colder with the wind chill. We were not able to land on the island due to Polar Bears being sited. The island had massive cliffs - much like the cliffs of Dover. Instead, we launched the zodiacs and cruised along the island. While cruising, we spotted a male polar bear being chased by another male bear. The bear being chased ran up on a mother bear with her cubs and the mother stood ready to protect her family because other male bears have been know to eat cubs. This played out like a soap opera and we witnessed some very unique rare polar bear behavior - very cool. In the afternoon, we moved the ship to Harps cove and Denise hiked - Denise found some very cool fossils which were pre-cambrian. Instead of hiking - I slept after a very rough day of watching the bears.