O. wakes up at 6 for his shift from 6 to 8. He wakes me up at 7:45. I will have the last shift of the night, from 8 to 10. O. passes me the gun and I discover that cookies are waiting for me under the tent. That's a good surprise ! O. stays awake. He wants to clean himself, near the pond. The weather is very sunny again ! The view from the pond over the camp and the glacier is beautiful. What a day ! At 9, I get everything ready for breakfast. ...

Wake up at 10 after a full night sleep. No kayak today. Instead, we go for a day hike in order to explore the neighborhood. After breakfast, we thus walk towards Svea glacier. The weather is sunny (again !). When approaching the glacier, we pass close to arctic terns nests (pretty noisy !) and walk on the moraine where 2 polar bears were seen two weeks ago. Caution ! In order to reach the glacier, we have to cross a ri...

I wake up at 6 to take my shift. It's very sunny and Wahlenberg glacier looks awesome. I walk up the hill to enjoy the gorgeous landscape. The tide brought several new icebergs on the shore. There is also a beautiful lake whose waters are so still that they act as a mirror and reflect the majestic mountains surrounding it. Guarding the camp for 2 hours ran very fast once again, and I go to bed around 8 after waking up O. ...

We wake up at 9:30 and ask the guide if we are leaving today. Indeed strong wind is expected. But Benoit doesn't know yet because the weather forecast website is down. Thus we wait in the tents. At 10:45, the sound of the harmonica tells us, as every morning, that it is time to wake up and have breakfast. The gale, originally forecast at 13:00, shifted at 16:00, and we will take advantage of the rising tide. We have breakfast, pack our stuff and are ready to le...

Wake up before 10am as it is getting very hot in the tent : weather is very sunny indeed ! Today is resting day. After breakfast, we go for a walk across the moor. Quickly, we meet a reindeer. It is very big and not afraid by us. We can come very close to it. We finally reach the old mine. "The year 1899 is regarded as the beginning of coal mining in Svalbard, when the first shipload of coal from ...